Investors appear to like a company with big space manufacturing ambitions
Varda positions its W-series for military and research applications, promoting autonomy in space experiments while maintaining a supportive approach to human spaceflight.
Voyager 1 alive for another day with Hail Mary thruster fix
NASA revived Voyager 1's primary roll thrusters after decades, critical for maintaining alignment and communication with Earth over 15.6 billion miles away.
A European Startup's Spacecraft Made It to Orbit. Now It's Lost at Sea
Exploration Company achieved a partial success in its 'Mission Possible' test flight but lost contact during reentry, highlighting potential parachute deployment issues.
Second ispace craft has probably crash-landed on Moon
"When M1 crashed, Ryo Ujiie, ispace's chief technology officer said the telemetry estimated that M1 was on the surface when it wasn't, causing the lander to free fall."
Intuitive Machines' second Moon mission seems to have gone as well as the first
Intuitive Machines' Athena lunar lander has possibly landed sideways, raising concerns over its operational status and mission performance following its recent landing.