Space

House appropriators have joined their Senate counterparts in approving a budget measure that opposes the deep cut to NASA proposed by the White House.

Electro Optic Systems is looking to demonstrate a new high-power laser system capable of burning through satellites or using it to help deorbit them.

“A year ago we thought we found what we believe to be signs of microbial life on the Mars surface,” Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said Sept. 10 during his first NASA press conference

Space startups and tech companies are banding together to demonstrate their products with national security missions in mind.

Northrop Grumman Cygnus XL freighter is being prepared to launch to the International Space Station on Sept. 14.

Finnish satellite manufacturer ReOrbit has raised €45 million in a Series A funding round, one of the largest European space deals of the year thus far.

A SpaceX Falcon 9 launched the Space Development Agency’s inaugural batch of tactical data communications satellites Sept. 10.

Iceye is expanding its synthetic aperture radar satellite product line with an ISR cell to aid use of the overhead imagery in a tactical military context.

Earth observation and analysis pioneer Planet Labs is looking to raise as much as $460 million gross in newly issued securities.

Boeing is now building 3D-printed solar array substrates, with plans to provide units to the broader market starting in 2026, the company announced Sept. 10.

Aspiring space station operator Vast plans to launch its Haven-1 demo station next year.

NASA's groundbreaking Dragonfly planetary science mission to Saturn's largest moon Titan is plagued by a series of cost and schedule delays.

NASA has released a draft of a newly revamped solicitation for commercial partners to develop a human outpost to succeed the International Space Station.

Varda Space Industries, Anduril and LeoLabs used systems to track, monitor and report a spacecraft’s orbital maneuvers ahead of hypersonic reentry.

NASA has selected four crewmembers for its second 378-day simulation of living and working on the surface of Mars.

Recent remarks by NASA’s acting administrator help define his commitment to keeping the U.S. ahead in space by returning Artemis astronauts to the Moon ahead of China and leading the way to the human exploration of Mars.

The cover of the June 30, 1975, issue featured a one-third scale model of the space shuttle orbiter built by Rockwell International.

The Finnish government and local satellite-maker Iceye have signed an agreement for the country’s defense forces to field an SAR satellite constellation.

Space Development Agency Director Derek Tournear has left the agency less than one week before the first operational satellites are due to launch.

SpaceX says it has struck an agreement with EchoStar to acquire the rights to 50 MHz of S-band spectrum to support expansion of Starlink direct-to-cell service.

The Space Development Agency’s first batch of operational satellites is due to launch no earlier than Sept. 10 at 7:12 a.m. PT, provider SpaceX said Sept. 5.

High-speed test company Stratolaunch recovered its air-launched Talon TA-2 vehicle at Vandenberg Space Force Base after a hypersonic test flight on Sept. 3.

NASA and NOAA are planning a rideshare launch of three satellites to help protect astronauts from radiation on their planned Artemis missions.

A distinctive new launch complex on the Virginia shore heralds Rocket Lab’s medium-class rocket.

The Space Development Agency and its suppliers are racing to scale production and prove the resilience of their optical communications tech.