29 August 2018
New national launch record for China
... own suborbital rocket. Hoping to fly a little higher is Landspace. Landspace, which became the first private Chinese commercial space company to sign a launch contract with a foreign customer (GOMSpace), is set to launch its first rocket, named...
04 October 2017
First ever Stratollite launch from Spaceport Tucson
... which operates the facility on behalf of Pima County. “It’s no-doubt destined to play an important role in attracting new commercial space business to Tucson and the southwestern U.S. We are proud to call Spaceport Tucson our home and primary launch...
23 October 2015
NASA says no to commercial launch pads at Kennedy Space Center – for now
...and grow. As ROOM author Igor Afanasyev recently pointed out, both in the U.S. as well as globally, commercial space is slated to transform the entire space industry, whether government agencies are ready or not. The question is really that of timing...
August 2018
Earth observation game-changer
... the fast-paced approach of NewSpace opening up doors to more global innovation and pushing space technology companies to compete in the commercial space industry, the movement is also driving massive innovation across non-aerospace sectors. It will...
15 May 2017
Electron rocket gets ready for first flight test
... Its mission is “to remove the barriers to commercial space by providing frequent launch opportunities to low Earth ...statement; “this is a significant milestone for Rocket Lab and the space industry globally. We are about to enter the next phase of...
13 October 2017
Moon Express and NanoRacks sign alliance for Moon missions
... alliance that will see the two companies work together on supporting science and commercials payloads to the Moon and beyond. The two privately funded commercial space ventures share similar goals in seeking to lower the cost of access...
