Space Business

Japanese launch company Space One launched its second KAIROS vehicle at 11:00 am Japan Standard Time (02:00 am Universal Coordinated Time) from Spaceport Kii. KAIROS' second flight appeared to be going well throughout liftoff and the first-stage burn however around the time of separation of the first

Dec 18, 2024 • 4 mins

China has performed over a half dozen launches in November, debuting two new launch vehicles. One of these is from a state-owned enterprise while the other is from a privately-held company, and builds off of previous successes. The first debut took place on November 27th with LandSpace’s improved Zhuque-2E

Nov 30, 2024 • 5 mins

Rocket Lab held its fiscal year 2024 third-quarter financial results update and conference call on November 12th.

Nov 13, 2024 • 4 mins

LandSpace announced on October 21st that it had successfully conducted a static fire test with its TQ-15A engine and a new second-stage design. The duration of the test was not shared. The new second-stage is stated as utilizing a common bulkhead design along with replacing the TQ-12 engine and four

Oct 22, 2024 • 2 mins

LandSpace, a Chinese commercial launch company, announced that they had completed a 10-kilometer hop test. The hop test was using the company's Zhuque-3 VTVL-1 vehicle, with it launching and landing inside the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center for the test. This test was the first time a privately held

Sep 11, 2024 • 5 mins

On the evening of August 19th, Rocket Factory Augsburg was performing a nine-engine static fire on the first-stage of its RFA ONE launch vehicle. However a few seconds into the firing an anomoly occured, leading to the loss of the first-stage. Rocket Factory Augsburg has not yet stated the cause

Aug 20, 2024 • 2 mins

CAS Space is one of China's many commercial launch providers, and it currently operates one of the most capable launch vehicles available in the Chinese commercial launch market. However, outside of aerospace enthusiast circles, CAS Space remains somewhat unknown in the West. So who is CAS Space? and

Aug 2, 2024 • 7 mins

Disclaimer: This article contains the speculation of the writers due to the ongoing accident investigation by Space Pioneer and authorities in China. Space Pioneer has recently become a well-known name in China's commercial aerospace industry, but for the wrong reasons. The company escalated to the spotlight outside of

Jul 3, 2024 • 5 mins

Disclaimer: This article contains the opinion and speculation of the writer and not Cosmic Nxws as a whole. LandSpace, a commercial launch provider in China, and Hongqing Technology have recently filed with the International Telecommunications Union for a mega constellation via a joint venture called Shanghai LandSpace Hongqing Technology Co

Jun 4, 2024 • 5 mins

Yesterday, the Queensland State Government put out a press release in regards to the nation's first, orbital spaceport, being opened. The Bowen Orbital Spaceport is a first of its kind in Australia, and it is poised to bring orbital flights back to the continent, for the first time

Apr 5, 2024 • 3 mins

American aerospace startup, Radian Aerospace re-introduced its Radian One single-stage-to-orbit spaceplane to the world recently via a series of posts on X and Linkedin. Single-stage to orbit vehicles have long been considered as one of the holy grails of rocketry, due to a lack of complex staging events and aircraft-like

Apr 4, 2024 • 5 mins

On April 3rd, Agile Space, an aerospace startup located in Colorado, unveiled their new test fire facility, shortly after they commissioned and conducted the first hot fire there. The facility, dubbed "Animas" can support test fires of engines capable of producing over 1,200 newtons (136kg/300lbs) of

Apr 4, 2024 • 3 mins

Disclaimer: All currency is in United States Dollars unless stated otherwise. Astra was arguably one of the most prolific small payload launchers a few years ago, however for the past two years they've been stuck on the ground. While stuck on the ground they've faced no

Apr 2, 2024 • 8 mins