Space

By Thierry Dubois
Seeing business cases solidifying, manufacturers are striving to keep production costs low.
Satellites

By Robert Wall
Following the appointment of the EU's first Commissioner for Defense and Space, a European Commission official has laid out key areas that Andrius Kubilius will focus on.
Budget, Policy & Regulation

By Robert Wall
European satellite operator Eutelsat has signed a first agreement with Mitsubishi Heavy Industries to use the Japanese company’s new H3 rocket.
Commercial Space

By Garrett Reim
The agency’s first operational satellite deployment will test its innovative bureaucracy.
Satellites

By Vivienne Machi
The service launched the Tactical Surveillance, Reconnaissance and Tracking (TacSRT) pilot program in early 2024.
Satellites

By Irene Klotz
United Launch Alliance (ULA) is targeting Oct. 4 to launch its second Vulcan-Centaur rocket.
Launch Vehicles & Propulsion

By Mark Carreau
James Voss, one of the committee’s 10 members, raised the question about whether another Crew Flight Test (CFT) will be required.
Launch Vehicles & Propulsion

By Mark Carreau
The firm, fixed-price multiple award task order contract becomes effective Oct. 1.
Space Exploration

By Irene Klotz
The FAA is proposing to fine SpaceX $633,009 for allegedly failing to follow its launch license requirements during two Falcon flights from Florida last year.
Launch Vehicles & Propulsion

By Thierry Dubois
A Rocket Lab Electron launcher placed Kineis’ first five satellites into orbit last June.
Satellites

By Robert Wall
The SAR emission detector effort began trying to detect C-band and X-band synthetic aperture signals, says Col. Ludovic Monnerat of the Swiss Armed Forces.
Satellites

By Robert Wall
Novaspace projects 3,470 satellites will be built or launched from 2024 through 2033—up from 560 satellites in the 2014-23 period.
Satellites

By Robert Wall
European Union President Ursula von der Leyen has named Lithuanian Andrius Kubilius to be the bloc’s first Commissioner for Defense and Space.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Robert Wall
The demonstration—Toutatis—will comprise the Lisa-1 space situational awareness satellite and the Splinter LEO action satellite to deal with suspicious activities.
Satellites

By Vivienne Machi
The Space Force’s Commercial Space Office wants commercial options for maneuverable satellites that can operate in geostationary orbit.
Satellites

By Garrett Reim
The company’s philanthropic arm, Google.org, also provided $13 million to the initiative.
Satellites

By Vivienne Machi
The Space Development Agency’s first operational satellites are scheduled to launch early next year due to supply chain issues that prevented a 2024 launch.
Satellites

By Thierry Dubois
Starship, currently in a test phase, is going to change the way space industry players see satellites.
Launch Vehicles & Propulsion

By Robert Wall
Europe is planning to upgrade some of the software on its Ariane 6 heavy rocket to deal with a malfunction during the launcher’s inaugural mission.
Launch Vehicles & Propulsion

By Matthew Fulco
The expanded factory will be the world’s largest high-volume manufacturing facility in its satellite class.
Satellites

By Robert Wall
Arianespace CEO Stephane Israel said after the July inaugural mission, Arianespace plans 10 flights in 2027 and will average nine or 10 flights from then on.
Launch Vehicles & Propulsion

By Thierry Dubois
The prospective situation may be likened to the competition between Apple’s iOS and Google’s Android ecosystems.
Commercial Space

By Irene Klotz
SpaceX’s record-setting Polaris Dawn private spaceflight ended with a splashdown early Sept. 15 off the coast of Florida’s Dry Tortugas in the Gulf of Mexico.
Operations & Safety

By Mark Carreau
NASA astronauts Barry Wilmore and Sunita Williams say they have accepted the challenges of their extended stay on the International Space Station.
Operations & Safety

By Thierry Dubois
The deviation was precisely measured and the 2022 mission was deemed a success.
Space Exploration