Space

NASA will host an aerospace exposition at Kennedy Space Center Nov. 7-8.

Anduril says its first self-funded satellite is now operating on orbit after quietly launching on a rideshare mission last month.

The initial launch of Russia’s first reusable rocket—Amur SPG—is now planned for 2031, half a decade later than when the concept emerged.

Signals intelligence satellite specialist HawkEye 360 plans to launch an angle-of-arrival detection prototype payload next year as it looks to expand and expedite data delivery.

The Pentagon has picked D-Orbit, Firefly Aerospace and Katalyst Space for an initial set of awards as it looks to foster a deorbit-as-a-service (DaaS) industry.

York Space Systems cut its 2026 revenue forecast by a third in an announcement that led investors to slice 17% off its stock price after hours Aug. 13.

Ahead of its planned acquisition by Amazon, Globalstar is preparing for the launch of the first batch of replacement satellites for its mobile voice and data communications network in low Earth orbit.

Blue Origin is turning to outside expertise to jump-start a ground communications and operations network, named Quartz.

As space domain awareness grows in importance, Astranis has introduced a new spacecraft to detect and assess objects in higher orbits.

CesiumAstro, a provider of advanced connectivity solutions for space and defense, has purchased Jariet Technologies, a fabless semiconductor provider for satellite communications

Intuitive Machines projects the launch of its first lunar communications relay satellite in the first quarter of next year, having previously forecast a 2026 mission.

Space company Virgin Galactic powered up systems on the initial Delta-class SpaceShip for the first time on Aug. 12.

Blue Origin’s revamp of Launch Complex-36 at Cape Canaveral SFS will turn the site into a dual-pad design that can support the company’s two planned New Glenn heavy-lift vehicle variants.

NASA and Katalyst Space report the LINK mission spacecraft has re-established attitude control following a software update.

Departing Spacecom chief Gen. Stephen Whiting calls for space fires and counter p-LEO systems as top priorities.

The Space Force awards Impulse Space two additional "Victus Salo" missions under a $27 million contract modification.

Each SkyFall will be equipped with a flexible, fabric-based antenna that extends below the helicopters without interfering with landings or shattering upon impact.

Firefly Aerospace now expects to launch its upgraded Alpha small-lift launch vehicle for the first time in the fourth quarter of 2026, company CEO Jason Kim said Aug. 11.

South Korea's space agency KASA is looking to bolster the country's launch capacity by adding domestic infrastructure and refining approval processes.

AST SpaceMobile aims to deploy its first mid-band satellites early next year. It also now expects to reach a delayed milestone of 45 satellites in orbit.

The U.S. Space Force has awarded Denver-based Voyager Technologies a contract to develop an advanced space-to-space communications capability.

The launch window for Rocket Lab’s initial Neutron test flight this year is “narrowing" but the company is committed to getting the first article on the Wallops Island, Virginia, launchpad by year's end.

Defense technology startup Lyntris is aiming to go public in a listing that could generate $107 million.

Laser communications developer Astrolight plans to demonstrate its technology on an Atmos Space Cargo reentry vehicle.

China suffered the loss of a Long March 7A rocket on launch in a rare setback for the country’s launch operations.