Space

French flow control, JAXA’s reusable rocket, hypersonic tunnel returns and laser link from GEO.

The Double Asteroid Redirection Test mission continues to support work on strategies for diverting the course of large asteroids that could impact Earth, newly published research says.

The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency’s (JAXA) inaugural resupply capsule began a planned departure from the International Space Station on March 5.

Sierra Space has closed a $550 million Series C funding round as it zeroes its focus on the national security space sector, the company announced March 5.

Airbus Defense and Space and Orbit Fab are teaming up to explore future refuelable satellites in geostationary orbit under a European Space Agency program.

Commercial space station developer Vast says it has secured $500 million in additional funding to help underpin plans to deploy its Haven orbital outpost.

Russia may be looking to shift the focus of its lunar program to the Moon’s north pole, according to an advisor to Russia’s Space Research Institute.

The new mission is intended to buy down risk for a Moon landing in 2028.

The U.S. Senate Commerce, Science and Technology Committee has unanimously approved NASA reauthorization legislation for 2026.

It’s been a busy year so far for NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman, who is wrapping up his 11th week on the job.

Spanish launch startup PLD Space’s latest funding round underscored how countries are trying to ensure access to space.

South Korean launch newcomer Innospace is exploring a planned spaceport in Nova Scotia, Canada, as a potential facility to expand operations to North America.

The UK is putting additional funding into its fledgling effort to expand the country’s space industrial base, this time targeting the low-Earth-orbit connectivity segment.

The Space Force in 2022 awarded then Blue Halo a $1.4 billion contract for 12 Badger phased array antenna systems.

Future SpaceX shareholders should be ready for a regular wild ride where the Elon Musk company’s stock price skyrockets or plummets 20-30%.

Intuitive Machines has secured another deal with L3Harris Technologies to support programs for the U.S. Space Development Agency.

Featured on the cover of the February 12, 1996, issue, the Applied Physics Laboratory’s NEAR spacecraft was designed to orbit a near-Earth asteroid in 1999; it launched 30 years ago this week.

AST SpaceMobile says it should see sales reach around $1 billion as it scales up its direct-to-device satellite communications constellation.

Russian space agency Roscosmos says it has completed repairs to a damaged launchpad critical to the International Space Station.

Listen in as editors reflect on program updates and other highlights from the AFA Warfare Symposium.

The AIAA is seeking to host the 2029 80th International Astronautical Congress in Houston.

Denver-based Voyager Technologies has announced the appointment of Shoshanna Moody as administrative officer.

First flight of a small experimental version of a reusable launch vehicle has been scheduled for March 6 by the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency.

Airbus has demonstrated a laser communication link with an airborne communication terminal and a communications satellite in geostationary orbit.

Aalto, a company spun out of Airbus to fly the Zephyr HAPS, is to work with Indonesian telecoms provider Telkomsel to address coverage issues.