Space

Moving a satellite from the ground to orbit in hours offers a new edge in space deterrence.

The UK Civil Aviation Authority says Skyrora's license represents the first time it has authorized a British-based company for a vertical launch.

Efforts to expand U.S. commercial space have just touched down in a new destination—big box stores.

Interstellar Technologies is teaming with Toyota to use automotive business assets for manufacturing rocket engines and propellant tanks.

The U.S. Space Force and its intel partners are deploying the first satellites meant to perform ground moving target indication, a senior service official says.

The Austrian military is looking to scale up its involvement in space projects.

Crew-11's three astronauts and a cosmonaut were welcomed aboard the ISS by the Expedition 73 crew. NASA budget cuts could shorten their planned six-month mission.

The Senate late July 31 confirmed Adm. Daryl Caudle to be chief of naval operations and Lt. Gen. Sean Bratton as vice chief of space operations.

Canada’s EarthDaily Analytics has received $60 million in equipment financing to help support its plans to build and launch its 10-satellite Earth observation constellation.

A multinational, four-member crew lifted off aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket Aug. 1 for a 15-hr. ride to the International Space Station.

EchoStar says it has selected MDA Space to build its low-Earth-orbit communications satellite constellation in a $1.3 billion deal.

Advocates for more scientific rigor in studying unidentified anomalous phenomena have renewed calls for wider data collection and proliferated sensor systems.

A NASA Inspector General’s audit is calling on the agency to close gaps in its Standing Review Board process for making recommendations to senior leadership.

An ill-timed sea breeze pushed a cumulus cloud too close to Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center on July 31.

European states looking to boost defense spending are likely to help drive a large jump in business that SES does with governments, CEO Adel Al-Saleh says.

The EU is exploring how its ground infrastructure for space needs to evolve to support the region’s desire for autonomous access to space.

The U.S. Space Force is increasingly exploring commercial options to provide space domain awareness on orbit.

NASA has awarded Firefly Aerospace a $176.7 million task orde for the delivery of two microrovers and three scientific payloads to the lunar south pole in 2029.

The first-ever NASA-India Space Research Organization joint Earth science mission successfully launched early July 30.

Australian space startup Gilmour Space’s first attempt to launch its Eris Block 1 rocket ended in failure after the vehicle crashed.

The Canadian Space Agency has awarded three contracts worth C$14.6 million ($10.6 million) in total to study different lunar rover designs.

Starlab Space LLC and Journey have announced a strategic partnership to advance development of Starlab’s commercial space station.

Crowdsourcer HeroX and NASA are holding an upcoming “Rock and Roll with NASA Challenge."

SpaceX plans another Starship flight test soon after a vehicle slated to perform that mission suffered an explosion in June.

Editors share what they heard at AIAA's showcase events in Las Vegas and their concerns about what the NASA cuts could mean for U.S. competitiveness in commercial aviation and space.