EU rules against defense agency’s satcom award to Telespazio
JOHANNESBURG — The European Union’s General Court has annulled the European Defence Agency’s (EDA) decision to award a…
Katalyst Space and NASA abandon plans for Swift reboost
WASHINGTON — Katalyst Space and NASA have called off plans to use the company’s Link spacecraft to raise…
Space nuclear programs face near- and long-term challenges
WASHINGTON — While space nuclear programs are “having a moment,” industry officials say they face near-term challenges as…
U.S. Space Force adds second surveillance sensor to Japanese constellation
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Space Force has completed the deployment of two space-surveillance sensors aboard Japanese navigation satellites,…
Space Force awards five companies $60 million for multi-vendor satellite network tests
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Space Force awarded $60 million to five companies to demonstrate how satellites from multiple…
Rules of the road needed for orbital data center constellations
WASHINGTON — As companies develop plans for large constellations of orbital data center satellites, experts say now is…
Italian startup ORiS raises funding for laser power-beaming technology
WASHINGTON — Italian startup ORiS has raised 5 million euros ($5.7 million) to help it develop wireless power-beaming…
AI rocket engine startup LegendSpace raises $29.5 million angel round
HELSINKI — A six-month-old Chinese startup aiming to use artificial intelligence to compress rocket engine development cycles has…
Space Force triples launch contract ceiling amid rising demand
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Space Force has more than tripled the ceiling of a major national security launch…
Skyroot Aerospace reaches orbit on first Vikram-1 launch
WASHINGTON — Skyroot Aerospace’s Vikram-1 rocket successfully lifted off on its inaugural flight July 18, becoming the first…
Space acquisition and NRO picks face SASC
WASHINGTON — Trump administration nominees for two influential U.S. national security space posts endorsed closer coordination between the…
Defense spending lifts Europe’s space economy
TAMPA, Fla. — European government space spending jumped 12% to 13.5 billion euros ($15.4 billion) in 2025, according…