SpaceX launches CAS500-2 and 45 other payloads to Sun-synchronous orbit
SpaceX launches CAS500-2…
ReOrbit sells two small GEO satellites to SLI
Finnish satellite manufacturer ReOrbit has signed a contract with asset-financing company SLI for two small geostationary orbit communications…
Scientists witness birth of one of the universe’s stron…
For the first time, astronomers have witnessed the birth of one of the universe’s most powerful magnets, or magnetars, at the heart of…
NASA considering sharp increase in robotic lunar landings
NASA is proposing a sharp increase in the rate of robotic lunar lander missions, a move that has excited but also puzzled the space community.…
Apex sells satellite for Japanese technology demonstration mission
Satellite manufacturer Apex has won a contract from a Japanese company to provide a spacecraft bus for a technology demonstration mission. The…
TransAstra aims to move 100-ton asteroid to stable orbit for processing
SAN FRANCISCO — TransAstra is performing a study, funded by investors and customers, to explore the technical feasibility of moving a…
Rocket Lab wins $190 million Pentagon deal for hypersonic test flights
The contract is for 20 hypersonic flight missions over four years The post Rocket Lab wins $190 million Pentagon deal for hypersonic test…
Space Command classified wargame to include 25 commercial players
Maj. Gen. Keener: The exercise will help Space Command ‘better understand commercial challenges, requirements, and how we can better work…
NASA grappling with planetary science funding shortfall
NASA’s planetary science program, while spared steep cuts proposed last year, is still facing a funding shortfall that requires “strategic…
China signals new target for 2027 asteroid deflection test
China has identified a new target near-Earth asteroid for its first planetary defense kinetic test mission, which is scheduled to launch in…