Updated at 8:25 p.m. Eastern Time with a post-launch statement. TOKYO — Firefly Aerospace has launched eight cubesats into orbit in a mission funded by NASA, the first flight of the company’s Alpha rocket since an upper stage failure more than six months ago. The Alpha rocket lifted off at 12:04 a.m. Eastern Time on … Read more
SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy rocket is scheduled to launch from Florida on June 25, 2024. NASA CNBC’s Investing in Space newsletter delivers an inside look at the world of space exploration and privatization, delivered straight to your inbox. CNBC’s Michael Sheetz reports and delivers breaking news, investor updates, and exclusive interviews on the most important companies … Read more
WASHINGTON — As NASA grapples with more space suit problems on the International Space Station, the company it selected to develop replacement suits says it is withdrawing from that effort. In a statement to SpaceNews on June 25, a spokesperson for Collins Aerospace, a subsidiary of RTX Corp., said the company and NASA had agreed … Read more
According to the US Space Force, China’s unnamed space plane appears to have released another object into space. The nature of the object is unknown, but it has been named 59884 (International designation 2023-195G). The Chinese spaceplane has been in orbit for more than 165 days and the new object was spotted on May 24. … Read more