Some European Launcher Challenge funding remains in limbo
Nearly 140 million euros ($162 million) that European Space Agency member states allocated to a program to support launch vehicle development remains in…
Suspended NOAA satellite chief warns of threats to federal science programs
The head of NOAA’s satellite division, on administrative leave for more than half a year, warned that workforce reductions and cuts to science…
Precision in Orbit: Heraeus Catalysts Safeguard Satellite Control
When a satellite travels through orbit at up to 17,500 mph, a fraction of a second can determine whether a course correction is successful, as…
Impulse Space expands Colorado presence
Space mobility company Impulse Space has opened a Colorado facility to support development of its spacecraft. The post Impulse Space expands…
Starliner and Artemis: commercial label vs. commercial discipline
NASA’s Commercial Crew Program was supposed to be the template: services-based procurement, private ownership of hardware and competition…
Shades of a Lunar Eclipse
On March 3, 2026, Earth lined up directly between the Moon and the Sun, casting its shadow on the full Moon. The total lunar eclipse was…
Lux Aeterna raises $10 million ahead of 2027 reusable satellite demo
Denver-based Lux Aeterna has secured $10 million in seed funding to develop a reusable satellite designed to survive atmospheric reentry and…
Landspace tests 220-ton methane engine for future heavy-lift launchers
Chinese launch startup Landspace says it has completed a long-duration full-system hot-fire test of its new 220-ton-class methane rocket…
Meridian Space Diplomacy Forum & Executive Space Training – March 25 & 26
Washington, D.C. — Meridian International Center today announced the return of its Space Diplomacy Forum: Shared Horizons…