satellite launch systems

Alabama-based startup Aevum has unveiled a fully autonomous drone designed to release satellite-launching rockets in midair — and its an absolute monster.

Chonker

An absolute unit.

This Is the World's Biggest Drone

The Air Force's restraint on revealing the X-37B program's true ambitions hasn't stopped people from speculating over the last nine years.

I Spy Plane?

Here are some theories, from unlikely to most plausible.

What Was the Air Force's Secret Space Plane Doing in Orbit for 779 Days?

SpinLaunch, a company that specializes in a space katapult launch system, just signed a contract with the U.S. Department of Defense's Innovation Unit (DIU).

SpinLaunch

Slinging satellites into space wouldn't require rockets or propellants.

Hypersonic Space Catapult Startup Signs Military Contract

A catapult is undoubtedly cheaper than a rocket. But is it possible?

Space Catapult Startup Will Soon Launch Into Action

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