For Europe’s smallsat builders, new opportunities but also new problems
Geopolitical shifts are unlocking new business for European smallsat firms, but they’re also creating a new set of…
Rocket Lab on “green light” schedule to make first Neutron launch in 2025
WASHINGTON — Rocket Lab continues to push for a first launch of its Neutron rocket before the end…
Polish space company SatRev launches Omani ground station amid international expansion
WARSAW, Poland — Polish space infrastructure company SatRev has handed over a new ground station to its client,…
Europe’s Space Act shows it’s getting serious about space policy
Plans to overhaul European space regulation would come with unprecedented enforcement power over domestic and foreign satellite operators,…
China eyes the moon, Mars and space dominance
On May 28, China launched Tianwen-2, a robotic mission that aims to land on a tumbling near-Earth asteroid…
Japan’s Interstellar secures $62 million in series F funding
HELSINKI — Interstellar Technologies raised 8.9 billion yen ($61.8 million) to boost development of its Zero rocket and…
Cooperation and consolidation: reshaping Europe’s space industry to last
Despite its inclusion in the official French name — le Salon International de l’Aéronautique et de l’Espace —…
Chinese scientists propose 2033 Neptune orbiter mission
HELSINKI — Scientists are proposing China’s first ice giant mission, aiming to launch a radioisotope-powered spacecraft to orbit…
Planet pushes into European market, announces new agreement with Germany
WASHINGTON — Planet Labs secured a multiyear contract worth approximately $280 million to supply satellite imagery and geospatial…
Pentagon to consider SpaceX alternative for Space Force satellite program
WASHINGTON — The Department of the Air Force is reconsidering its procurement of satellites for a low Earth…