SpaceX and Rockets

11+ hour, 59+ min ago   (212+ words) United Airlines will install Starlink internet on over 1,000 mainline jets by May 2027, accelerating past earlier targets. This outpaces Delta’s planned 2028 rollout of Amazon’s service. United is already using the gap to lure Delta frequent flyers with status matches. Originally reported…...

2+ hour, 22+ min ago   (113+ words) Aviation Week Debrief: DARPA’s 10-Km Passive-Ranging Goal Remains Elusive Passive ranging has a variety of defense and commercial applications. Based in the Seattle area, Garrett covers the space sector and advanced technologies that are shaping the future of aerospace and…...

2+ hour, 46+ min ago   (181+ words) Airlink will launch twice-daily flights between Cape Town and Lanseria International Airport from December 4. Flights will depart Lanseria at 09h10 and 13h00, arriving in Cape Town at 11h35 and 15h25, respectively. Return flights will depart Cape Town at 09h20 and 13h30, arriving at Lanseria at 11h35 and…...

57+ min ago   (471+ words) Chris Forrester — For many years Rivada Space Networks has kept the market on tenterhooks regarding its plans for a 576-craft mega-constellation for its ‘Outernet’ laser-linked LEO fleet. Fresh news might be forthcoming, although nothing is congfirmed – as yet. But there…...

5+ hour, 46+ min ago   (694+ words) Redwire Corp. (RDW), a space technology and infrastructure company, has secured a new contract from Axiom Space to supply two Roll-Out Solar Array wings for the second module of Axiom Station. The agreement expands Redwire’s work on the planned commercial…...

21+ hour, 6+ min ago   (447+ words) Space infrastructure runs on solar power, yet the rigid panels that supply it weigh too much, cost too much and take up too much room on a rocket. That limit gets harder to ignore as operators plan about 100,000 satellites by…...

7+ hour, 13+ min ago   (153+ words) Elon Musk posted a single sentence on October 6 that would sound like science fiction from almost anyone else: SpaceX will provide connectivity throughout the solar system and beyond. Coming from the company that already operates the world's largest satellite constellation,…...

10+ hour, 46+ min ago   (1046+ words) “The administrator’s directive is a coherent and necessary vision for the future.” As a flight director during NASA’s Apollo missions, Gerry Griffin led several lunar landings. He helped bring the crew of Apollo 13 safely back to Earth. Later, he directed…...

11+ hour, 17+ min ago   (279+ words) NASA Science (.gov) NASA’s SunRISE Mission Targets No Earlier Than Mid-2027 LaunchNASA’s SunRISE mission is comprised of six small satellites that will fly in formation, as depicted in part in this artist’s concept They will work as…...

11+ hour, 40+ min ago   (121+ words) Astronics Buy case: Strong backlog, margin expansion, and 2027 EPS outlook, plus key risks like Boeing exposure and patent disputes. Click for more on ATRO stock. - Astronics Corporation is rated a Buy, driven by a robust order backlog, margin expansion, and…...