by David Todd | Apr 17, 2021 | exploration, NASA, SpaceX, Technology
While Elon Musk previously hinted at it on his Twitter feed, NASA formally announced on 26 April that it had selected SpaceX to provide a Human Landing System (HLS) for its planned landings as part of its Artemis Programme. The US$2.89 billion contract covers the... 
by David Todd | Apr 13, 2021 | Satellites, Technology
Northrop Grumman’s SpaceLogistics LLC subsidiary announced that its Mission Extension Vehicle- 2 ( MEV-2) had successfully docked with the communications Intelsat 10-02 (IS-10-02) in geostationary Earth orbit (GEO) in order to extend its life. After some... 
by David Todd | Mar 25, 2021 | ESA, Technology
Nascent Scotland-based small launch providers Orbex and Skyrora,have received £8.5 million IN funding under the European Space Agency’s (ESA) Boost! initiative to develop their launch technologies and help bring their rockets to operational status. Orbex, an orbital... 
by David Todd | Mar 19, 2021 | Blue Origin, Launches, NASA, Seradata News, SpaceX, Technology
NASA’s much delayed and very expensive SLS heavy-lift launch vehicle (HLV) has coming under renewed criticism as SpaceX’s partly reusable commercial HLV has advanced into its stage testing programme (the main super-booster stage is nearly constructed while the... 
by Matt Wilson | Mar 16, 2021 | commercial launch services, Military space, Seradata News, Technology
Relativity Space, an American company developing “3-D printed” rockets, has been given a contract by the US military to launch an STP (Space Test Program) payload in 2023. Its upcoming rocket, named Terran-1, is expected to conduct its maiden flight later... 
by Matt Wilson | Mar 1, 2021 | Finance, Seradata News, Technology
Rocket Lab announced on 1 March 2021 that it plans to merge with Vector Acquisition Corporation, a SPAC (Special-purpose acquisition company) to become listed on the NASDAQ. The deal is expected to close in “Q2 2021” and has valued the company at US$4.1...
