Space

By Irene Klotz
NASA’s commercial lunar services initiative scores another major win.
Commercial Space

By Garrett Reim, Robert Wall
At about 8 min. and 30 sec. into flight Starship–in the final 20 or 30 sec. of its ascent burn–lost several engines and attitude control.
Launch Vehicles & Propulsion

By Garrett Reim
Planet aims to use Claude’s reasoning and pattern recognition abilities to analyze its daily scan of Earth, the company said on March 6.
Satellites

By Mark Carreau
Intuitive and NASA are awaiting imagery from the agency’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter to establish whether Athena is upright, leaning, or tipped over.
Space Exploration

By Vivienne Machi
The service could readily exchange data with the members of its Commercial Integration Cell (CIC), including Intelsat itself.
Satellites

By Robert Wall
The Ariane 6’s second flight, mission VA263, took off at 11:24 a.m. ET March 6 from the European spaceport at French Guiana.
Launch Vehicles & Propulsion

By Vivienne Machi
The 52-min. launch window is currently set to open at 9:25 a.m. EST.
Launch Vehicles & Propulsion

By Vivienne Machi
A recent bid protest and government report have heightened scrutiny of the Space Development Agency’s rapid acquisition model.
Budget, Policy & Regulation

By Vivienne Machi
Those payloads are collecting “all kinds of very interesting data” on Beijing’s network of space surveillance satellites, Space RCO Director Kelly Hammett said.
Satellites

By Robert Wall
The space agency plans to cease operating Voyager 2’s low-energy charged particle instrument on March 24 to conserve power.
Space Exploration

By Garrett Reim
NASA says the technology could serve as a “stepping stone to advanced navigation systems and services for the Moon and Mars.”
Space Exploration

By Steve Trimble, Vivienne Machi
The Space Systems Center plans to expand the reach of the optical crosslinks in stages.
Satellites

By Robert Wall
The service on March 5 said it planned to award a sole-source contract to Boeing for the work that it aims to have completed before next Oct. 1.
Satellites

By Garrett Reim
Civilian cellular network technology has many military uses.
Commercial Space

By Mark Carreau
NASA astronauts Barry “Butch” Wilmore and Sunita “Suni” Williams spoke favorably about their greatly extended mission.
Space Exploration

By Garrett Reim
Both entities shrunk optical systems to fit inside 6U cubesats.
Satellites

By Irene Klotz
The countdown recycled back to a preestablished T-minus-40 sec. mark for assessment, but SpaceX called off the launch for further analysis.
Commercial Space

By Robert Wall
The launch is planned for the second half of 2026, the Japanese company said in a statement.
Space Exploration

By Robert Wall
Spire in February warned that it could run out of money within a year absent the deal.
Commercial Space

By Tony Osborne
The tests were on behalf of Japan’s Space Compass Corporation and telecoms partner NTT Docomo.
Satellites

By Irene Klotz
The company did not immediately say what the issue or issues were.
Launch Vehicles & Propulsion

By Vivienne Machi
Space Systems Command Commander Lt. Gen. Philip Garrant served as acting director of the Space Development Agency beginning Jan. 16.
Budget, Policy & Regulation

By Mark Carreau
NASA, which leads the 15-nation ISS’s operations, plans to retire the orbital lab in 2030.
Space Exploration

By Irene Klotz
The Falcon 9 lifted off from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station at 9:24 p.m. EST March 2.
Satellites

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