Space Force awards $739 million in launch orders to SpaceX
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Space Force announced Jan. 9 it awarded SpaceX nine national security space launch missions…
Pentagon chief takes ‘Arsenal of Freedom’ tour to Rocket Lab
WASHINGTON — Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth used a stop at Rocket Lab’s Long Beach, California, facility on…
2026 will clarify Europe’s new priorities for space
Launchers Isar Aerospace is expected to attempt its second two-stage Spectrum vehicle test flight, a key step after…
SpaceX’s IPO will make space investment far less niche
Spend enough time investing in space and expectations change. The industry does not advance through clean inflection points…
New Spanish communications satellite suffers ‘space particle’ impact
WASHINGTON — A Spanish military communications satellite launched in October was struck by what its operator described as…
Eartheye Space reveals contract with Asia-Pacific customer
SAN FRANCISCO – Eartheye Space will pool data from hundreds of Earth-observation satellites to provide imagery and data…
Space Forge generates plasma for LEO semiconductor material production
TAMPA, Fla. — Space Forge said Dec. 31 it generated plasma aboard its first satellite, a milestone the…
Space Force offers new Vandenberg launch site
WASHINGTON — Vandenberg Space Force Base is offering launch providers access to a new site with conditions that…
Proposal to dismantle NCAR would have space science impacts
NEW ORLEANS — A proposal by the Trump administration to dismantle a leading atmospheric science center would also…
Reditus Space joins reusable satellite wave with $7 million seed round
TAMPA, Fla. — Reditus Space announced $7.1 million in seed funding Dec. 1 to fly its first reusable…
ESA members to decide on Europe’s future in space at ministerial conference
BREMEN, Germany — The European Space Agency and its supporters will find out in the next two days…
Lithuanian space company Astrolight launches Greenland optical ground station project
WARSAW, Poland — The European Space Agency and Lithuanian space startup Astrolight are building the first optical ground…