Space

The ERS initiative to build up the region’s autonomy in key security-related areas could see its first space launches take place in 2028.

Paris has given Thales the nod to provide the next-generation, ground-based Aurore space surveillance radar to track spacecraft and debris in low Earth orbit.

Luminary Cloud partnered with Northrop Grumman to accelerate the design and development of rocket nozzles and thrusters for spacecraft from years to months.

With ambitions to become the “LAX of spaceports,” Vandenberg SFB is preparing for a new launch era.

Voyager Technologies has acquired ExoTerra Resources, a Hall-effect propulsion developer, for an undisclosed amount.

An MBDA-led team working on the development of a hypersonic interceptor missile has downselected two of the most promising concepts.

Space will be in the spotlight at Dubai Airshow 2025 with its largest-ever Space Pavilion, organised in partnership with the UAE Space Agency.

JAXA's launch of the new HII Transfer Vehicle-X ends a 5 1/2-year hiatus for its cargo deliveries to the International Space Station.

Astrobotic is progressing on multiple fronts in preparation for its Griffin-1 commercial lunar lander’s inaugural mission in 2026.

France and Germany have committed to field a space-based missile warning system by 2030, seeking to plug Europe's capability gap.

Trump’s Golden Dome is driving calls for a new layer in the Pentagon’s future on-orbit architecture.

The Japanese space junk removal startup finds its technology has coveted military applications.

Space Quarters has raised a $5 million seed round that it says will help fund demonstrations of its robotic welding technology in orbit and on the Moon.

The European Space Agency has dropped the Truths mission from its €22 billion ($25.5 billion) planned submission to member ministers.

Iridium has paused a share buyback program and is considering acquisitions as it looks to adjust to deals.

Competition is heating up between the operators of Chinese megaconstellations that intend eventually to challenge SpaceX’s Starlink.

Airbus, Leonardo and Thales have joined forces to gain critical mass in the satellite business amid slumping demand for the largest telecommunications spacecraft and hot competition in other segments.

The issue dated April 13, 2015, printed two covers. This cover shows how the landscape of the U.S. national security space launches was, at the time, poised to change as SpaceX campaigned to make the Falcon 9 v1.1. (left), an alternative to United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V (right) and Delta IV vehicles.

The U.S. Space Force has released a draft request for proposals for new satellites under the RG-XX program, an Oct. 21 notice says.

The U.S. Space Force has tapped Vantor to help it track high-interest objects on orbit using non-Earth imaging, the company announced Oct. 22.

Dream Chaser’s debut, originally targeted for 2021, has been repeatedly delayed.

An ex-NASA administrator has urged the U.S. to maintain a permanent human presence in low Earth orbit after the end of the International Space Station.

Eutelsat is in talks with French armaments agency DGA over hosted payloads as the two sides look to finalize contract terms around a 10-year services agreement.

Satellite bus manufacturer Apex is funding and organizing a space-based interceptor technology demonstration within the next year.

Hanwha Systems and LIG Nex1 are competing for dominance in South Korea's market for military synthetic aperture radar satellites.