Commercial Space

Voyager Technologies disclosed the purchase of Astrobotic Technology to burnish its lunar exploration capabilities.

As rocket launches become more routine, air traffic integration is becoming more critical.

Editors discuss SpaceX's pitch for what will be the biggest IPO ever and what it could mean for the company.

Japanese startup AstroX and the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency plan to demo an attitude control system for a rocket suspended from a high-altitude balloon.

Initial visual inspections indicate a second booster and upper stage in a processing hangar at SLC-36 were unaffected by the Blue Origin New Glenn explosion.

The FAA has determined a pair of demonstration missions of a SpaceX-proposed small reentry capsule in the Pacific Ocean poses no significant environmental issues.

Northrop Grumman has enlisted satellite bus manufacturer Apex to support its space-based interceptor contract with the U.S. Space Force.

PLD Space will spend €35 million at the European spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana, and Venturi Space announced plans to develop more space vehicles.

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

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

SpaceX is pitching to investors in its quest for out-of-this-world valuation.

After a seven-month hiatus, SpaceX has unveiled the next-generation Starship.

The cloud-based software is intended to allow space tech developers to test interoperability before flight.

A Blue Origin New Glenn rocket exploded on its launchpad during a static test fire May 28 ahead of the company's fourth orbital flight.

Italy’s Sitael Sets Space Growth Targets

Virgin Galactic has returned its first-generation SpaceShipTwo vehicle Unity to flight for pilot and ground team training.

Kepler Communications is set to begin commercial service of its in-orbit optical communications network next month, says Beau Jarvis, chief revenue officer for the company.

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.

Artificial intelligence’s trillion-dollar question: When the bubble bursts, what lasting value will remain?

Hermeus achieves first U.S. private supersonic flight with Quarterhorse demonstrator reaching Mach 1.21.

SpaceX completed a full suborbital flight of the latest version of its Starship-Super Heavy launch vehicle on May 22, achieving several key milestones despite losing the first-stage booster.

Blue Origin says the FAA has approved its report following the mishap with the New Glenn NG-3 mission that led to the loss of an AST SpaceMobile satellite.

SpaceX has scrubbed a May 21 attempt to fly the newest version of its Starship-Super Heavy launch vehicle, with the goal of re-attempting the rocket’s 12th test flight on May 22.

SpaceX bets on vertical integration and Starship's high launch cadence to enable orbital AI data centers and Mars colonization.

SpaceX has disclosed financial details ahead of the aerospace industry’s most anticipated public offering, including a $5 billion net loss in 2025 on $18.7 billion in sales.