Space

Russian satellite startup Bureau 1440 is poised to be the first customer for the Russo-Kazakh Soyuz-5 rocket, planned to launch before year-end.

The American Center for Manufacturing and Innovation will be joined by three private sector partners in plans to develop its 207-acre share of NASA’s Exploration Park.

Enthusiasm among crewmembers of the fourth Axiom Space private astronaut mission to the International Space Station remains high despite a launch delay.

NASA’s proposed fiscal 2026 budget would cancel technology development related to nuclear thermal and nuclear electric propulsion.

The U.S. Space Force has tapped BAE Systems Space and Mission Systems–formerly Ball Aerospace–to build 10 satellites.

The European Space Agency has signed a contract extension with Ispace-Europe.

Voyager Technologies is looking for its initial public offering to underpin construction and deployment of its Starlab low-Earth-orbit space station.

Europe's space community sees improving procurement and project-oriented investments as essential to independence after the Trump administration takes office.

Innovative Rocket Technologies is looking to become publicly traded via a reverse merger with a special purpose acquisition company backed by Wilbur Ross.

South Korea’s Institute for Basic Science plans to use a series of cubesats flying in low Earth orbit over a 15-year span to study Venus’s atmosphere.

York Space Systems has completed the preliminary design review for new satellites for the Space Development Agency one month ahead of schedule.

Europe’s space sector is set for growth, but in one area it may be poised for contraction: the number of companies vying for business.

NATO is kicking off a new round of outreach to dual-use companies to tackle some of the thorniest problems the alliance faces.

The U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame inducted veteran NASA astronauts Bernard Harris and Peggy Whitson in May 31 ceremonies at Florida’s Kennedy Space Center.

National Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA) is testing a 24,000 lb. shroud in a simulated space environment at its Lewis Research Center's Plum Brook Station. The shroud is split explosively into four sections and caught in nets. Such a shroud is planned for Skylab during launch and travel through the atmosphere.

Less than a day after releasing budget plans to cut NASA spending 24%, the White House announced that a replacement to head the agency will be announced soon.

A modest hike in NASA’s budget to push human space exploration into deep space would be offset by massive cuts in the rest of the agency’s budget.

For the third time, the FAA will require SpaceX to complete a mishap investigation prior to resuming launches of its Starship-Super Heavy system.

SpaceX successfully launched the eighth of 10 GPS III satellites for the U.S. Space Force May 30 at 1:37 p.m. EDT on a Falcon 9 launch vehicle from Cape Canaveral SFS, Florida.

EnduroSat of Sophia, Bulgaria, has raised €43 million ($48.8 million) from venture capital financiers to increase its satellite production to 60 per month.

South Korea’s national space agency, KASA, is calling for the country to put more emphasis on critical technology developments.

Finland says it is spearheading an EU effort to apply quantum technology to make PNT programs more jam-resistant and to enhance missile warning.

On Moscow’s new space agenda, private enterprises and reusable launchers are in, and big satellites are out.

Elon Musk is promising to pick up the pace of Starship flight tests as SpaceX pursues key goals for program.

Northrop Grumman is adding $50 million to a joint project with Firefly Aerospace to design, own and operate a new Delta II-class medium-lift launch vehicle.