Industry doubts effectiveness of new launch licensing fees
Despite flat budgets for the FAA office that oversees commercial spaceflight, industry has mixed opinions of new launch fees to
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Jeff Foust
11:23
Firefly Aerospace files to go public
Firefly Aerospace has filed paperwork to go public, seeking to raise an unspecified amount of money as part of a
Jeff Foust
11:23
Senate spending bill that overrides proposed NASA cuts held up in committee
A Senate appropriations bill that rejected the administration’s proposed cuts to NASA is in limbo after a dispute among senators
Jeff Foust
12:26
MethaneSAT fails in orbit
A privately funded satellite designed to measure methane emissions has failed after only a little more than a year in
Jeff Foust
06:35
Congress passes budget reconciliation bill with $10 billion for NASA
Congress approved a budget reconciliation bill that includes nearly $10 billion for NASA human spaceflight programs and could also lead
Jeff Foust
06:30
Falcon 9 launches European weather satellite
A Falcon 9 launched a European satellite July 1 with a dual mission to collect weather data and monitor atmospheric
Jeff Foust
06:27
Latitude announces new factory and contracts for Zephyr small launcher
French launch vehicle startup Latitude has signed a deal to expand into a larger factory as the company works towards
Jeff Foust
06:21
ESA prepares downselect for European Launcher Challenge
The European Space Agency will soon select the finalists for a competition intended to support the development of new launch
Jeff Foust
22:31
DARPA says decreasing launch costs, new analysis led it to cancel DRACO nuclear propulsion project
A DARPA official said the agency canceled a space nuclear propulsion project it was jointly developing with NASA in part
Jeff Foust
17:23
Introduction of EU Space Act marks start of debate on regulations
The European Union has unveiled a long-anticipated space law, but details of how its space sustainability and other provisions will
