Interesting Engineering

World’s first open-source simulator expands access to advanced space robotics research

NASA and Rice University launch an open-source simulator that lets researchers develop and test spacecraft robots in a ...

The newest entrant in the military’s launch competition isn’t actually a launch company

This week the US Space Force brought two more companies into the pool of bidders eligible to compete for its launch contracts ...
techtimes

Rocket Lab Beats Space Force Deadline by 25 Hours in First Commercial Orbital Intercept

Rocket Lab declared full mission success for the U.S. Space Force's VICTUS HAZE program on July 7 — formally closing a nine-day operational arc in which its Pioneer spacecraft, nicknamed Puma, ...
New Atlas

World's first commercial nuclear-powered payload now in orbit

City Labs has launched the world's first commercial satellite carrying a nuclear-powered payload into orbit. Lofted atop a ...
Paducah Sun

MSU student helps build, launch sounding rocket into space at NASA workshop

In June, NASA held its RockOn workshop at the Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia, where 24 teams of three built a sounding ...
Interesting Engineering

World’s first commercial nuclear-powered satellite set for launch aboard SpaceX rocket

Miami-based City Labs is expected to launch the world's first commercial nuclear-powered satellite into orbit on July 7.

Rocket Report: Indian startup nears first launch; SpaceX’s millenary milestone

Welcome to Edition 9.01 of the Rocket Report! Back in January, I wrote about the 20 launches and landings we were most ...