Space

The Tracking Layer satellites are to be part of the first group of operational missile-tracking spacecraft in the Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture.

Axiom Space’s upcoming third private astronaut mission promises to offer a preview of the future low-Earth-orbit economy.

It is time for the world to invest more spending in space situational awareness, according to the former president of the Portuguese Space Agency.

Major events in aerospace and defense during 2023.

An orbital propellant depot and fueling service are keys to the Starship lunar lander architecture.

SpaceX’s 29th NASA-contracted Cargo Dragon resupply mission capsule departed the ISS on Dec. 21 for a splashdown and recovery off the Florida coast.

In 2024, India and Boeing aim for low Earth orbit, while NASA eyes an excursion around the Moon.

From new fighters to launchers, airline production ramps to air taxi certifications, 2024 will be a busy year.

The U.S. Space Force says its personnel track more than 6,500 potential missile events each month.

Bad weather has delayed Intuitive Machines, Inc.’s planned launch of its first Nova-C lunar lander to no earlier than mid-February, the company said.

The head of the service says analysis is focusing on physical coverage gaps, along with ways to quickly analyze data.

After a 15-month hiatus to address a booster nozzle issue that caused its last launch to fail, Blue Origin’s New Shepard vehicle returned to suborbital space.

Axiom Space plans to install a data center on Hab One to be linked to the ISS and use laser communications equipment to connect it to Earth-orbiting satellites.

As hardware prices come down, Amazon’s Project Kuiper aims to connect “tens of millions of customers.”

The PE owners of legacy space-based services provider Maxar have divested their RF business that Maxar had acquired just 11 months earlier.

The UK Space Agency says it has taken on board criticism over the slow pace of licensing and the high cost of insurance associated with space launches.

The SaxaVord Spaceport in the Shetland Islands, Scotland, has been awarded the first-ever UK Civil Aviation Authority license for a vertical-launch site.

The service is adding a new approach to launch contracting, as the Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture takes shape.

Rocket Lab’s 42nd launch of a two-stage Electron booster lifted off from the company’s Launch Complex 1 in New Zealand at 11:05 p.m. EST Dec. 14.

NASA has offered a preview of Sierra Space’s reusable Dream Chaser resupply demonstration mission to the International Space Station planned for 2024.

The U.S. Space Force has finished a draft concept of operations for ground-moving target indication missions from space.

The uncrewed vehicle, which Xinhua described as a test platform, was launched by the two-stage Long March 2F rocket from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center.

The U.S. military sees orbital transfer vehicles keeping adversaries guessing.

Amazon’s two Project Kuiper prototype satellites have transmitted 100 gigabits per second of data using laser communications equipment.

The U.S. Space Force’s long-awaited strategy for buying commercial capabilities will likely be released early next year.