Space

Thales Alenia Space will build Italy's next-generation Prisma hyperspectral Earth observation satellite for launch in 2031.

Ispace selected Japan's H3 rocket to launch its Mission 3 Ultra lunar lander in 2028.

The Chinese military has confirmed that its Yingji-20 (YJ-20) hypersonic anti-ship ballistic missile is compatible with the Type 052D guided-missile destroyer.

Shreya Chandra is a 2026 20 Twenties winner and an undergraduate student at the University of California, Davis, pursuing dual degrees in Aerospace Science and Engineering and Mechanical Engineering. Her pioneering work focuses on advancing human exploration systems.

The solar-powered X721 Heliblade high-altitude pseudo satellite (HAPS) has completed its first flight in France.

IBM will acquire HRL Laboratories to expand its quantum computing capabilities and long-term advanced technology research.

Katalyst's LINK servicing spacecraft suffered attitude-control problems, delaying NASA's planned Swift Observatory reboost mission.

Rocket Factory Augsburg delayed RFA One hotfire testing after discovering unspecified issues during launch pad preparations.

With the launch of Northrop Grumman’s Mission Robotic Vehicle, in-space servicing finally appears to be on the brink of a breakout moment.

Amazon has requested FCC approval for a 5,105-satellite D2D constellation to provide direct-to-device connectivity, with service expected to start in 2028.

Roboze has received Airbus' qualification for its Argo 500 Hyperspeed production system and Ultem 9085 filament, the Italy-based company announced.

The specialist in space nuclear micropower is demontrating how cubesats could one day be powered with radioisotopes.

Russia’s Soyuz MS-28 crew capsule departed the International Space Station (ISS) for a safe parachute-assisted descent into remote Kazakhstan early July 26, ending an eight-month mission for two Russian cosmonauts and a NASA astronaut.

SpaceX conducted a successful, full-duration flight test of its Starship-Super Heavy launch system on July 24.

Blue Origin is shifting hot-fire testing of its New Glenn upper stage engines to NASA’s Stennis Space Center in Mississippi.

FAA's proposed supersonic rule could expand overland testing, benefiting Starfighters Space and future high-speed aircraft.

Germany is exploring a military launch site to strengthen sovereign, resilient and responsive space launch capabilities.

Ispace says it has secured European Space Agency backing for its Magpie lunar ice exploration rover.

Most of NASA’s ambitious agenda for developing space exploration missions has not experienced cost overruns or schedule delays, an annual GAO report says.

The U.S. Department of the Interior is requesting information about potentially repurposing decommissioned oil rigs and other ocean assets to support burgeoning demand for launch infrastructure.

NASA is developing a sustainable human moon base with an evolving architecture likely to look different than currently perceived to address technical and scientific challenges.

NASA joined the White House's Genesis Mission to accelerate AI-driven scientific research, engineering and space operations.

With lunar landings and future human missions to Mars as its goal, NASA and the U.S. space community should have a hard think about how they assess risk.

Innospace delayed the Hanbit-Nano return-to-flight launch to November following last year's launch failure investigation.

Pioneering astronaut Eileen Collins pays tribute to a pioneering aviator who opened the door for female flyers.