German aerospace engineer Michaela (Michi) Benthaus has used a wheelchair ever since 2018, when a mountain biking accident led to a life-changing spinal cord injury. Today, she’s a trailblazer for accessibility in human spaceflight, and she’s about to go where no wheelchair user has gone before. Blue Origin is gearing up to launch Benthaus and […]
CEO of Troubled Rocket Startup Throws Shade at the Competition
It’s no secret that there are plenty of big egos in the spaceflight industry. While the key players typically refrain from roasting their rivals in public, that wasn’t the case at this year’s Berkeley Space Symposium. At least, not for Astra CEO Chris Kemp. During a talk he gave at the event on September 5, […]
SpaceX’s Next Big Trick: Catch the Starship Upper Stage With ‘Chopsticks’
SpaceX finally broke out of a serious Starship slump on Tuesday, acing the rocket’s 10th flight after months of failed attemps. Now, CEO Elon Musk has set his sights on the next big challenge: catching Starship’s upper stage with Mechazilla’s “chopstick” arms. In an X post on Wednesday, August 27, Musk said the next opportunities […]