Commercial Space

Thales Alenia Space says it has secured a contract from the Italian Space Agency to design a lunar outpost for launch in 2033.

Space startup iRocket will go public via a $400 million merger with a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) backed by former U.S. Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross.

Dealing with defunct satellites can cost constellation operators serious money, especially if a broken satellite starts getting in the way of other spacecraft in its orbital shell.

Thales CEO Patrice Caine says the outcome of talks with Leonardo and Airbus to merge some satellite operations is uncertain.

As components decrease in size, more capability can be packed into small spacecraft.

A U.S.-based team seeking to make history by soaring a specially designed glider to a record height of 90,000 ft. is soliciting donations and volunteers.

Those taking part in NASA’s upcoming Crew-11 mission to the International Space Station (ISS) are preparing to adjust as necessary to a dynamic period.

The EU is pouring billions into sovereign satellite constellations.

The e-commerce giant has multiple advantages over competitors when it comes to building out a satellite internet network.

X-Bow Systems will become a new, independent supplier of solid rocket motors and other services to Lockheed Martin.

There are more options for launch services, but nothing beats owning the rocket fleet.

Solestial plans to demonstrate a two-week production sprint to manufacture 1 kW of spacecraft solar cells and modules.

SpaceX sent another Falcon 9 rocket into orbit to deliver 24 members of Amazon’s fledgling Kuiper constellation.

SpaceX’s development and manufacturing practices upended the space industry.

Sierra Space has been selected by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries to provide spacecraft docking mechanisms for future JAXA missions to the ISS.

Ax-4, Axiom Space's fourth private astronaut mission, departed the International Space Station early July 14, ending an 18-day stay.

Europe is ramping up efforts to field its next-generation rocket engines as it seeks higher thrust and more efficient propulsion systems.

South Korea's Innospace says it has taken another step toward the inaugural launch of its Hanbit-Nano rocket by the year's end.

MDA Space says it demonstrated a Ka-band direct radiating array using direct sampling.

The pace of in-space servicing missions is picking up, with at least nine endeavors planned over the next 18 months.

NASA has issued a request for proposals to establish joint government and commercial communications and navigation around the Earth, Moon and Mars.

The UK Space Agency plans to perform a space debris removal demo and has kicked off the search for a domestic vendor for the mission.

Thales Alenia Space says that the French government has appointed the Franco-Italian joint venture to lead development of a laser communications system in GEO.

AAC Clyde Space wants to double the size of its Vireon Earth-observation constellation and lure more European military space business, the Swedish company says.

Finland says it will acquire synthetic aperture radar satellites from Iceye, continuing the steady drumbeat of European countries buying into that capability.