NASA has selected SpaceX to develop a spacecraft that will deorbit the International Space Station in 2030 — a contract valued at as much as $843 million, the […]
Dream Chaser spaceplane is off the manifest for ULA’s second Vulcan launch
Sierra Space’s Dream Chaser spaceplane is off the manifest for United Launch Alliance’s second Vulcan Centaur flight due to scheduling delays, with an “inert payload” taking its place, […]
TechCrunch Space: Building (and testing) for the future
Hello and welcome back to TechCrunch Space. It’s becoming a habit to open each TechCrunch Space newsletter with a bit of an update on Boeing’s Starliner mission, so […]
Gravitics prepares a testing gauntlet for a new generation of giant spacecraft
The space industry is all abuzz about how SpaceX’s Starship, Blue Origin’s New Glenn, and other heavy-lift rockets will change just about everything. One likely consequence is that […]
Boeing’s Starliner capsule took astronauts to space — now it needs to bring them back
The delays are not over for Boeing’s Starliner capsule. After years of delays, the aerospace giant finally launched the spacecraft earlier this month, but the two-person crew is […]
TechCrunch Space: A new era for human spaceflight research
Hello and welcome back to TechCrunch Space. We’ll have to wait a little longer for the return of Boeing’s Starliner capsule from the International Space Station — the […]
TechCrunch Space: A week that will go down in history
Hello and welcome back to TechCrunch Space. What a week! In the same seven-day period, we watched Boeing’s Starliner launch astronauts to space for the first time, and […]
Novel battery manufacturer EnerVenue is raising $515M, per filing
EnerVenue, a startup that has developed an alternative to lithium-ion batteries for long-duration renewable energy storage, is raising $515 million in fresh equity, per an SEC filing seen […]
Boeing’s Starliner overcomes leaks and engine trouble to dock with ‘the big city in the sky’
Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft has successfully delivered two astronauts to the International Space Station, a key milestone in the aerospace giant’s quest to certify the capsule for regular crewed […]
SpaceX’s Starship shows resilience through brutally hot reentry to Earth
SpaceX’s Starship surpassed its previous three test flights, surviving maximum heating during its reentry into Earth’s atmosphere.