Blue Origin completes investigation into New Glenn launch failure
WASHINGTON — Blue Origin has completed the investigation into the failure on the third flight of its New Glenn rocket, clearing launches of the vehicle…
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…
NGA pushes AI adoption as demand grows for ‘always-on’ intelligence
DENVER — The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency is expanding its use of artificial intelligence to process growing volumes of geospatial…