HALO Space Advances Near-Space Tourism Ambitions
HALO Space, a Madrid-based aerospace start-up born from Arthur D. Little’s Breakthrough Incubator, is accelerating its push toward commercial near-space…
Aerospace & Spaceflight
Stepwise Explainability for DRL in Air Traffic Control
Deep Reinforcement Learning (DRL) has emerged as a powerful tool for maintaining safe separation among aircraft in structured, high-density airspace….
Eutelsat Adopts Gradual Path for OneWeb Gen 2
Eutelsat has opted to slow the pace of its OneWeb second-generation satellite program, prioritizing service continuity for customers with long-term…
China Launches First Thousand Sails Satellites
China has initiated deployment of its Thousand Sails satellite constellation, marking a significant step toward establishing a national global satellite…
Why Rockets Work Perfectly in the Vacuum of Space
Among persistent misconceptions about spaceflight, one of the most enduring is the claim that propulsion cannot work in a vacuum….
Blue Origin Marks Milestones on 22nd New Shepard Flight
Blue Origin’s New Shepard program has reached another benchmark with the completion of its 22nd mission and sixth human spaceflight….
International Space Station’s Next Decade of Innovation
Entering its third decade of service, the International Space Station (ISS) stands at the threshold of an extended operational period,…
Volocopter Secures $182M to Advance eVTOL Certification
Volocopter, the German developer of electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft, has secured an additional $182 million in the…
India’s Key Spaceflight Achievements in 2022
In 2022, India consolidated its position in the global space sector through a series of landmark achievements by both its…
Artemis 2 Orion Arrives for Historic Moon Mission Prep
The Orion spacecraft for NASA’s Artemis 2 mission reached the Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB) at Kennedy Space Center on October…
Artemis Program Advances Toward Historic Lunar Missions
The Artemis Program represents NASA’s next major step in human exploration, designed to establish a sustained presence on the Moon…
Global Launch Surge Showcases Spaceflight Milestones
Following the sixth flight of SpaceX’s Starship, the global launch cadence accelerated with eight additional orbital missions in a single…
Los Angeles Prepares for Electric Air Taxi Era
Los Angeles is positioning itself as a proving ground for electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft, with city officials…
Blue Origin Advances New Glenn Amid Fairing Recovery Tests
Blue Origin has been steadily advancing work on its orbital-class New Glenn rocket, with recent activity pointing to potential recovery…
SpaceX Marks 3,000th Starlink Satellite Milestone
A late-night launch from Florida’s Space Coast added another chapter to SpaceX’s rapid Starlink expansion, delivering 52 satellites into low…
Harvard Students Engineer CubeSat and Liquid Rocket Ambitions
In a collaborative push toward space exploration, undergraduate engineers at Harvard are building the university’s first student-led satellite and developing…
SpaceX Completes Third Starlink Launch in Five Days
Just after sunrise on Florida’s Space Coast, SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket roared off pad 39A at Kennedy Space Center at…
SpaceX Readies GPS III-04 Launch at Sunset
Less than an hour after sunset on Thursday, SpaceX is set to conduct its 20th Falcon 9 launch of 2020,…