ESA to hire 520 new staff as workforce expansion begins in 2026
MILAN — The European Space Agency announced plans to hire approximately 520 new staff members starting in 2026, following decisions approved at ESA’s…
China’s StarDetect raises Series A funding to expand on-orbit computing and space domain awareness services
HELSINKI — Chinese commercial firm StarDetect has raised early funding as it seeks to establish itself as a provider of space domain awareness…
EnduroSat raises $104 million to scale production of larger small satellites
TAMPA, Fla. — Bulgaria’s EnduroSat announced another $104 million in venture capital funding Oct. 30 to scale up its small satellite…
Interest rate cut further fuels space investor optimism amid talk of returning SPACs
TAMPA, Fla. — Growing space investor optimism got another lift Oct. 29 after the U.S. Federal Reserve cut interest rates by a quarter point…
Ancient ‘frosty’ rhino from Canada’s High Arctic rewrites what scientists thought they knew about the North Atlantic Land Bridge
Almost four decades ago, researchers discovered a collection of perfectly preserved fossils inside an impact crater in the Canadian High…
Former NASA administrators call for changes in Artemis lunar lander architecture
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. — Two former NASA administrators criticized the agency’s current approach to using SpaceX’s Starship for the Artemis 3 crewed…
Pentagon turns to ‘government-owned, commercially-operated’ satellites amid conflict risks
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. — The U.S. Space Force is adopting a business model where the government owns satellites but relies on commercial…
Confronting China’s pervasive maritime gray zone campaign
China’s persistent use of maritime gray zone tactics poses a fundamental challenge to regional stability and the international order. These…
Inside the new age of space domain awareness
In this episode of Space Minds, host David Ariosto speaks with Doug Hendrix, co-founder and CEO of ExoAnalytic Solutions — a company born from…
Momentus Vigoride-7 to fly DPhi Space hosted payload platform
MOUNTAIN VIEW, California — Momentus announced a partnership Oct. 30 with DPhi Space to fly Swiss startup’s hosted-payload platform early next…
China targets 2026 for first Long March 10 launch, new lunar crew spacecraft flight
HELSINKI — China aims to conduct the first launch of its Long March 10 rocket and a lunar-capable crew spacecraft next year, according to a…