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…
Northrop Grumman partners with Apex on space-based interceptors for Golden Dome
WASHINGTON — Northrop Grumman has partnered with satellite manufacturing startup Apex to develop space-based interceptors for the Golden Dome…
Spaceport facility bonds are now law – and they fundamentally change space infrastructure finance
After more than three decades in public and project finance, I have learned that real inflection points in infrastructure development rarely…
‘We were being bullied in our own home’: How ‘authorita…
There’s an army of tiny workers buzzing around our fields, helping our food grow. But over the past few decades, populations of bees and…
China launches test direct-to-device satellites for multiple projects
HELSINKI — China capped a busy month of launches by sending four new satellite internet test satellites into orbit with a workhorse hypergolic…
China conducts surprise launch of Long March 12B, delivers Qianfan satellites on debut flight
HELSINKI — China conducted the maiden launch of its reusable Long March 12B rocket Monday, providing no advance warning and delivering…
New Glenn failure worsens constrained launch market
DUBLIN — The explosion of a New Glenn rocket has generated reverberations across the space industry as companies and government agencies…
‘Astonishing’: James Webb telescope spots the most chem…
One of the greatest achievements of the James Webb Space Telescope is how it has allowed scientists to push the boundaries of astronomy by…
FAA documents outline SpaceX plans for Starfall reentry vehicles
DUBLIN — Federal Aviation Administration documents have provided new details about a SpaceX project to develop and test reentry vehicles that…
Blue Origin gets national security launch task order hours before New Glenn explosion
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Space Force said May 29 it awarded Blue Origin a task order to launch a mission for the National Reconnaissance Office,…