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Gilmour Space touts permit for launch of Australia’s first orbital-class rocket
Gilmour Space Technology’s Eris Block 1 rocket pictured at the launchpad at the Bowen Orbital Spaceport in Australia. Image: Gilmour Space Spaceflight is gearing up to introduce commercial, orbital spaceflight to Australia in the coming months. On Tuesday, Gilmour Space Technologies announced it received a launch permit from the Australian Space Agency and the Minister
Voyager Space taps defense industry veteran to lead national security business
Voyager Space subsidiary VTS was selected to support the U.S. Missile Defense Agency’s next-generation interceptor system made by Lockheed Martin. Credit: Voyager Space WASHINGTON — Voyager Space has appointed longtime defense industry executive Matt Magaña to lead its national security business, the company announced Oct. 31. Previously a senior leader at Raytheon Intelligence & Space
CAS Space of China aims to go international
HELSINKI — Commercial launch provider CAS Space is looking to enter international markets to secure its long-term growth. CAS Space, a commercial spinoff from the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), has established itself with its Kinetica-1 (Lijian-1) solid rocket, which has launched four times, including a 2022 debut flight, all successfully. Its main customer is
This Week In Space podcast: Episode 129 —Back From Mars!
Back From Mars! - Dr. Pascal Lee Returns to Discuss Recent Work at His Mars Simulation Base - YouTube Watch On On Episode 129 of This Week In Space, Rod Pyle and Tariq Malik talk with Dr. Pascal Lee about his Mars Simulation Base in the Arctic. Devon Island, a polar desert in the High
This Week In Space podcast: Episode 128 —Starliner is Back! What Now?
Starliner is Back! What Now? - Can Boeing Compete with SpaceX's Dragons? - YouTube Watch On On Episode 128 of This Week In Space, Rod Pyle and Tariq Malik talk about what's going on with Boeing's Starliner CST-100 spacecraft. Starliner is back and, by all accounts, could have returned with its crew had it been
Scout Space, Dawn Aerospace partner for spaceplane surveillance demonstration
Dawn Aerospace's Mk-II Aurora Achieves Rocket-powered Flight WASHINGTON — Scout Space, a Virginia-based startup specializing in space domain awareness, has signed an agreement with Dawn Aerospace to demonstrate the ability to observe objects in very low Earth orbit (VLEO) from an aircraft operating in suborbital space. Under the deal announced Aug. 22, Scout will install
Space For Everyone - A Chat with STEM Advocate Czarina Salido - YouTube Watch On On Episode 124 of This Week In Space, Rod Pyle and Tariq Malik talk with Czarina Salido about the underrepresentation of women in STEM fields. Salido, a physics graduate of mixed Mexican and Native American heritage, founded Taking Up Space
Space industry considers implications of Harris as presidential candidate
LAS VEGAS — The sudden ascendance of Vice President Kamala Harris as the presumptive Democratic nominee for president will likely have at least a modest impact on space policy, including a potential choice of her running mate. President Joe Biden’s decision to withdraw from the presidential race July 21 and his endorsement of Harris to
Sierra Space won’t stop blowing up inflatable space station modules (video)
Sierra Space has announced the completion of another full-scale burst test in which the company exploded one of its inflatable modules being developed as part of efforts to build a commercial space station.Sierra Space's "Ultimate Burst Pressure test" was conducted on June 18, 2024 and involved an inflatable space station module built to full scale
AEI hunting for more space investments after closing $1.28 billion fund
A view of Earth from a spacecraft developed by York Space Systems, one of AEI’s investments enjoying the U.S. government’s growing reliance on the private sector. Credit: York Space Systems TAMPA, Fla. — Private equity firm AE Industrial Partners (AEI) is looking for more space investments after closing a $1.28 billion fund. “We believe that