22 January 2018
Quantum-enabled satellite passes key tests
...spent more than ten years developing the sophisticated satellite. Within a year of its launch, three key milestones have been achieved, including ground-to-satellite quantum teleportation and satellite-based entanglement distribution to two locations...
18 May 2018
China launches its first private space rocket
... solid fuel rocket to an altitude of around 40 km from an undisclosed base in northwestern China on Thursday. This marks a significant milestone for the country’s growing commercial launch sector and space exploration program. Founded in 2015 by Shu...
12 February 2019
Fleet Space Technologies hits major milestone with Project Galaxy
Satellite Internet of Things (IoT) startup Fleet Space Technologies today announced the major success of Project Galaxy, registering a million devices to its low-cost satellite network in less than 24 hours, with an additional two million devices ...
05 November 2019
Boeing’s Starliner completes pad abort test for commercial crew
Boeing’s CST-100 Starliner spacecraft completed a critical safety milestone on Monday in an end-to-end test of its abort system. The Pad Abort Test took place at Launch Complex 32 at ...
15 July 2016
The Week in Space: Business Digest, July 8-15
...to come.” Sierra Nevada Corp. completes first milestone under NASA contract. Sierra Nevada Corp. (SNC) has announced ...Corp. and SpaceX. “The accelerated completion of the first milestone under the CRS-2 contract award marks significant progress for SNC...
12 January 2021
Skyrora reveal new UK-built vehicle in live test
... Skyrora Head of Engineering, Dr Jack James Marlow commented on the milestone: “We had the aim of testing the 3rd stage in 2020 ...get this done. Despite global challenges, we have completed every milestone we had set out to achieve this year. This puts...
