Aria Alamalhodaei

Relativity Space will be sending OneWeb’s second-gen broadband satellites to orbit starting in 2025 using its fully reusable 3D printed rocket Terran R, under a new multi-launch agreement. This is the fifth customer for Terran R, and the only one that has been publicly named, bringing the total...

Hello and welcome back to Max Q. In this issue: NASA sees a future for nuclear energy on the moon Epsilon3 closes funding for space industry OS News from AWS, SpaceX and more Don’t forget to sign up to get the free newsletter version of Max Q delivered to your inbox. In a...

It may look like Rocket Lab is just launching a microwave-sized hunk of metal to the moon — but it's crucial for our future in space Aria Alamalhodaei 9 hours “Going to the moon is no joke.” So said Rocket Lab CEO Peter Beck, just days before the planned launch of...

The testing campaign for NASA’s super big, super expensive Space Launch System is now complete, the agency declared on Friday. All that’s left now for the rocket is launch the Artemis I demonstration mission to the moon, the first in a long line of planned missions to eventually...

Hello and welcome back to Max Q. This issue is very, very, very SpaceX heavy. Depending on how you feel about the company, you’ll either love or hate it! In this issue: SpaceX employees share open letter on Elon Musk, promptly get fired Meanwhile, SpaceX clears major regulatory hurtle, first...

Firefly Aerospace is on the hunt for a new CEO, after it announced Wednesday that co-founder Tom Markusic is transitioning to Chief Technical Advisor and full-time board member. The leadership switch up comes just four months after private equity firm AE Industrial Partners (AEI) bought out Ukranian firm...

Hello and welcome back to Max Q. In this issue: A micrometeoroid ping heard around the galaxy SpaceX cargo resupply delay News from Rocket Lab, United Launch Alliance and more Don’t forget to sign up to get the free newsletter version of Max Q delivered to your inbox. Astra mission fails, resulting in...

Hello and welcome back to Max Q. In this issue: New threads for astronauts Ursa Major’s latest addition to its rocket engine line-up News from Blue Origin and more Don’t forget to sign up to get the free newsletter version of Max Q delivered to your inbox. Say goodbye to stuffy, hulking, 40-year-old...

Hello and welcome back to Max Q. There is SO much news this week, so let’s dive in. In this issue: Astroforge’s asteroid mining ambitions Boeing’s Starliner comes home News from Virgin Orbit, Rocket Lab and more Don’t forget to sign up to get the free newsletter version of Max Q delivered to...

Hello and welcome back to Max Q. In this issue: Boeing’s make it or break it launch Fresh funding for SpaceX News from Virgin Orbit, Rocket Lab and more Don’t forget to sign up to get the free newsletter version of Max Q delivered to your inbox. Nearly two and a half years after...