DARPA chief says agency must harness commercial space boom
DENVER — About a year into the job, Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency director Stephen Winchell is looking to reshape the agency’s…
Global Smallsat Deployment Accelerates, with 16,900 Satellites Projected Through 2035
Paris, France – May 2026 – The 11th edition of Novaspace’s Prospects for the Small Satellite Market report forecasts 16,900 small satellites…
Interlune wins NASA contract for helium-3 extraction payload
WASHINGTON — Interlune, a startup with plans to harvest helium-3 from the moon, has won a NASA contract to develop a payload to test ways to…
Space’s missing half – SpaceNews
Every generation reshapes how civilization moves goods. Container ships revolutionized the mid-20th century, computing the late 20th…
‘Sacrifice zones’ around critical mineral mines are rif…
There is a troubling contradiction at the heart of the global transition to a cleaner, greener, tech-driven future: Modern technologies —…
Lawsuit claims Starship launches damage homes
WASHINGTON — As SpaceX prepares for the first flight of version 3 of its Starship vehicle, the company is facing a new legal challenge from…
Vantor wins $70 million award to enhance NGA data-delivery platform
SAN FRANCISCO – Vantor will operate and enhance the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency’s Global Enhanced GEOINT Delivery (GEGD) platform,…
Falcon 9 launches South Korean satellite and 45 rideshare payloads
WASHINGTON — A Falcon 9 launched a South Korean imaging satellite and dozens of secondary payloads May 3, illustrating the continued demand…
National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency to open programs to more vendors
DENVER — The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency is opening more of its programs to commercial vendors as it seeks faster access to…