Private Spaceflight – Page 22

A Big Rover Aims to Be Like ‘U.P.S. for the Moon’

A small company, Astrolab, announced a deal with SpaceX to send a robotic version of its transport vehicle to the lunar surface and help deploy other company’s payloads.

By Kenneth Chang

Cape Canaveral (Fla) Methane Private Spaceflight Relativity Space Inc Rocket Science and Propulsion Space and Astronomy

Relativity Space’s 3-D Printed Rocket Fails Just After Launch

Relativity Space, a private company with ambitions for sending people to Mars, made it off the launchpad, but the vehicle experienced problems during the second stage of its flight.

By Oliver Whang

Company Reports Great Britain Private Spaceflight Rocket Science and Propulsion Satellites Virgin Orbit

Virgin Orbit Offers More Details on Rocket Failure

More than 110 miles above earth, the rocket’s second-stage engine prematurely shut down before entering orbit, causing the loss of nine satellites.

By Stanley Reed

Great Britain Private Spaceflight Rocket Science and Propulsion Satellites Virgin Orbit

Virgin Orbit’s Failed Launch a Setback for U.K.’s Space Industry

When a Virgin Orbit rocket fell short of orbit, it dealt a blow to Britain’s space program and the companies whose satellites were lost in the mission.

By Stanley Reed