Space

The release of the Space Warfighting Framework on April 17 sharpens the U.S. Space Force's public focus on its role in counterspace operations.

The Texas Space Commission has awarded five companies grants totaling $26 million.

NATO is s aiming to take advantage of commercially developed space innovations.

The European Space Agency is getting ready for the launch of an atomic clock system to the International Space Station.

NASA’s Curiosity rover has provided new evidence for the at least intermittent presence of large quantities of surface water on Mars about 4 billion years ago.

Companies say they are ready to support the White House’s Golden Dome initiative. They just need the green light.

The Trump administration’s draft budget plan for fiscal 2026 includes deep cuts to NASA’s science programs.

Astranis will provide connectivity from its microGEO communications satellite to Taiwan starting in 2026.

The Ad Astra Rocket Co. is continuing to advance a concept for NASA with the potential to reach Mars within an estimated 45 days using a nuclear power source.

The Trump administration’s draft budget plan for fiscal 2026 includes deep cuts to NASA’s science programs.

Senators question Jared Isaacman’s relationship with Elon Musk and his commitment to NASA plans and missions.

U.S. President Donald Trump has laid claim to Canada and Greenland, but when will he lay claim to the Moon?

Space Development Agency Director Derek Tournear will return to his post effective April 17.

Jeff Bezos' fiancee and five other women lifted off aboard Blue Origin's New Shepard launch system on April 14 for a 10-min. ride to and from suborbital space.

SpaceWERX has awarded Outpost Technologies a $1.8 million contract to develop and test a subscale prototype of its deployable thermal protection system.

The U.S. Space Force’s Commercial Space Office is planning a launch-based version of its Commercial Augmentation Space Reserve effort.

Bulgaria is using two nanosatellites to support surveillance efforts over the Black Sea, says a senior NATO official.

The Ascend Act seeks to codify NASA’s Commercial Satellite Data Acquisition program to permanently provide shared access to commercial small-satellite data.

First Project Mercury space capsule is completed at McDonnell Aircraft Corp. St Louis, Missouri, and was ready to be delivered to National Aeronautics and Space Administration's Wallop's station, Virginia, we reported in the April 18, 1960 issue of Aviation Week.

The U.S. Space Force awarded seven of nine missions in its next series of high-priority national security missions to SpaceX.

The U.S. Space Force plans to award the next contract for new missile-tracking satellites in medium-Earth orbit about three months behind schedule.

Startup Umbra has received a Strategic Funding Increase contract from SpaceWERX to develop a synthetic aperture radar satellite that can tip-and-cue targets.

Moscow falls behind in the global space race as sanctions imposed following the invasion of Ukraine thwart key projects and other nations invest more.

The Dragon capsule splashed down with its crew of four in the Pacific Ocean, ending a 3.5-day mission, as SpaceX shifts returns to the West Coast.

The U.S. Space Force is using many terms to describe a mission area where satellites can move in space and continue operating even under duress in a conflict.