Latest Articles by Rachel Jewett

Via Satellite Senior Managing Editor
Firefly Aerospace and Northrop Grumman [NOC] revealed the name of their co-developed rocket as Eclipse, alongside a $50 million investment by Northrop Grumman to advance production. The companies have been working together since […] ...
SpaceX lost attitude control over its Starship rocket during the vehicle’s ninth test flight on Tuesday evening. Overall, the test resulted in uncontrolled reentry of both the first stage booster and Starship […] ...
Rocket Lab has signed an agreement to acquire payload developer Geost, LLC in a bid to enter the satellite payload market and strengthen its national security space solutions. Rocket Lab […] ...
ST LOUIS — Commercial satellite imagery and sensing leaders see growing demand in the international market for geospatial intelligence and are looking at ways to increase collaboration and streamline the way […] ...
Quantum computing company IonQ [IONQ] has signed an agreement to acquire Capella Space to accelerate its plans in quantum networking. IonQ, based in College Park, Maryland, announced the move on Wednesday. Capella […] ...
A Firefly Aerospace Alpha rocket suffered an anomaly during a Tuesday launch, losing the payload for customer Lockheed Martin [LMT]. The Alpha FLTA006 mission launched at 6:37 am PDT from Vandenberg Space Force Base […] ...