Space

The U.S. Space Force is finalizing an outline of its ideal force structure to serve as a basis for budgets and planning.

The ESA will request €600 million from member states at a ministerial council later this month for the first cargo mission of the Argonaut lunar lander.

Voyager Technologies is continuing its acquisition spree with a U.S. propulsion focus, announcing Nov. 20 it is buying Estes Energetics.

A bipartisan group of five U.S. senators has introduced legislation to boost post-International Space Station research in space.

Blue Origin has unveiled a series of upgrades that will roll out beginning with Flight 3 in early 2026.

Britten-Norman plans to collaborate with World Mobile Stratospheric to demonstrate an airborne 5G connectivity system using a BN2T-4S Islander.

Axiom Space and KBR have reached a milestone in the commercial development of Axiom’s Extravehicular Mobility Unit (AxEMU) spacesuit.

Canada is heading to the European Space Agency’s triennial financing meeting with a wad of cash.

Representatives of four commercial companies developing successors to the International Space Station have offered insights.

Redwire has received $44 million from DARPA to build the Otter very low Earth orbit (VLEO) spacecraft.

This week, Florida's Eastern Range hosts its 100th orbital launch of the year, with another 20-30 remaining on the 2025 flight manifest.

FADA will start seriously ramping up work early next year to develop its synthetic aperture radar know-how as it works to start deploying a constellation in 2028.

BlackSky is improving its product and service delivery and adding new satellites to its global constellation.

The Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation will hold a second hearing for Jared Isaacman.

Planet and Quantum Systems have partnered to develop an integrated satellite-and-drone tipping-and-cueing system.

Ursa Major, a startup that builds propulsion systems for hypersonics, solid rocket motors, in-space mobility and space launch, has raised $100 million.

National Aeronautics & Space Administration/Hughes Orbiting Solar Observatory, shown in mockup, was scheduled for launch in November 1971, to study the Sun's chromosphere and corona.

York Space Systems, a mass satellite manufacturer, says it is applying to become a publicly traded company on the New York Stock Exchange.

The companies putting money on the line to stand up Europe’s future sovereign satellite communications constellation are determined to keep the nascent program on schedule.

With patience and tenacity, Isaacman has won a second shot at leading NASA.

Kepler Communications plans to launch its first batch of 10 laser communications relay satellites into orbit in January 2026.

Intuitive Machines has entered an agreement for access to indoor simulated Moon and Mars landscapes.

Blue Origin sees an opportunity to replicate the outline of its Project Oasis lunar resource mapping mission with Luxembourg in other countries, including potentially here in the UAE.

The United Arab Emirates is looking to develop an indigenous launch option as part of a broader pivot to secure a share of the growing space economy.

U.S. transportation officials are allowing airlines to add flights back into the system or operate planned departures, lessening required schedule reductions to 3%.