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…
SSTL to build spacecraft for private space telescope
Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd. (SSTL), a British company best known for developing small satellites, will help build a large, privately…
Missile detection satellite designed by BAE Systems passes early review
Space Force pushes ahead with medium Earth orbit sensor layer for hypersonic tracking The post Missile detection satellite designed by BAE…
Chinese official calls for prioritizing Neptune orbiter mission
A senior Chinese space scientist and delegate to the country’s national congress is proposing the prioritization of an unprecedented orbiter…
GNSS resilience is an economic and security priority
Modern society has become profoundly reliant on Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS). These systems support aviation safety, emergency…
From Cabbages to Countdowns: NASA Marks 100 Years of Mo…
Snow covered the ground that Tuesday morning 100 years ago, when a college professor and his wife took a morning drive to the family farm a…
Voyager Technologies invests in Max Space
Voyager Technologies is investing in Max Space to help accelerate a partnership between the two companies on developing lunar habitats. The…
First Starship V3 launch slips
SpaceX is pushing back the first launch of the latest version of Starship even as NASA is asking it to accelerate work on a lunar lander…
Scientists tracked faint signals from the stars — and m…
Scientists have found a potential shortcut for identifying stars that host planets. The technique, based on specific signals in starlight,…
RFA plans first launch this summer
German launch startup Rocket Factory Augsburg (RFA) says it is planning its first launch for this summer after delivering two of its stages to…
