SpaceX says it lost contact with a Starlink satellite after suffering an “anomaly.” SpaceX isn’t saying exactly what happened, but space-tracking company LeoLabs says it “immediately detected tens of objects in the vicinity” of Starlink 34343 after the event. “Latest analysis shows the event poses no new risk to the @Space_Station, its crew, or to […]
The countdown for the first crewed lunar flight in more than 50 years is underway, NASA announced on Monday. The onsite countdown clock started ticking down at 4:44 p.m. ET on Monday for the targeted launch of the Artemis II mission in just two days’ t…
The Redmond, Washington startup, which already has an Nvidia H100 GPU operating in orbit and has trained the first AI model in space, is now building a Starship-class spacecraft designed to be the first orbital data centre cost-competitive with terrest…
Starcloud becomes the fastest Y Combinator startup to reach unicorn status, just 17 months after demo day.
NASA is engaged in the final preparations for the much-anticipated Artemis II mission that will send astronauts toward the moon for the first time in more than five decades. The space agency is targeting 6:24 p.m. ET on Wednesday, April 1, for the laun…
We don’t review many solar panels at The Verge, but the tech inside Bluetti’s incredibly portable Sora 500 panel makes it worth a deeper look. The new N-Type panels made by Bluetti and others give you more bang for the buck, pound, and square inch. That’s a big deal for vanlifers like me who depend […]
Index Ventures is said to be leading a $250 million to $350 million round.
Four astronauts are about to embark on a historic voyage that will take them around the moon in a spacecraft about the size of a large camper van. During the Artemis II mission, NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, and Christina Koch, and the C…
The Spanish propulsion startup, based at Castellón Airport, is the first Spanish space company selected for the European Innovation Council Accelerator. Its DARK system became the first hydrogen peroxide propulsion system flown in orbit in Europe, laun…
The excitement is building with NASA now just a few days away from sending four astronauts on a voyage around the moon. On Wednesday, the space agency shared its schedule for coverage of the final buildup and main event, including a Q&A with the as…