Testing of Re-Generatively Cooled RL10 Thrust Chamber Assembly Validates 3-D Printing Techniques 13 June 2018 | 12:57 pm Aerojet Rocketdyne recently achieved a significant milestone by successfully completing a series of hot-fire tests of an advanced, next-generation RL10 engine thrust chamber design that was built almost entirely using additive manufacturing; commonly known as 3-D printing....

Spaceflight to Launch Smallsats for Canon Electronics, BlackSky, and Others 11 June 2018 | 2:56 pm On Three Upcoming Rocket Lab Missions Spaceflight, the leading satellite rideshare and mission management provider, announced today it has partnered with Rocket Lab for three upcoming launches....

SpaceX Falcon 9 Rocket Launches SES-12 4 June 2018 | 4:05 pm SES announced today that SES-12 was successfully launched onboard a flight-proven SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral in Florida, United States, at 00:45 local time....

Aerojet Rocketdyne Successfully Demonstrates Low-Cost, High Thrust Space Engine 23 May 2018 | 10:27 pm Aerojet Rocketdyne successfully completed hot-fire testing of a new in-space engine, designated ISE-100....

NASA Issues RFP For Low Earth Orbit Commercialization 17 May 2018 | 7:43 pm NASA has released a research announcement requesting proposals to study the future of human spaceflight commercialization in low-Earth orbit....

Rescue Operations Take Shape for Commercial Crew Program Astronauts 2 May 2018 | 1:07 pm Rescue and recovery involves meticulous planning and close coordination between NASA, the Department of Defense (DOD), and company recovery teams for Starliner and Crew Dragon....

ULA Launches AFSPC-11 Mission For USAF 15 April 2018 | 3:36 pm A United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V rocket carrying the Air Force Space Command (AFSPC)-11 mission lifted off from Space Launch Complex-41 on April 14 at 7:13 p.m. EDT....

Arianespace Launches DSN-1/Superbird-8 and HYLAS 4 5 April 2018 | 9:59 pm Arianespace has successfully launched two telecommunications satellites: DSN-1/Superbird-8 for the Japanese operator SKY Perfect JSAT; and HYLAS 4 for the British operator Avanti Communications....

Virgin Galactic VSS Unity Completes First Supersonic Rocket-Powered Flight 5 April 2018 | 1:38 pm SpaceShipTwo VSS Unity has safely and successfully completed her first supersonic, rocket-powered flight....

NASA And Boeing May Change Commercial Crew Flight Test Strategy 5 April 2018 | 1:32 pm NASA has updated its Commercial Crew Transportation Capability (CCtCap) contract with Boeing, which provides flexibility in its commercial flight tests....

Boeing Starliner Begins Heat Shield Installation 27 March 2018 | 9:36 pm On March 15, the base heat shield for Boeing's CST-100 Starliner was freshly installed on the bottom of Spacecraft 1 in the High Bay of the Commercial Crew and Cargo Processing Facility....

Privately Owned/Operated Techshot Centrifuge Heading For ISS 27 March 2018 | 1:34 pm A new privately-owned and operated device designed to conduct research in space at varying gravity levels....

Aerojet Rocketdyne Ships Starliner Re-entry Thrusters 15 March 2018 | 10:23 pm Aerojet Rocketdyne recently completed delivery of all of the crew module engines for Boeing's Crew Space Transportation (CST)-100 Starliner spacecraft....

BlackSky Completes First Next-Generation Earth Imaging Smallsat, Readies for Launch and Commercial 6 March 2018 | 11:27 am BlackSky, the geospatial intelligence service of Spaceflight Industries, today announced the first of its next generation of small Earth observation satellites is complete, qualified, and awaiting launch....

SpaceX Successfully Launches Hispasat 30W-6 Satellite 6 March 2018 | 10:47 am Not long after midnight today, at 12:33 a.m. ET, SpaceX successfully launched the Hispasat 30W-6 satellite from the Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida. It was the 50th launch for the Falcon 9....