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By Garrett Reim
Voyager Technologies plans to test aboard the International Space Station this spring a new method for growing crystals.
Space Exploration

By Tony Osborne
The Global Combat Air Program continues to make quiet progress despite appearing to be in contract limbo.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Robert Wall
MaiaSpace has signed an accord with Eutelsat to be a key partner in deploying the sat service provider’s next wave of 440 OneWeb broadband sats.
Satellites

By Helen Massy-Beresford
European airlines are adjusting their routings and operations, following a brief airspace closure in Iran and concerns over possible U.S. military action.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Robert Wall
NASA head Isaacman met with SpaceX and Blue Origin officials to get a better sense of how to speed up the timelines around efforts to return to the Moon.
Space Exploration

By Tony Osborne
Ghana has placed an order for four new utility and VIP helicopters from Airbus.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Robert Wall
Planet Labs is trying to get a new satellite production facility in Germany operational before year-end, though timing is somewhat linked to securing approvals.
Satellites

By Mark Carreau
NASA completed the early return of International Space Station astronauts when the SpaceX Crew-11 Dragon Endeavour capsule splashed down Jan. 15 in the Pacific Ocean off the San Diego coast.
Operations & Safety

By Sean Broderick
The part that failed and triggered the engine separation at the heart of the Nov. 4, 2025, crash of a UPS MD-11 was flagged for inspections by Boeing in 2011.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

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By Mark Carreau
NASA’s SpaceX Crew-11 Dragon Endeavour capsule undocked from the International Space Station on Jan. 14 for a scheduled Jan. 15 splashdown and recovery.
Space Exploration

By Vivienne Machi
The National Reconnaissance Office expects to launch its first mission of the year as early as Jan. 16, the office said Jan.14.
Satellites

By Steve Trimble
The U.S. military is opening a second acquisition track for affordable and mass-producible missiles.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Brian Everstine
The U.S. Navy wants to develop a new, compact air-to-air missile using emerging highly loaded grain solid rocket motor energetics.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Irene Klotz
Nearly nine months after the Trump administration released its fiscal 2026 budget proposal to slash NASA funding by 24%, Congress is poised to reject the cuts.
Budget, Policy & Regulation

By Matthew Fulco
SkyFi, a space startup that specializes in satellite imagery and analytics, raised $12.7 million in an oversubscribed Series A funding round.
Commercial Space

By Garrett Reim
Boeing and startup Salient Motion plan to attempt to certify modular actuators for commercial airliners.
Emerging Technologies

By Tony Osborne
Denmark is increasing its military activity in Greenland and may send combat aircraft there amid the U.S. government’s interest in acquiring the island.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Thierry Dubois
CNES is transforming the Guiana Space Center (known as CSG, under its French acronym) into a hub where multiple operators offer launch services.
Launch Vehicles & Propulsion

By Craig Caffrey
Divergent regional trends in global defense spending are a further reminder that this defense market boom is different from those seen in recent decades.
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By Thierry Dubois
France has yet to find a ride to space for its twin-nanosatellite “Yoda” demonstration program for geostationary patrol against potential unfriendly spacecraft.
Satellites

By Tony Osborne
NH90 crews from France and Spain will be the first to benefit from an upgraded helmet-mounted sight that will also unlock planned upgrades for the rotorcraft.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Robert Wall
Airbus plans to test a software-defined satellite to underpin efforts to develop non-terrestrial 5G connectivity infrastructure.
Satellites

By Robert Wall
Open Cosmos received Ka-band spectrum rights through Liechtenstein as the European space tech company prepares to deploy an LEO broadband satellite system.
Satellites