Space

By Robert Wall
Poland is buying four microsatellites as it looks to build out its space-based reconnaissance capabilities, with the constellation set to be deployed in 2027.
Satellites

By Robert Wall
It is not quite Starlink, but Europe aims to have its own commercial satellite communication mega-ish constellation ready starting in 2030.
Satellites

By Graham Warwick
Trump 2.0’s agenda will test the international bonds and boundaries that have shaped the aerospace industry.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Graham Warwick
Major events in aerospace and defense during 2024.
Aerospace

By Irene Klotz
The nomination of entrepreneur and private astronaut Jared Isaacman to lead NASA may prove to be a turning point.
Budget, Policy & Regulation

By Irene Klotz
The return of U.S. astronauts to the Moon won’t happen until at least mid-2027, says NASA.
Budget, Policy & Regulation

By Vivienne Machi
The Pentagon’s five-year-old space agency will face its biggest test when it launches its first operational spacecraft in the spring of 2025.
Satellites

By Robert Wall
A look at which trends are gaining and losing popularity in the space sector.
Satellites

By Mark Carreau
Alexey Ovchinin and Ivan Vagnerts began the spacewalk with the installation of the All Sky Monitor.
Space Exploration

By Vivienne Machi
Donald Trump is reentering the White House as the U.S. faces an expanded threat environment in the space domain.
Budget, Policy & Regulation

By Irene Klotz
Like Axiom, Vast has hired SpaceX for PAM crew ferry flights and training.
Space Exploration

By Garrett Reim
The “Gravitas” mission is funded via a mixture of private capital and government funds.
Satellites

By Matthew Fulco
Taiwan is eyeing the use of satellites in medium and low Earth orbit to preserve communication services in the event of a conflict with China.
Satellites

By Tony Osborne
The aircraft achieved a 24-hr. flight from New Mexico’s Spaceport America in October.
Satellites

By Robert Wall
The Finnish defense administration will develop the new strategy while also trying to identify how space impacts other parts of the defense system.
Budget, Policy & Regulation

By Robert Wall
The European Space Agency (ESA) has signed €350 million ($363 million) in contracts with Avio to further evolve the Vega launcher family.
Launch Vehicles & Propulsion

By Thierry Dubois
Stephane Israel is stepping down as Arianespace CEO and member of ArianeGroup's executive committee on Dec. 31, to be succeeded by David Cavailloles.
Commercial Space

By Vivienne Machi
The seventh and eighth O3b mPOWER satellites were launched by a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket at 5:26 p.m. EST from Kennedy Space Center, Florida.
Satellites

By Irene Klotz
Nelson, who was appointed by President Joe Biden to head NASA in 2021, will be leaving the agency on Jan. 20.
Budget, Policy & Regulation

By Irene Klotz
The funding cut will mean that NASA will have to reallocate $180 million from its current space operations budget.
Budget, Policy & Regulation

By Vivienne Machi
The service is teeing up 2025 as the year of space domain awareness as threats from China loom.
Budget, Policy & Regulation

By Tony Osborne
The FMV says the first step is an order placed with the Swedish Space Corporation.
Satellites

By Mark Carreau
The fixed-price contract listed a maximum value of $140 million over a five-year base period with an additional two-year option.
Space Exploration

By Robert Wall
The pace of growth is down slightly from the 11% seen between 2022 and 2023.
Budget, Policy & Regulation

By Guy Norris
The 777-200ER was acquired in 2022 to replace a long-serving DC-8-72, which was retired in May after nearly 40 years with NASA.
Space Exploration