Space

By Mark Carreau
A new decadal survey of future solar and space physics research calls for an increased focus on the Sun and its interactions across the Solar System.
Space Exploration

By Robert Wall
Airbus says the bulk of the head-count reduction it disclosed in October will hit its space segment, with over half of the 2,043 positions being eliminated.
Budget, Policy & Regulation

By Vivienne Machi
President-Elect Donald Trump has nominated billionaire Jared Isaacman, a commander of two SpaceX commercial space flights, to be the next NASA administrator.
Operations & Safety

By Tony Osborne
UK satellite launch startup Orbex will shift operations to the Shetland Islands’ SaxaVord Spaceport and mothball construction of mainland Scotland facilities.
Commercial Space

By Tony Osborne
An F-35 has off-boarded data to a non-U.S. command and control system for the first time in testing by Lockheed Martin's Skunk Works and the UK Royal Air Force.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Robert Wall
The European Space Agency has delayed the launch of the Proba-3 mission to examine a possible fault with one of its two satellites.
Satellites

By Garrett Reim
Amateur engineers may usher in a new era of space, in which rocketry is no longer the reserve of well-funded, well-staffed operations.
Launch Vehicles & Propulsion

By Garrett Reim
SatVu, a London-based startup infrared satellite company, has received an infusion of £20 million ($25.4 million) from a funding round and an insurance payout.
Satellites

By Mark Carreau
Strategic partners Ad Astra Rocket and Space Nuclear Power are seeking to advance high-power nuclear electric propulsion technologies for missions to Mars.
Space Exploration

By Vivienne Machi
The spacecraft were launched on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket at 3:10 a.m. EST, supported by the U.S. Space Force’s Launch Delta 30.
Satellites

By Garrett Reim
A group of mostly undergraduates has set a record for amateur rocketry.
Launch Vehicles & Propulsion

By Garrett Reim
The student rocket club is launching a spacecraft propulsion and guidance, navigation and control startup.
Launch Vehicles & Propulsion

By Vivienne Machi
The Prometheus effort began in 2018 to perform science and tech experiments in the extreme reentry environment through a low-cost, high-cadence flight testbed.
Commercial Space

By Matthew Fulco
The Commerce Department has finalized up to $35.5 million in direct funding for BAE Systems and as much as $23.9 million for Rocket Lab.
Sensors & Electronic Warfare

By Mark Carreau
The demonstration’s multiple objectives include creating and validating new technologies for improving communications between quantum computers.
Space Exploration

By Robert Wall
Negotiations just wrapped up on the Vega E.
Launch Vehicles & Propulsion

By Robert Wall
The extra time is being used to conduct additional checks.
Launch Vehicles & Propulsion

By Robert Wall
The British government is exploring how to use space communication links to provide broadband-like connectivity in remote and rural locations.
Budget, Policy & Regulation

By Robert Wall
Western satellites once flew on Russian-made rockets, such as Europe’s use of the Soyuz to deploy its Galileo navigation spacecraft constellation.
Launch Vehicles & Propulsion

By Garrett Reim
In partnership with T-Mobile, SpaceX has said it aims to launch texting services via its Starlink low-Earth-orbit constellation by year’s end.
Satellites

By Mark Carreau
The car-sized Dragonfly rotorcraft will fly over Titan’s surface and periodically land.
Space Exploration

By Mark Carreau
Launched Oct. 14 atop a SpaceX Falcon Heavy, the $5.2 billion mission will perform a series of 49 flybys of Jupiter’s icy moon Europa beginning in 2031.
Space Exploration

By Robert Wall
Airbus says it is due to start delivering a new military satellite communications (milsatcom) modem to the UK for entry into service in 2026.
Satellites

By Chen Chuanren
JAXA's Epsilon S program continues to face issues after a fire broke out during a ground test of the rocket's second-stage engine at Tanegashima Space Center.
Launch Vehicles & Propulsion

By Vivienne Machi
The U.S. needs nuclear propulsion to power spacecraft beyond geostationary orbit for human space exploration and dynamic space operations.
Launch Vehicles & Propulsion