Commercial Space

Virgin Galactic has partnered with space infrastructure company Redwire to build research payload lockers for its next-generation Delta-class spaceplane.

ESA has signed an $897 million contract with Thales Alenia Space for the manufacturer to deliver cargo to the lunar surface under ESA’s Argonaut Mission.

The flagship product of the collaboration is Site3D, a 3D point cloud map of the Earth’s surface.

Airbus plans to provide an update on the technical assessment of a major space program when it publishes full-year results next month.

Planet Labs says it has secured a $230 million contract to build Pelican high-resolution satellites for an unnamed customer and announced a data provision deal with the European Space Agency (ESA) to support the Copernicus program.

Sierra Space’s Dream Chaser spaceplane has completed a series of payload integration tests at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida which keep it on track for a planned mission to resupply the International Space Station (ISS) later this year.

A date for a second launch attempt was not set as the scrub was called at 12:54 a.m. EST.

ESA has signed a deal with Thales Alenia Space to build the EnVision spacecraft to explore Venus from its inner core to upper atmosphere, the company said.

Europe aims to resume flying the Ariane 6 heavy-lift rocket on Feb. 26, with the launch set to be the first managed by Arianespace.

Even phantom vessels emit signals that satellites can detect.

The Torrance, California-based company specializes in robotic arms for in-space servicing and lunar rovers.

The startup says its fuel tanks can store cryogenic fuels such as liquid oxygen, methane, and liquid hydrogen in space for multiple years.

The private rocket company said the launch window for NS-29 is due to open at 11 a.m. EST.

Lockheed Martin is preparing to ship its newly completed Lunar Trailblazer spacecraft to Kennedy Space Center for its planned launch next month to map water deposits on the Moon.

France plans to demonstrate a higher-thrust rocket engine roughly on par with SpaceX's Raptor and Blue Origin’s BE-4 to avoid Europe falling further behind.

The effort is intended to reduce risk and cost as well as protect property rights, encourage interoperability and mitigate harmful interference.

The third stage was lost about 3 sec. after ignition, triggering the rocket's self-destruct mechanism.

Satellite maker OHB says it is targeting a jump in bookings as it set a financial target of securing “sustainable” order intake of over €2 billion in 2026.

The world is headed for a period of launcher abundance as the New Glenn expands rocket choice in the heavy-lift segment.

The company created fireworks with its latest Starship flight test—just not the celebratory kind, as rocket debris caused commercial flight diversions.

The company, which specializes in on-orbit servicing, said the latest effort will draw on its Rendezvous and Proximity Operations technology.

Thales Alenia Space and Hispasat have linked up to develop a payload that can enable more secure ways to pass data using quantum key distribution.

In his inaugural address, President Donald Trump called for the U.S. to bring astronauts to the moon and "plant the stars and stripes on the planet Mars."

The rivalry between the U.S. and China in space is set to intensify in 2025 as they increase rocket launches and satellite constellation construction.

Moon dust and other characteristics of the lunar environment are due for closer inspection if two newly launched landers can make it safely to the lunar surface.