Commercial Space

By Robert Wall
K2 Space says it expects to see at least 36 satellites being built in 2028 as the company scales up its production plans.
Satellites

By Garrett Reim
Bellatrix Aerospace plans to demonstrate an air-breathing very low Earth orbit (VLEO) spacecraft in 2028.
Commercial Space

By Vivienne Machi
The U.S. Space Force’s plans to procure new commercially derived satellite communications (satcom) spacecraft and services have been extended.
Satellites

By Robert Wall
South Korea’s Satrec Initiative is looking at expanding its ambitions to deploy Earth imaging satellites based on strong demand for services from its SpaceEye-T spacecraft.
Satellites

By Robert Wall
Italian space company Sitael has spelled out growth plans to more than triple sales through 2031 on the growing spending in Europe on the domain.
Commercial Space

By Robert Wall
The European Union is projecting a more than doubling of the global Earth observation data and services market by 2034.
Satellites

By Garrett Reim
Are the trillions of investment pouring into artificial intelligence a speculative bubble? Are orbiting data centers the frothy peak of that financial hubris?
Commercial Space

By Garrett Reim
Startup Star Catcher Industries plans to demonstrate orbital optical power beam before the end of the year.
Satellites

By Garrett Reim
Cowboy Space says it plans to build launch vehicles and orbiting data centers for artificial intelligence.
Satellites

By Garrett Reim
Rocket Lab has signed an agreement to buy Motiv Space Systems, a specialist in planetary robotics and solar array motors, for $40 million in cash.
Space Exploration

By Garrett Reim
Swissto12 is to add an unfurling antenna reflector to a satellite in geostationary Earth orbit that it plans to use to broadcast directly to mobile devices.
Space Exploration

By Robert Wall
Spire Global has opened its satellite manufacturing facility in Munich.
Satellites

By Mark Carreau
ExLabs is preparing a mission called ApophisEX to rendezvous with the asteroid Apophis that is predicted to make a close approach to Earth in 2029.
Commercial Space

By Robert Wall
Voyager Technologies CEO Dylan Taylor won’t rule out pursuing the Starlab commercial low-Earth-orbit space station without NASA backing.
Commercial Space

By Robert Wall
Momentus says recent efforts to strengthen its balance sheet have given it sufficient liquidity to sustain operations for 12 months.
Commercial Space

By Garrett Reim
Capella Space has commercially debuted its Interferometric Synthetic Aperture Radar (InSAR) service.
Satellites

By Vivienne Machi
The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency has awarded Vantor a $70 million follow-on contract for the NGA's primary commercial platform for geospatial intel.
Satellites

By Guy Norris
More than 40 companies have expressed interest in elements of the Aerospace Corp.-developed DiskSat flat satellite platform.
Satellites

By Irene Klotz
Rocket Lab on April 14 added a high-performance, Hall-effect satellite thruster to its growing catalog of space technologies and flight services.
Satellites

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