Ukrainian startup, GomSpace test satellite for future communications network
WASHINGTON — A Ukrainian defense technology company and a Danish satellite manufacturer have begun operating an experimental communications satellite in…
BlackSky to accelerate broad-area collection work under NRO contract modification
SAN FRANCISCO – The National Reconnaissance Office awarded a contract modification to BlackSky Technology to accelerate development of AROS…
New Glenn forced an explosive rewrite for NASA’s plans to build a moon base
NASA unveiled plans in March to develop a lunar base as part of its “Ignition” event that outlined the agency’s new direction in human…
Isar Aerospace raises 270 million euros for global launch expansion
HOUSTON — European launch company Isar Aerospace has raised 270 million euros ($312 million) to support its global expansion as it prepares…
FCC lets Amazon Leo miss deployment deadline with temporary spectrum penalty
TAMPA, Fla. — Amazon no longer faces a July 30 cutoff for deploying half its planned 3,232 broadband satellites, but the reprieve comes with a…
Russia is jamming GPS from space
“America is at risk of high impact GPS jamming and spoofing from space” was the title of my SpaceNews opinion article in October 2024. Little…
Quantum Space to go public in SPAC deal
WASHINGTON — Quantum Space, a company led by a former NASA administrator that is developing highly maneuverable spacecraft for national…
WRC-27: the next arena for U.S.-China space competition
For anyone who wasn’t sure whether China was in it to win the space race and dominate the rapidly growing space economy, its filings in…
Digging Back in Time in the UAE
About an hour’s drive east of Dubai’s gleaming towers and artificial islands, a quieter, more natural landscape takes shape. At the far…
Axiom and Prada advance design of spacesuit
NEW YORK — Axiom Space unveiled the design of another element of the lunar spacesuit it is developing for NASA in partnership with luxury…