Space

The mission is set to deliver an 8,200-lb. cargo of scientific research and technology activities.

Overseeing the two-week Axiom-4 mission will be former NASA veteran astronaut Peggy Whitson.

Muon Space, an end-to-end space systems provider, has raised $56.7 million in a Series B funding round.

The joint services will become available after 2025.

Technical problems have delayed Northrop Grumman's Cygnus cargo ship from executing the maneuvering burns that will allow it to dock with the ISS.

With the predicted approach of a tropical storm this weekend, NASA and SpaceX could be challenged to launch the 21st Cygnus resupply mission to the ISS.

The Crew Flight Test of the Boeing-built CST-100 Starliner spacecraft has marked its eighth week docked at the International Space Station.

NASA must document efforts to address the greater-than-planned mass of the first two modules for its lunar-orbiting human-tended Gateway, says GAO auditors.

The Pentagon is exploring using commercial launch vehicles for point-to-point delivery by the 2030s.

Northrop Grumman’s 21st NASA contracted International Space Station (ISS) Cygnus resupply mission is planned for an Aug. 3 launch.

Northrop has completed the preliminary design review for over 70 data-transport spacecraft built for Tranche 2 of the SDA proliferated satellite constellation.

Arianespace aims to launch the Sentinel-2C Copernicus satellite on Sept. 3 in what would be the final mission for a Vega rocket before the shift to the Vega C.

Europe is pressing ahead with the second Ariane 6 launch, even as program officials continue to assess an upper-stage glitch during the rocket’s first flight.

To avoid missing out in the race to deploy large LEO constellations, Russia plans to enhance its Gonets system with Fifth Generation Design Bureau.

Northrop Grumman’s Geosynchronous Auxiliary Support Tanker (GAS-T) spacecraft has passed the system requirements review, but the contract with SSC has ended.

Beijing is increasingly relying on companies to strengthen its presence in commercial space.

A decade after Congress began banning Russian rocket engines for U.S. missions, the final national security payload for an Atlas V has lifted off.

Airbus has embarked on a cost-containment effort and a mid-term competitiveness plan as part of its effort to turn around its struggling space business.

Four ISS astronauts have offered insight into areas of forward-looking research and technology development.

Al Yah Satellite Communications reported a drop in revenue for the first half of the year, driven by a payload anomaly on its Thuraya 3 geostationary satcom.

SpaceX ended a two-week grounding of the world’s busiest rocket fleet with a trio of Falcon 9 launches over the weekend, dispatching Starlink satellites into orbit.

This follows the FAA’s decision to permit Falcon 9 launches to resume after a July 11 second-stage launch failure.

The decision follows the recovery of a piece of Dragon debris in Australia in 2022.

The FAA on July 25 said there were no public safety issues associated with the failure of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket two weeks ago, clearing the company to resume flights.

The DSMP satellite fleet has been in service since the early 1960s.