Atmos Space Cargo raises $30 million for reentry missions
WASHINGTON — Atmos Space Cargo has raised 25.7 million euros ($30.1 million) to fly a series of reentry vehicle missions and work on a larger…
Space Force awards contracts to Leidos, MapLarge for ‘battle planning’ software
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Space Force awarded contracts to data analytics firms Leidos and MapLarge to support what the military calls battle…
Trump picks industry executive Roger Mason to lead National Reconnaissance Office
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump has nominated defense industry and intelligence executive Roger Mason to lead the National Reconnaissance…
FCC clears AST SpaceMobile constellation as launch setback clouds ramp-up
TAMPA, Fla. — AST SpaceMobile received permission to provide direct-to-smartphone broadband services in the United States with up to 248…
Kigali to Host IAF Global Space Conference on Climate Change 2026 – A First for Africa
Organized by the International Astronautical Federation (IAF) and hosted by the Rwanda Space Agency (RSA), the 2nd IAF Global Space Conference…
Belts of Green in the Washington Suburbs
Beyond the border of Washington, D.C., numerous suburbs spread across Virginia and Maryland. Many are accessible from the Capital Beltway…
Hybridizing nuclear command, control and communications systems puts space infrastructure at risk
Space based nuclear command, control and communications (NC3) systems were developed as highly classified and sovereign systems, insulated…
NASA sets early September launch date for Roman Space Telescope
GREENBELT, Md. — NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope is now scheduled for launch in early September as agency officials hail its early…
Commerce Department budget proposal would halt work on TraCSS
WASHINGTON — The Commerce Department is proposing to halt work on its space traffic coordination system while it develops a “new operating and…