Geopolitical shifts bring opportunities and headaches for satellite execs
TAMPA, Fla. — A shifting geopolitical landscape is driving huge business opportunities for satcoms but also bringing new…
OHB Sweden wins €248 million contract to build EPS-Sterna constellation
HELSINKI — OHB Sweden has won a record contract for Sweden’s space sector to build 20 satellites to…
Officina Stellare wins $2 million contract for lasercom ground station in Spain
MILAN – Officina Stellare, an Italian manufacturer of advanced opto-mechanical systems, has signed a 1.84 million euro ($2.0…
Frontier justice: navigating the future legal landscape for private actors in space law
At the dawn of the Space Age, then President-elect John F. Kennedy spoke to the American people of…
Q&A: Rebecca Evernden on UK space strategy
SpaceNews caught up with Rebecca Evernden, the recently appointed Director of the new UK Space Agency, at Space…
Poland-based Liftero will provide chemical propulsion for Indian firm OrbitAID’s in-orbit servicing mission
WARSAW — Polish chemical propulsion startup Liftero has signed a deal with India’s commercial in-orbit servicing specialist OrbitAID…
CAS Space to launch Kinetica-2 in late March carrying prototype cargo spacecraft
HELSINKI — Chinese launch firm CAS Space is preparing for the inaugural launch of its reusable Kinetica-2 liquid…
Phantom Space reclaims former Vector launch technology
TAMPA, Fla. — Remnants of Vector Launch have made it back to one of its original architects after…
At Colorado space firms, Hegseth casts Pentagon bureaucracy as the enemy
WASHINGTON — Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth used a pair of stops at Colorado space companies Monday to…
Meink, Saltzman make case for Space Force expansion
WASHINGTON — Department of the Air Force Secretary Troy Meink said the U.S. Space Force is preparing for…
German defense firm said to be weighing bid for Mynaric
WASHINGTON — Rheinmetall, Germany’s largest defense contractor, is weighing a potential acquisition of Munich-based laser communications terminal maker…
It is time to take astronomy off Earth
Astronomy and commercial space are often portrayed as being on a collision course, yet their futures are deeply…