Chinese launch startup Landspace suffers Zhuque-2 failure
HELSINKI — Landspace’s Zhuque-2 rocket suffered an anomaly after liftoff Thursday, leading to loss of the mission and…
Deep-space radar in Australia begins tracking satellites for AUKUS partners
WASHINGTON — A new deep-space radar site in Western Australia, built under a trilateral partnership between the United…
Rocket Lab completes acquisition of U.S. satellite sensor maker Geost
WASHINGTON — Rocket Lab USA announced Aug. 12 it has completed its $275 million acquisition of Geost, a…
Crewed Mars missions will require a new ascent vehicle
America has a once-in-a-generation opportunity to open the space frontier by initiating a sustained program of human exploration…
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…