MaiaSpace has signed an agreement with the Institute for Q-shu Pioneers of Space (IQPS) to launch some of its synthetic aperture radar spacecraft starting in 2029.
The European Space Agency urges European nations to back an independent human spaceflight program, saying a €1 billion annual investment is vital to securing its space future.
Airbus and Aerospacelab will build the low-Earth-orbit satellites for Europe's IRIS² communications network, joining OHB on the medium-Earth-orbit elements.
The U.S. Space Force has chosen a remote location in northern Texas to complete a triad of sites for its next-generation ground-based space awareness network.
NASA has added Relatively Space’s Terran R rocket to its list of potential launch service providers for certain missions, enabling the launch startup to compete for actual contracts.
Arianespace said it has secured six more Amazon Leo launches and that Eutelsat also is booking two more missions, each using the Ariane 64 heavy lift rocket.
Avio is looking to boost the pace of Vega-C rocket flights to six missions per year, roughly double the current level, and potentially go another 50% higher.
Europe should be able to boost Ariane 6 rocket launch cadence to 12 flights a year with a manageable level of investment in 2029, but will need to make more difficult decisions to push rates higher.
Venturi Space used the International Space Summit in Paris to unveil the Alta Luna, an astronaut-driven rover, to support future lunar-base operations.
The space economy has generated between $500 billion and $600 billion in sales in 2025, propelling the industry to near the size of the semiconductor industry.
NASA on Sept. 8 issued a solicitation for proposals to advance the technology and infrastructure needed to explore the Moon and establish a sustainable human Moon Base.
The U.S. Space Force has completed the critical design review for the second batch of new missile warning and tracking satellites destined for medium Earth orbit.
The Exploration Co. says a new funding round will underpin its development of the Storm engine, central to the company's ambition to develop a heavy-lift launcher.
