Space

Astrolight plans to demonstrate its new laser communications terminals in space for the first time following the launch of SpaceX’s Transporter-16 mission.

U.S. military space leaders spent the better part of last year debating whether the time was ripe to invest further in in-space servicing and refueling. But going into 2026, the messaging has begun to coalesce around a more positive note.

Spain’s Indra and Italy’s ELT Group have signed a strategic framework for closer collaboration on space and uncrewed aircraft systems.

A look at the four astronauts NASA is preparing to send around the Moon.

After 20 years of development, NASA’s Orion spacecraft will host astronauts for the first time on a flight test around the Moon.

A Senate panel has again passed the Orbital Sustainability Act, which authorizes $150 million in 2026-2030 to remediate Earth orbital debris.

The cover of the February 18, 1974 issue shows Skylab space station and its solar array assembly in a photograph from Rockwell International Apollo Command/service module.

Spanish startup Sateliot has booked a launch with compatriot PLD Space to deploy its first two high-capacity 5G direct-to-device satellites.

AAC Clyde Space says it is moving ahead with plans to expand its Vireon Earth-observation satellite constellation.

Countdown clocks for a second wet dress rehearsal for NASA’s Artemis II mission are expected to begin ticking at 6:40 p.m. EST Feb. 17.

British startup Orbex has made what seems like a last-minute push to generate appetite in its business as it faces closure, releasing previously unseen images of its Prime rocket.

More Ariane Heavy missions loom as Amazon pushes to gets its broadband low-Earth-orbit satellite constellation going.

Aalto, the business spun out of Airbus to provide services from the stratosphere with the Zephyr high-altitude pseudo satellite, will establish a second operational base in Australia.

The U.S. Space Systems Command is looking for companies that could provide refueling services in geostationary orbit to spacecraft configured for such operations.

The head of the European Space Agency has framed Europe’s need to pursue lunar missions in unusually security-focused terms for the civilian organization.

NASA’s Crew-12 mission has docked to the U.S. segment of the ISS, returning the orbital lab’s fulltime population to seven for the first time since Jan. 14.

Axiom Space has announced $350 million in investments to develop a commercial successor to the International Space Station and a new generation of spacesuits.

Safran says it has acquired French resilient PNT specialist Syntony as part of a broader move among to deal with the scourge of GPS jamming and spoofing.

A multinational, four-member replacement team lifted off onboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket Feb. 13 to begin a 34-hr. ride to the International Space Station.

Eutelsat has cancelled the order for the Thales Alenia Space-made Flexsat Americas satellite due to concerns about competition for LEO systems.

“We would be foolish if we didn’t take advantage of commercial space capabilities,” a Space Force official says.

NASA on Feb. 12 selected Long Beach, California-based Vast to conduct its first private astronaut mission aboard the International Space Station.

—Arianespace achieved a double-first with the inaugural flight of the Ariane 64 launcher configuration and satellite deployment.

A United Launch Alliance Vulcan Centaur rocket successfully delivered the next batch of U.S. military satellites to their intended orbits on Feb. 12.

Saudi space technology company SARsatX is laying the groundwork for the launch of the first Saudi-made commercial satellite.