Axiom Space replaces CEO – SpaceNews
WASHINGTON — Commercial space station developer Axiom Space has replaced its chief executive after less than six months…
Surprise Chinese launch sends Shiyan-31 experimental satellite into orbit
HELSINKI — China conducted an orbital launch Monday with no apparent advance indication, successfully sending the Shiyan-31 remote…
SpaceX prepares for next Starship test flight
WASHINGTON — SpaceX is set to conduct its next Starship test flight as the company continues to test…
French space defense startup Dark ceases operations
WASHINGTON — Dark, a French startup developing air-launched spacecraft technology to capture and dispose of orbital objects, has…
Huge commercial Chinese solid rocket launches 3 satellites from barge in the Yellow Sea
HELSINKI — Chinese launch startup Orienspace successfully conducted its second launch late Friday, with a Gravity-1 solid rocket…
Planet announces new line of satellites for daily Earth imaging
AUCKLAND, New Zealand — Planet has announced a new class of imaging satellites that will replace a line…
Momentus wins two NASA contracts to fly tech demo payloads
AUCKLAND, New Zealand — Momentus announced Oct. 9 two new contracts with NASA to carry payloads to test…
Defense budgets on both sides of the Atlantic reshape space industry
WASHINGTON — A wave of defense spending in Europe and renewed military investment in the United States —…
Space Force sets up ‘working capital fund’ for commercial space services
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Space Force has established a working capital fund with a projected value of more…
Senators spar over plans to move shuttle Discovery
CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand — A provision in the budget reconciliation bill that funds the move of a space…