Loft Orbital to test AI models on spacecraft for Earth observation
WASHINGTON — Loft Orbital is working with NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory to test the use of artificial intelligence on spacecraft to improve…
Satellogic partners with SynMax to build intelligence services around upcoming Merlin constellation
WASHINGTON — Earth observation company Satellogic is partnering with analytics firm SynMax to develop AI-powered intelligence products built…
China appears to be developing 7-meter-diameter reusable rockets
HELSINKI — A state-funded tender for tank tooling, a delivered stainless steel forging and launch pad planning suggest that China is…
NASA and Boeing still uncertain about when Starliner will return to flight
WASHINGTON — NASA’s safety advisers say that while the agency and Boeing continue to make progress in addressing problems with the CST-100…
Trump executive order directs NASA to plan quantum space applications
TAMPA, Fla. — The White House has issued an executive order aiming to unify and accelerate U.S. development of quantum technologies, including…
Rocket Lab launches satellite for U.S. Space Force Victus Haze responsive space exercise
WASHINGTON — Rocket Lab launched a spacecraft for the U.S. Space Force to begin a military exercise focused on rapidly identifying and…
Chinese spaceplane releases object into orbit, according to commercial space surveillance
HELSINKI — China’s secretive spaceplane has released an object into orbit during its ongoing fourth mission, according to space surveillance…
Astroscale raises funding to support growth strategy
WASHINGTON — Satellite servicing company Astroscale is working to transition from technology demonstrations to a regular series of missions,…
Signs of Thaw in the Bering Sea
When clouds parted in early June 2026, satellites glimpsed hints of summer’s approach in the Bering Sea off Alaska’s coast. Sea ice, broken…
America is about to cede Africa’s space industry to China, and nobody’s talking about it.
If the Trump administration is serious about executing its “America First in Africa” policy and transforming American engagement on the…