Satellites

By Robert Wall
China’s recent deployment of nine satellites occurred dangerously close to a Starlink satellite, SpaceX's vice president of Starlink engineering said.
Operations & Safety

By Vivienne Machi
The U.S. Space Force recently took delivery of the first production unit for the Meadowlands Counter Communications System.
Satellites

By Garrett Reim
DARPA has granted BAE Systems a contract for its Oversight program to make software that allows new military sats to track up to 1,000 targets on the ground.
Satellites

By Michael Bruno
Startup sat maker K2 Space said it raised $250 million in Series C venture capital fund raising ahead of the planned March 2026 launch of its Gravitas demo.
Satellites

By Robert Wall
Planet expects to deliver a full-year adjusted operating profit even as it boosts investments in manufacturing capacity and spacecraft.
Satellites

By Vivienne Machi
The U.S. Space Force’s first self-described space control platform has been approved for potential export to select allies and partners.
Satellites

By Garrett Reim
Overview Energy, a startup trying to develop a space-based solar power system, plans to demonstrate its technology from a satellite in low Earth orbit in 2028.
Satellites

By Vivienne Machi
The ability to refuel satellites in orbit will be crucial to future U.S. military space operations, but the Pentagon needs more testbeds.
Satellites

By Robert Wall
Norway’s Kongsberg is joining forces with Germany's Helsing and Hensoldt to develop a surveillance satellite constellation before the end of the decade.
Satellites

By Vivienne Machi
Canada is partnering with Telesat Corp. and MDA Space to design, develop and deliver a new military satcom capability to support Arctic operations.
Satellites

By Vivienne Machi
Muon Space will harness its multispectral imaging payload for the Space Development Agency’s missile warning/missile tracking constellation.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Irene Klotz
The 18-ft.-dia. fairing, which opens and closes like a clamshell, is now en route to Neutron’s launch site on Wallops Island, Virginia.
Launch Vehicles & Propulsion

By Robert Wall
Europe expects to declare the Galileo Public Regulated Service (PRS) operational in 2026, missing a goal for the signal to be declared ready before the end of this year.
Satellites

By Robert Wall
AST SpaceMobile says it is targeting up to 13 launches next year to build out its satellite communications constellation.
Commercial Space

By Vivienne Machi
The U.S. Space Force will not award a second contract to build a future missile warning and tracking constellation in medium Earth orbit until fiscal 2027.
Satellites

By Matthew Fulco
The companies will integrate Spacesail's low-Earth orbit (LEO) connectivity into Airbus' High Bandwidth Connectivity (HBC)-plus.
Connected Aerospace

By Robert Wall
A sense of urgency led member states to fuel ESA with record funding.
Budget, Policy & Regulation

By Vivienne Machi
The National Reconnaissance Office is continuing to build out its proliferated satellite constellation.
Satellites

By Garrett Reim
I2CAT, a R&D center in Spain, launched a testbed satellite that will be used for experiments to further advance 6G satellite network technologies.
Satellites

By Robert Wall
Iceye says it has finalized a contract with Portugal to provide the country’s air force with a synthetic aperture radar (SAR) satellite.
Satellites

By Mark Carreau
All eight of the International Space Station’s docking and berthing ports have parked crew and resupply spacecraft—a first.
Operations & Safety

By Garrett Reim
Reditus Space plans to launch its ENOS reusable spacecraft in the summer of 2026, with biotech, pharmaceutical and advanced materials payloads.
Commercial Space

By Robert Wall
Europe is ending its meeting to set the European Space Agency’s 2026-28 funding framework with a record commitment of €22.1 billion—and a sense of urgency.
Budget, Policy & Regulation

By Robert Wall
French satellite-making startup U-Space has tasked MaiaSpace with launching the Toutatis demonstration due in 2027.
Launch Vehicles & Propulsion

By Robert Wall
ESA will keep the window open for member states to sign on to a new security-focused Earth-observation program for a year.
Budget, Policy & Regulation