
Startup Revives Decades-Old Tech for High-Speed Spacecraft
A space startup led by a former SpaceX and Stratolaunch engineer is reviving solar thermal propulsion to create high-speed orbital vehicles for national security.
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A space startup led by a former SpaceX and Stratolaunch engineer is reviving solar thermal propulsion to create high-speed orbital vehicles for national security.

The U.S. Space Force has awarded a $1.9 million contract to startup ExLabs to develop a next-generation reconfigurable spacecraft platform.

Quantum Space is set to launch its Ranger Prime spacecraft in June, a key demonstration mission to validate technology for the U.S. Golden Dome defense program.

Inversion Space is developing the Arc spacecraft, a reusable vehicle designed to deliver cargo anywhere on Earth from orbit in under one hour for military and commercial use.

Researchers propose a new four-spacecraft fleet called SWIFT that could improve space weather warnings by 40% by detecting 'space tornadoes' missed by current systems.

The European Space Agency has completed the assembly of its Plato spacecraft, which will now undergo final testing before its 2026 launch to find Earth-like planets.

California-based Inversion has unveiled the Arc spacecraft, a reusable vehicle designed to deliver cargo from orbit to any point on Earth in under an hour.

NASA has contracted Katalyst Space Technologies to conduct a first-of-its-kind mission to raise the orbit of the Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory, extending its life.