Commercial Space

By Vivienne Machi
The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) has awarded Vantor—formerly Maxar Intelligence—a new contract to surveil high-interest objects in space.
Satellites

By Graham Warwick
UK space propulsion company Pulsar Fusion has conducted the first test of a prototype exhaust system for a nuclear fusion rocket engine.
Launch Vehicles & Propulsion

By Vivienne Machi
Trump administration proposes streamlined OSC payload certification for novel space activities like debris removal and asteroid mining to boost commercial innovation.
Commercial Space

By Robert Wall
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries is starting to focus on a returning its H3 heavy launch vehicle to the pad.
Launch Vehicles & Propulsion

By Robert Wall
Spire Global says it has demonstrated single-satellite radio-frequency geolocation.
Satellites

Aviation Week Staff
Russia started deployment of its first national low-orbit satellite internet constellation similar to Starlink or Oneweb.
Satellites

By Robert Wall
The company, which has 33 satellites in space, aims to deploy 107 more through this year and next.
Satellites

By Vivienne Machi
Two space startups want to make on-orbit debris removal as seamless as street sweeping.
Commercial Space

By Vivienne Machi
Satellite bus builder Apex has signed a contract with Tokyo-based technology company NEC Corp. to support an on-orbit laser link demo launching in 2027.
Satellites

By Robert Wall
OHB has booked a €248 million ($285 million) contract for 20 Eumetsat Polar System-Sterna (EPS-Sterna) microsatellites.
Satellites

By Michael Bruno
SpaceX has bought Maryland-based Hexagon Masterworks Inc.
Commercial Space

Aviation Week Staff
Russian users from Kaliningrad to Siberia lost signals of their satellite television on March 4 after the Ekspress-AT1 broadcasting satellite went offline.
Satellites

By Vivienne Machi
Firefly Aerospace launched its Alpha rocket for the first time in nearly one year on March 11.
Launch Vehicles & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
Aalto, a company spun out of Airbus to fly the Zephyr HAPS, is to work with Indonesian telecoms provider Telkomsel to address coverage issues.
Satellites

By Michael Bruno
Phantom Space, a would-be small rocket launch provider, has bought key assets and intellectual property from Vector Launch, another would-be provider.
Launch Vehicles & Propulsion

By Robert Wall
BlackSky has cut some near-term constellation expansion plans for its new Gen-3 imagery satellite deployments.
Satellites

By Vivienne Machi
The Space Development Agency has awarded AST SpaceMobile a $30 million contract to demonstrate tactical satcom capabilities using commercial spacecraft.
Satellites

By Brian Everstine
In a surprise leadership change, Ursa Major has named Chris Spagnoletti as the company’s CEO effective immediately.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
Spain’s Indra and Italy’s ELT Group have signed a strategic framework for closer collaboration on space and uncrewed aircraft systems.
Operations & Safety

Aviation Week Staff
Saudi space technology company SARsatX is laying the groundwork for the launch of the first Saudi-made commercial satellite.
Commercial Space

Aviation Week Staff
Russia’s first commercial space launch of 2026 was also the last for the Proton-M variant with DM-03 booster.
Launch Vehicles & Propulsion

By Vivienne Machi
Commercial space startup Momentus and NASA will partner on an in-space servicing mission in low Earth orbit.
Satellites

By Matthew Fulco
CesiumAstro, a startup that produces sat payloads and terminals for advanced and secure comms systems, has closed a $470 million Series C funding round.
Satellites

By Robert Wall
Transcelestial is branching out with its space-based laser links to provide intra-satellite connectivity
Satellites

By Michael Bruno
Eutelsat announced late Jan. 29 that the previously proposed sale of its ground segment to investor EQT Infrastructure VI will not occur.
Satellites