Blue Origin offers Mars communications orbiter concept
SALT LAKE CITY — Blue Origin is offering a version of its Blue Ring spacecraft as a Mars…
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…
Kongsberg gearing up for Arctic smallsat expansion
TAMPA, Fla. — Norway’s Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace (KDA) is preparing to expand its small satellite footprint over…
White House issues executive order to revamp commercial space regulations
SALT LAKE CITY — The White House has issued a widely anticipated executive order addressing several commercial space…
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…
Fully funded key-market coverage plan lifts AST SpaceMobile
TAMPA, Fla. — AST SpaceMobile shares rose more than 8% to $49.76 Aug. 12 after the direct-to-smartphone operator…
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…
ULA’s Vulcan to launch first national security mission
WASHINGTON — United Launch Alliance’s Vulcan rocket is scheduled to launch its first national security mission, USSF-106, on…
Edgx raises seed funding to bring AI-powered computing to smallsats
TAMPA, Fla. — Belgian startup Edgx has raised seed funding to develop Sterna, an artificial intelligence computer designed…
Intuitive Machines to build its own lunar communications satellites
WASHINGTON — Intuitive Machines has decided to bring in-house the production of satellites for a cislunar communications system,…