Space

NASA’s next SpaceX Crew Dragon mission to the International Space Station will deliver four crewmembers for a long-duration mission.

The MBDA-led team leading one of two European hypersonic interceptor efforts is poised to settle on its preferred configuration within weeks.

The U.S. Space Force may finally be getting serious about highly maneuverable spacecraft, as satellite builders debut new platforms.

The Blue Origin New Glenn’s AST SpaceMobile deployment mishap has ramifications beyond the satellite services provider.

After the success of Artemis II, Lockheed Martin proposes an upgraded Orion for NASA’s commercial deep-space needs and fast-tracks the next three vehicles.

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The country of Jordan has become the 63rd nation to sign NASA’s Artemis Accords.

NASA’s Planetary Defense Coordination Office says 40,155 near-Earth objects of all sizes have now been discovered and tracked.

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has authorized AST SpaceMobile to launch and operate its planned 248-satellite constellation.

The U.S. Space Force has awarded its first prototype contracts in support of the Kronos program.

More than 40 companies have expressed interest in elements of the Aerospace Corp.-developed DiskSat flat satellite platform.

NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman defended sweeping changes to the Artemis program before U.S. lawmakers April 22.

The European Space Agency and its military counterpart the European Defense Agency have agreed to study how to boost Earth observation for security purposes.

The Canadian government is pressing forward with its push to build up a national space launch capacity by proposing legislation aimed at fostering a sovereign capability in this field.

Dassault Aviation’s Vortex spaceplane demonstrator will use Arkadia Space-made thrusters for in-orbit maneuvering, the supplier said.

A young space domain awareness company founded by a former French Space Command leader is ready to provide commercial data to customers as it brings its first radar online and expands into the U.S.

German startup ATMOS Space Cargo is formalizing its pursuit of defense space-logistics business.

NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope is ready to depart Goddard Space Flight Center in Maryland for launch from Kennedy Space Center as soon as September.

One of the U.S. Space Force’s main acquisition offices could soon undergo a significant revamp.

SpaceX and the U.S. Space Force launched the 10th GPS III satellite on a Falcon 9 rocket on April 21 from Cape Canaveral SFS.

Lockheed Martin is speeding up work to complete the next three Orion spacecraft for NASA’s restructured Artemis lunar program.

Blue Origin says initial data suggests one of two BE-3U upper-stage engines did not deliver sufficient thrust to dispatch the AST SpaceMobile BlueBird 7 satellite to its intended orbit.

Europe leans into climate science with new missions as U.S. turns away from such projects.

Listen in as our editors discuss the buzz over Artemis II, the push for multiyear milspace predicaments and the return of nuclear reactors.

NASA has overreached in its industry-partnered efforts to develop new generations of astronaut spacesuits, an agency IG report says