UK-based small launch developer Orbex got another boost from Scotland’s national bank and other investors as it gears up for its first orbital launch, though that mission still […]
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. But the strategy shift could be a huge […]
TechCrunch Space: True Anomaly and Rocket Lab will make big moves on orbit (literally)
Hello and welcome back to TechCrunch Space. I hope everyone had a great time at Space Symposium! Hopefully I’ll see you there next year. Want to reach out with a tip? […]
Space Force tees up new ‘responsive space’ mission from Rocket Lab and True Anomaly
Rocket Lab and True Anomaly will attempt to deliver and operate space hardware for the military under intentionally tight timeframes, as part of the Space Force’s push to […]
Varda Space’s orbital drug factory success fuels $90M in new funding
Varda Space Industries has closed a massive tranche of funding just weeks after its first drug manufacturing capsule returned from orbit. The company’s $90 million Series B round […]
TechCrunch Space: Returning to the moon
Hello and welcome back to TechCrunch Space. Mark your calendars, everyone: Boeing and NASA are planning to conduct the first crewed Starliner mission as soon as May 1. […]
TechCrunch Space: Good night, Odysseus
Hello and welcome back to TechCrunch Space. SpaceX is launching its Transporter-10 rideshare mission today. These are always really fun to track because they carry dozens of payloads, […]
Footage shows capsule diving through Earth’s atmosphere at blazing speed
A Varda Space Industries’ spacecraft, W-1, recently plummeted to Earth. Here’s dramatic footage the capsule filmed as it sped through our planet’s atmosphere at Mach 25, which is about 25 times the speed of sound.
Rocket Lab has ‘misrepresented’ Neutron launch readiness, congressional memo says
An internal congressional memo viewed by TechCrunch casts strong doubt on Rocket Lab’s claim that its Neutron rocket will be ready for launch in time to meet a […]
India lays foundations for a new spaceport dedicated to smaller launches
The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has received the go-ahead to construct a new spaceport in Tamil Nadu, with which it aims to help private players launch small […]