Space

By Guy Norris
Colorado-based rocket engine developer Ursa Major is entering a new growth phase.
Launch Vehicles & Propulsion

By Chen Chuanren
China’s Space Pioneer completed the first-stage engine test of its Tianlong-3 rocket on Sept. 15.
Launch Vehicles & Propulsion

By Robert Wall
HawkEye 360 is gearing up to start deploying a new generation of its electronic intelligence spacecraft that should slash production costs.
Satellites

By Thierry Dubois
Latitude’s Zephyr microlauncher will fly at the end of next year, a one-year delay from its earlier schedule, commercial director Adeline Pitrois said Sept. 17.
Commercial Space

By Robert Wall
The ESA is poised to ask member states to back the European sovereign satellite communications IRIS² program with €600 million in the next funding cycle.
Satellites

By Robert Wall
Atmos Space Cargo is expanding its focus on the defense market, floating the idea of using its capsule to allow military users to rapidly deploy missiles from space.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Robert Wall
SpaceX is in talks with countries to give them sovereign satellite communications capabilities, says Gwynne Shotwell, the company’s president.
Satellites

By Irene Klotz
NASA and Northrop Grumman are revising the flight plan for the Cygnus XL cargo ship to rendezvous with International Space Station.
Space Exploration

By Robert Wall
The United Arab Emirates’ Space42 and Viasat are hoping to attract partners in their new direct-to-device global low Earth orbit satellite service venture, Equatys.
Commercial Space

By Garrett Reim
Communications satellite operator SES has partnered with startup K2 Space to explore designing next-generation medium Earth orbit (MEO) satellites.
Satellites

By Mark Carreau
Solar activity—thought to rise and fall over 11 year cycles—has been on an incline since 2008, a NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL)-led study says.
Space Exploration

By Robert Wall
SpaceX is looking to fly the first of a new iteration of its Starship launch system late this year or early next year.
Space Exploration

By Irene Klotz
Earlier this summer Maxar posted an image of a Chinese satellite taken by one of its WorldView Legion satellites in low Earth orbit.
Satellites

By Thierry Dubois
As Ariane 64, the heavy-lift version of the Ariane 6, is nearing the end of its development, it will represent about half of next year’s launches.
Launch Vehicles & Propulsion

By Robert Wall
Airbus and the French space agency CNES have agreed to extend the life of the two-satellite Pléiades constellation for another two years.
Satellites

By Robert Wall
Germany and Spain are among the countries looking to move quickly to get counterspace systems into orbit.
Satellites

By Thierry Dubois
Arianespace is speaking with other players, essentially startups, in the launch service industry to create a broader offering, the company's CEO says.
Commercial Space

By Robert Wall
Redwire will serve as the prime contractor on the European Space Agency’s Skimsat program, swapping roles with mission partner Thales Alenia Space.
Satellites

By Robert Wall
Germany is drafting a new military space architecture that will help shape the country's development plans, says the head of the German Space Command.
Budget, Policy & Regulation

By Robert Wall
The defense market will become the biggest growth driver for the space-based remote sensing industry, Novaspace analysts estimate.
Sensors & Electronic Warfare

By Mark Carreau
Bastion Technologies Inc. has been awarded a $400 million contract by NASA to provide safety and mission assurance for Marshall Space Flight Center.
Budget, Policy & Regulation

By Garrett Reim
Laser company Cailabs has raised €57 million in additional financing and plans to test space-to-Earth optical communications with satellite operator SES.
Satellites

By Thierry Dubois
Telesat’s in-development LightSpeed constellation could meet the EU’s needs until the IRIS² communication satellites are in orbit.
Satellites

By Robert Wall
The United Arab Emirates’ Space42 and Viasat have agreed to jointly pursue direct-to-device global satellite services.
Satellites

By Thierry Dubois
Launch service operator Arianespace will loft another two Ariane 6s this year.
Launch Vehicles & Propulsion