China set for high-stakes moon program and reusable launch tests to close out 2025
SYDNEY — China is preparing a series of tests and launches in the final quarter of 2025 crucial…
Firefly Alpha booster destroyed in ground test
SYDNEY — The booster that was to launch the return-to-flight mission of Firefly Aerospace’s Alpha rocket was destroyed…
A perspective on space: Preparing for 2075
Recognizing that space is now an integral component of present-day society, the Royal Society (the U.K. academy of…
Eartheye to offer tasking of satellites looking up and down
SYDNEY, Australia — Eartheye Space will begin offering self-service tasking of satellites looking into space in addition to…
China boosts broadband, IoT and weather satellite fleets with flurry of launches
SYDNEY, Australia — A flurry of launch activity has seen China add to an Internet of Things constellation,…
Redefining space diplomacy for the 21st century: from orbits to outcomes
While the world tracks the diplomatic rivalry between the United States-led Artemis Accords (which, with Senegal’s recent signing,…
Beyond Gravity to supply robotic arms for Swissto12 small GEO satellites
TAMPA, Fla. — Beyond Gravity has secured a contract to deliver robotic arm thruster pointing mechanisms for the…
NASA modifies Dream Chaser ISS cargo contract as Sierra Space shifts to defense work
WASHINGTON — Sierra Space and NASA have sharply revised a contract to use the company’s Dream Chaser vehicle…
Chinese spacecraft image Maxar remote sensing and U.S. early warning satellites
HELSINKI — Chinese spacecraft have imaged orbiting U.S. commercial and military assets as the two countries seek to…
ESA backs Skynopy to bring adaptive modulation to Earth observation satellites
TAMPA, Fla. — Skynopy, a French ground station startup, said Sept. 24 it has won a European Space…
We’re cluttering Earth’s orbit at record speed. Who’s going to clean it up?
Space is changing, fast. Thousands of new satellites are going up each year. Thousands of new satellites are…
Geespace secures $281 million for IoT constellation and global HQ
HELSINKI — Geely’s space subsidiary has secured a $281 million investment to accelerate deployment of its Geesatcom Internet…