Space

Vast Space LLC has issued a call for research proposals that could be conducted aboard its under development Haven-1 commercial space station.

Nothing about SpaceX’s initial public offering will be routine.

Missile defense startup Long Wall has introduced a new surface-launched exoatmospheric interceptor.

Officials says the Department of the Air Force is moving quickly to award multiple competitive contracts for space-based moving target indication assets.

China’s recent deployment of nine satellites occurred dangerously close to a Starlink satellite, SpaceX's vice president of Starlink engineering said.

The U.S. Space Force recently took delivery of the first production unit for the Meadowlands Counter Communications System.

NASA is moving ahead with a pair of missions to better understand Sun/Earth interactions and future human deep space exploration destinations.

DARPA has granted BAE Systems a contract for its Oversight program to make software that allows new military sats to track up to 1,000 targets on the ground.

China’s Qingzhou lightweight cargo module has entered the system-integration development stage, remaining on track for its first launch in 2026.

The fifth anniversary of the Artemis Accords was marked with optimism and concerns for the future during a Dec. 11 celebration.

Startup sat maker K2 Space said it raised $250 million in Series C venture capital fund raising ahead of the planned March 2026 launch of its Gravitas demo.

Italian rocket company Avio says it plans to build an 860,000-ft.2 solid rocket motor production facility in Virginia to meet strong demand in the U.S.

NASA is reaching out to industry for ideas on in-space manufacturing that could support future missions from low Earth orbit to the Moon, Mars and beyond.

Planet expects to deliver a full-year adjusted operating profit even as it boosts investments in manufacturing capacity and spacecraft.

The U.S. Space Force’s first self-described space control platform has been approved for potential export to select allies and partners.

NASA's ATS-F communications satellite, scheduled for launch in 1973, was shown in full-scale model, built by ATS-F prime contractor Fairchild Industries, on the cover of the Aug. 23, 1971, issue.

Virgin Galactic Dec. 9 announced a complex series of financial moves designed to prop up the suborbital services upstart’s balance sheet.

Overview Energy, a startup trying to develop a space-based solar power system, plans to demonstrate its technology from a satellite in low Earth orbit in 2028.

The U.S. Space Force is taking proposals from new launch providers with rockets ready to fly by early 2027 to join the National Security Space Launch program.

The ability to refuel satellites in orbit will be crucial to future U.S. military space operations, but the Pentagon needs more testbeds.

The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine has laid out its top priorities for NASA's future Mars exploration missions.

NASA is assessing a troubling loss of signal from a Mars orbiter.

Norway’s Kongsberg is joining forces with Germany's Helsing and Hensoldt to develop a surveillance satellite constellation before the end of the decade.

The U.S. Space Force and SpaceX launched the National Reconnaissance Office’s 10th and final mission of 2025 on Dec. 9.

Canada is partnering with Telesat Corp. and MDA Space to design, develop and deliver a new military satcom capability to support Arctic operations.