Space

The SDA and FAA are close to resolving an ongoing limitation on transmitting Link 16 data from space over the continental U.S., the acting director says.

NASA has selected 10 candidates from more than 8,000 applicants to begin two years of primary astronaut training.

NASA has awarded Blue Origin a task order worth up to $190 million to deliver its Volatiles Investigating Polar Exploration Rover to the Moon's surface.

The U.S. Space Force on Sept. 18 released a request for prototype proposals for space-based interceptors, with responses due Oct. 2.

The U.S. is “pushing hard” to maintain control in the space domain, Air Force Secretary Troy Meink said Sept. 22.

SpaceX launched the National Reconnaissance Office’s latest mission to build out its proliferated satellite architecture in low Earth orbit.

Voyager Technologies, which focuses on space tech and defense, has become the latest company to turn to an acquisition to bolster its optical comms credentials.

NASA is joining forces with the NOAA to establish capabilities to monitor and forecast radiation hazards associated with rising solar activity.

As demand for satellites and accompanying launches continues to grow, the supply chain in the space industry is having a hard time keeping up.

Seven federal lawmakers have reintroduced bipartisan legislation to encourage the development of commercial spaceports.

On-orbit service provider Arkisys has been selected by NASA to sustain and maintain the agency’s free-flying Astrobee robotic system on the ISS.

Collins Aerospace has conducted an inflight demo of a new hybrid satellite communication phased array antenna.

Anduril Industries and Impulse Space plan to conduct a high-precision rendezvous and proximity operations (RPO) mission in 2026, the companies announced Sept. 16.

Determining whether the sample contains evidence of past life cannot be answered until it is brought to Earth for analysis.

AFK Sistema subsidiary Sputnix will design the spacecraft and Roscosmos will provide launch services.

Greece's €130 million ($152 million) program includes €60 million for seven optical satellites.

South Korean rocket provider Innospace says it has signed an agreement to conduct two satellite launches for Media Broadcast Satellite.

Space Norway and Airbus’ SSTL have signed an agreement to jointly pursue business for a new synthetic aperture radar satellite the companies are co-developing.

The Taiwan Space Agency is moving ahead with its first domestically developed communications satellite program.

UK Space Command and U.S. Space Command have conducted the two nations’ first joint military operation in space.

The resupply capsule’s delayed rendezvous was due to the premature cutoff of the third and fifth post-launch orbital altitude raising maneuvers early Sept. 16.

Capella Space parent IonQ has signed an agreement with the U.S. Department of Energy to work on developing and deploying quantum technologies in space.

True Anomaly next year aims to achieve key milestones to underpin the defense space startup’s growth strategy, including the first demonstration of its Jackal spacecraft in geosynchronous orbit.

The French Vortex spaceplane demonstrator program will aim to validate heat shield technology and different control capabilities once it takes flight.

The Trump administration’s proposal to reduce NASA’s budget by 24% has so far met a solid rebuke in Congress.