Quantum Space to launch first spacecraft in mid-2026
WASHINGTON — Quantum Space says it plans to launch its first Ranger spacecraft in mid-2026 to demonstrate its capabilities for national…
Startup takes on space-based missile defense — with its own cash
WASHINGTON — Apex, a Los Angeles-based satellite manufacturing startup, is investing its own capital to demonstrate it can build and deploy…
Lockheed Martin Ventures invests in rocket propulsion startup Venus Aerospace
WASHINGTON — Rocket propulsion startup Venus Aerospace announced Oct. 22 that Lockheed Martin Ventures has taken a strategic stake in the…
Lynk Global and Omnispace to merge in race for direct-to-device satellite spectrum
TAMPA, Fla. — Lynk Global plans to merge with Omnispace to upgrade its direct-to-device (D2D) services with globally coordinated S-band…
Musk criticizes Duffy amid NASA leadership debate
WASHINGTON — SpaceX Chief Executive Elon Musk hurled insults at NASA’s acting administrator a day after complaints that the company was behind…
Vantor satellites track space objects in ‘blind spots’ inaccessible to military ground sensors
WASHINGTON — Vantor, the commercial Earth intelligence firm formerly known as Maxar Intelligence, has begun providing high-resolution…
The lunar mining gold rush is coming – and success requires bridging two worlds
The moon is about to become the first extraterrestrial mining frontier, and most investors may be backing the wrong players. While venture…
Axiom Space Teams with Astrolab to Advance Lunar Exploration
Astrolab, together with teammates Axiom Space and Odyssey Space Research, were awarded a NASA contract to advance the development of a Lunar…
An ancient bone recasts how Indigenous Australians treated megafauna
Australia’s First Peoples were more early paleontologists than extinction-driving butchers, a group of scientists argue. For decades, the…
Space Debris and Satellite Reentry: The Growing Challenge of Orbital Sustainability
A Celestial Traffic Jam The night sky has become increasingly crowded. As thousands of satellites orbit Earth, many burning up as brilliant…