Space

The U.S. House advances a NASA bill to boost Moon, Mars and ISS plans, support lunar bases and extend Hubble’s life, ensuring U.S. space leadership.

The Pentagon's Defense Innovation Unit is seeking commercial solutions within 24 months to deorbit unprepared satellites, aiming to reduce orbital congestion.

Nuclear propulsion for space may be back in favor as the U.S. seeks technology to power vehicles going to Mars and beyond.

The U.S. is aiming to develop a lunar surface reactor by 2030.

The upper stage of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket failed to execute a planned engine burn to deorbit, the company said late Feb. 2.

Rafael is boosting its focus on space while it awaits a decision by the Israeli government about taking the state-owned defense technology specialist public.

Fear of fragmentation grips European space leaders as national initiatives ramp up in parallel with collective programs.

NASA will skip its February launch opportunity to send four astronauts on a flight test around the Moon to review data from a launchpad fueling test that ended early due to a hydrogen leak.

SpaceX has acquired artificial intelligence company xAI, days after the space company disclosed plans for a vast constellation of data center satellites.

NASA on Feb. 2 was nearing the end of a two-day practice launch countdown for the upcoming Artemis II Moon mission, including fueling the SLS rocket.

NASA’s IMAP has begun its two-year primary mission to explore and map the boundaries of the protective bubble called the heliosphere.

CesiumAstro, a startup that produces sat payloads and terminals for advanced and secure comms systems, has closed a $470 million Series C funding round.

NASA’s Perseverance Mars rover has twice successfully demonstrated drives on the red planet planned by artificial intelligence.

Singapore is set to deploy a new constellation of SAR satellites as it builds out its Earth-observation portfolio, including through a partnership with Airbus.

Leonardo has started building the first satellites for a company-funded, multi-sensor low-Earth-orbit constellation, with launches to start next year.

Connectivity provider Gogo is mounting a push to outfit some of the hundreds of C-130s with a new rear hatch to enable in-flight satellite links for special forces and other uses.

Airbus plans to finally deploy the Superbird-9 broadcast and broadband satellite for Japan’s SKY Perfect JSAT next year after multiple delays, Schoellhorn says.

Transcelestial is branching out with its space-based laser links to provide intra-satellite connectivity

SpaceX has shared plans to deploy a vast network of data center satellites in the most ambitious bid yet to shift computer processing capability to space.

Singapore has announced it will establish a national space agency to help underpin its ambitions in the space economy.

Countdown clocks at NASA's Kennedy Space Center began ticking down toward a simulated launch of the Artemis II Moon mission.

Axiom Space has been selected by NASA for a fifth private astronaut mission to the International Space Station (ISS), the company announced Jan. 30.

Blue Origin said it will stop flying its New Shepard suborbital vehicles for at least two years so it can focus company resources on supporting Moon exploration initiatives, including NASA’s Artemis program.

NASA is flexing plans to restore the International Space Station (ISS) to its usual seven crewmembers.

ArianeGroup is accelerating the production of strap-on boosters to ramp up the launch cadence of the two-booster Ariane 62 and four-booster Ariane 64 versions.