Anduril is formally jumping into the space game: expanding its AI-powered tech into space to working on national security missions. The post Defense Tech Firm Anduril Brings AI Software to Space appeared first on Payload.

RAND argued that the Space Force’s assets should be used to identify and to head off global crises before they spiral out of control. The post RAND Wants The Space Force Focus on Human Security appeared first on Payload.

ispace is one of three private companies that will attempt Moon landings this winter, and the only mission not funded by NASA’s Commercial Lunar Payload Services program. The post ispace Sets Second Moon Landing Attempt For December appeared first on Payload.

Early Thursday morning, the Polaris Dawn crew opened their Dragon capsule to the vacuum of space, and two private astronauts walked right out. The post SpaceX Polaris Dawn Crew Completes the First Commercial Spacewalk appeared first on Payload.

It was a Willy Wonka-style event—a wealthy entrepreneur finally opening the doors to his secretive facility filled with innovative gadgets at a scale beyond imagination. However, instead of chocolate rivers, fizzy-lifting drinks, and Everlasting Gobstoppers, we were treated to fuel lines, heavy-lifting rockets, and boosters designed to last 25 launches. The post Jeff Bezos Opens Up About New Glenn, Discusses Reusability and Manufacturing appeared first on Payload.

Astroscale’s UK branch announced it had won a contract on Wednesday to continue working on an active debris removal mission that will take two defunct British sats out of orbit. The £1.95M ($2.5M) contract from the UK Space Agency will fund development of the Cleaning Outer Space Mission through Innovative Captures, or COSMIC, spacecraft. COSMIC: […] The post Astroscale Wins Next Phase of UK’s COSMIC Mission appeared first on Payload.

Four top lawmakers sent a letter to NASA late Friday casting much doubt on the agency’s decision to halt its VIPER mission after already sinking $450M into the spacecraft, which was fully assembled and awaiting testing. The post Congress on VIPER Cancellation: Not So Fast appeared first on Payload.

Quantum entanglement swapping has been demonstrated in the lab, but never before in space. The post Boeing To Launch Groundbreaking Orbital Quantum Experiment appeared first on Payload.

The TX-based native-American owned space manufacturing and services company has spent over a decade slowly building its space expertise, and now it’s paying off in a big way. The post The Steady Rise of Arrow Science and Technology appeared first on Payload.

The second stage of a ULA rocket that sent a NOAA weather satellite to orbit in 2018 broke apart dramatically in orbit last week, generating a debris cloud first tracked by Slingshot Aerospace. The post Slingshot Tracks Centaur Break-Up in HEO appeared first on Payload.

This year’s cohort is Techstars most international group yet, with five of the startups headquartered outside the US. The post Meet the Techstars Fall Class of 2024 appeared first on Payload.

Blue has yet to test fire New Glenn’s second stage or perform an integrated first stage engine test firing. The post New Glenn Debut Delayed Along With EscaPADE Mars Mission appeared first on Payload.