Second Time’s a Charm for Virgin Orbit
Richard Branson’s Virgin Orbit scored a success today on its second try to reach orbit. The LauncherOne air-launched rocket delivered 10 NASA-sponsored cubesats on this second demonstration [...]
Virgin’s Satellite Launcher Reaches Orbit for First Time
Virgin Orbit’s LauncherOne rocket fires its NewtonThree main engine moments after release from the Boeing 747 carrier jet, named “Cosmic Girl.” Credit: Virgin Orbit An air-launched rocket built [...]
Zap: Will American Lasers in Space Take Out Enemy Missiles?
Key point: Lasers could help knock out or fry enemy nuclear missiles. However, it would not be perfect defense. Space-based anti-missile laser weapons calls many military possibilities to [...]
What’s Happening in Space Policy January 17-23, 2021
Here is SpacePolicyOnline.com’s list of space policy events for the week of January 17-23, 2021 and any insight we can offer about them. The Senate will be in session for part of the week. [...]
Low Earth Orbit Satellite Company OneWeb Secured New Investment From SoftBank
OneWeb has now revealed that it has acquired additional funding from Hughes Network Systems and SoftBank Group. OneWeb is working on building a space-based global communications network that [...]
Lockheed Martin Completes Assembly and Testing of Orion Artemis I Spacecraft
Lockheed Martin has completed assembly and testing of the Orion Artemis I spacecraft and has transferred possession to NASA’s Exploration Ground Systems (EGS) team on Jan. 14. Assembled at [...]
NASA Conducts Critical Engine Test for Artemis I Moon Mission
On Saturday, NASA undertook a hot fire test of the core stage for the agency’sSpace Launch System(SLS) rocket. This is the core of the craft that will launch theArtemis Imission to the [...]
NASA Studying Cause of Early End to NASA Moon Rocket Test-Firing
The Space Launch System’s four RS-25 engines fire during an abbreviated Green Run test Saturday. Credit: NASA A critical test-firing of NASA’s Space Launch System moon rocket in Mississippi ended [...]
Critical Engine Test for NASA’s Space Launch System Megarocket Shuts Down Earlier Than Planned
NASA fired up the core stage of its massive new rocket — the Space Launch System (SLS) — on Saturday (Jan. 16) in a critical test that ended prematurely when the booster’s engines shut down [...]
SLS Hot Fire Test Ends After Just One Minute
The much-anticipated hot fire test of the Space Launch System (SLS) core stage ended today after about just one minute instead of the scheduled eight minutes. NASA is assessing the [...]
