ESA and JAXA finalize agreement on Apophis asteroid mission
WASHINGTON — The European Space Agency and Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency have finalized an agreement to collaborate on a mission to study the…
China launches 4 times in 4 days, boosting megaconstellation and surveillance assets
HELSINKI — China launched four missions in four days, accelerating its record-setting launch cadence while expanding its Guowang LEO…
Senate committee advances Isaacman nomination a second time
WASHINGTON — The Senate Commerce Committee advanced the nomination of Jared Isaacman to be NASA administrator to the full Senate in a Dec. 8…
Pentagon weighs consolidation of DIU tech portfolio
WASHINGTON — The Pentagon is reviewing the Defense Innovation Unit’s sprawling technology portfolio, a move that could reshape the agency’s…
CSF Expands Space Supply Chain Council with Four New Member Companies
December 8, 2025 – Washington, D.C. – The Commercial Space Federation (CSF) is pleased to welcome its four newest members to our Space Supply…
How Spain and Poland pushed Europe’s new priorities with record contributions
MILAN – When the European Space Agency announced its new three-year spending plan last month, two countries stood out for the increased size…
Beyond the horizon: cost-driven strategies for space-based data centers
As the space industry explores orbital data centers to meet growing demands for sovereignty, resilience and sustainability, one critical lens…
The ‘hobbits’ may have died out when drought forced the…
Homo floresiensis — a small ancient human species nicknamed the “hobbit” — may have gone extinct around 50,000 years ago because…
Study quantifies costs of EU Space Act to European and U.S. companies
WASHINGTON — A proposed European Union space law could cost both European and American space companies hundreds of millions of euros in lost…
NASA extends agreement with CASIS for ISS national lab
WASHINGTON — NASA has extended an agreement with a nonprofit organization to manage the portion of the International Space Station designated…