Space

BlackSky Technology says it has successfully completed commissioning of its first Gen-3 satellite capable of capturing 35-cm resolution imagery.

The Canadian Space Agency is assessing what cuts in the proposed U.S. fiscal 2026 budget could mean for cooperative endeavors.

ESA says it is assessing the impact of the Trump administration's proposed cuts to NASA programs that also affect some of its own activities.

Eutelsat on May 5 announced that telecommunications veteran Jean-François Fallacher will take over as CEO.

Magna Petra has signed an agreement with NASA to repurpose one of the space agency’s mass spectrometers for prospecting helium-3 on a future lunar rover.

Gilmour Space says it is targeting a launch for the first-ever Australian-made orbital rocket no earlier than May 15.

Swissto12 sees an old-school, broadcast-only application for geostationary (GEO) communications satellites returning.

The Trump administration proposes to cut NASA’s $24.8 billion annual budget to $18.8 billion and end several flagship programs.

A U.S. satellite appears to have maneuvered near two Chinese spacecraft a few days ago, space situational awareness company Comspoc says.

Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.

Amazon plans to use the satellites to roll out high-speed internet service later this year.

Monaco, principality and land of luxury, wants to develop a space industry.

NASA astronauts Anne McClain and Nicole Ayers conducted a spacewalk on May 1.

The FAA has cleared SpaceX to increase the number of Falcon 9 flights from Vandenberg SFB, California, from 36 to up to 50 operations per year.

Aalto, Airbus’ high-altitude pseudo-satellite spinoff, claims to have broken the aviation record for the longest endurance flight.

Amazon's initial clutch of Kuiper satellites reached orbit April 28.

True Anomaly, a manufacturer of defense spacecraft, has raised a $260 million Series C round.

Jared Isaacman, a billionaire technology entrepreneur with a passion for flight, has moved a step closer to taking over as the head of NASA.

Apollo 11 Commander Neil Armstrong demonstrates the erection of the lunar surface deployable S-band antenna as lunar module pilot Edwin E. Aldrin works with lunar sampling equipment.

The Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation on April 30 advanced the nomination of Jared Isaacman to head NASA to the full Senate.

Airbus is at the stage of identifying possible synergies in its talks of a partnership with Thales and Leonardo in the satellite sector.

Spire Global has secured a deal to build 16 satellites for Myriota.

The UAE, represented by the UAE Space Agency, has signed an MoU with Egypt, represented by the Egyptian Space Agency, to cooperate in space activities for peaceful purposes.

Satellite operator SES Global is expecting a 30% boost in capacity of its O3b mPower medium Earth orbit network as two more spacecraft come online in May.

Axiom Space’s fourth four-person private astronaut mission to the International Space Station is set for May 29.