Space
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He hoped to be the first Black astronaut in space, but never made it. Now 90, he’s going.
In 1961, Ed Dwight hoped to become the first Black astronaut in space. But he never made it. Now, at…
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Russia stands alone in vetoing UN resolution on nuclear weapons in space
Enlarge / A meeting of the UN Security Council on April 14. Russia vetoed a United Nations Security Council resolution…
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Gravitics to develop ‘tactically responsive’ orbital platforms for the Space Force
Space station module developer Gravitics scored a $1.7 million contract from the U.S. Space Force to develop orbital platforms to…
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Gravitics to develop ‘tactically responsive’ orbital platforms for the Space Force
Space station module developer Gravitics scored a $1.7 million contract from the U.S. Space Force to develop orbital platforms to…
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Russia vetoes Security Council draft resolution on a weapon-free outer space — Global Issues
The Security Council rejected the draft resolution, introduced by Japan and the United States, by a vote of 13 in…
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TechCrunch Space: Engineering the future
Hello and welcome back to TechCrunch Space. Don’t worry — we’ll be diving into the Mars Sample Return news shortly.…
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Seraphim Space launches second VC fund with nine investments already under its belt
Seraphim Space, the UK-based space tech investment group is formally launching its second VC fund following its first close with…
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Inversion Space will test its space-based delivery tech in October
Inversion Space is aptly named. The three-year-old startup’s primary concern is not getting things to space, but bringing them back…
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Space startups are licking their lips after NASA converts $11B Mars mission into a free-for-all
NASA Administrator Bill Nelson has pronounced the agency’s $11 billion, 15-year mission to collect and return samples from Mars… insufficient.…
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Russian space chief says new rocket will put Falcon 9 reuse to shame
Enlarge / Vladimir Putin meets with Roscosmos Director General Yuri Borisov on June 30, 2023. The Kremlin Russia’s once-vaunted launch…
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