Swissto12 to build small optical relay GEO satellite for Space Compass
Swissto12, the Switzerland-based small geostationary satellite specialist, has signed a contract to build the first optical relay spacecraft using its…
Hydrosat raises $60 million in Series B funding
SAN FRANCISCO – Hydrosat, a thermal imagery startup focused on water-resource management, has raised $60 million in Series B funding from…
Indian startup Aule Space enters satellite servicing market
WASHINGTON — An Indian startup is entering the satellite servicing market with plans to develop low-cost spacecraft to extend the lives of…
Crew-11 makes early return from ISS
WASHINGTON — A Crew Dragon spacecraft splashed down off the California coast Jan. 15, bringing back four people from the International Space…
CAS Space conducts first suborbital launch and capsule landing test
HELSINKI — Chinese commercial firm CAS Space launched its first Lihong-1 suborbital flight and recovery test mission, seeing a successful…
Taiwan’s Moonshot: why ‘T-Dome’ needs systems engineering, not just a shopping list
When President John F. Kennedy stood before Congress in May 1961 and declared that the United States would land a man on the moon before the…
ESA’s Comet Interceptor mission moves up launch
WASHINGTON — A delay in one European Space Agency mission is creating an opportunity for an earlier, and more capable, launch for another ESA…
Space operations will become more dynamic this year
From civil science and exploration missions to national security, there are many space activities to look forward to in 2026. There will be at…
NASA pessimistic about odds of recovering MAVEN
WASHINGTON — NASA says it is “very unlikely” the agency will be able to recover a Mars spacecraft that has been out of contact for more than a…
Space sustainability will evolve into a data-driven system
If you stayed in a hotel last night, there’s a good chance you saw that familiar placard in the bathroom: “Help save the planet — hang your…