Space

A leaderless NASA will head into negotiations with Congress over a $6.2 billion cut in its budget.

Space companies are reading the tea leaves, which they interpret as indicating that future growth points to national security rather than civil programs.

SpaceX CEO Elon Musk and U.S. President Donald Trump launched broadsides against each other on social media and in public on June 5.

Among the challenges faced by NASA in establishing a sustainable human presence at the Moon is the generation of electrical power.

Japan’s ispace failed in its second attempt to land a spacecraft on the Moon June 5, the cause of which has not yet been determined.

Northrop Grumman’s SpaceLogistics subsidiary has integrated twin robotic arms on its Mission Robotic Vehicle.

Marc Garneau, who put Canada into the human spaceflight business with his October 1984 flight aboard NASA’s space shuttle Challenger, died June 4 at age 76.

The U.S. Space Force has coordinated the launch of two next-generation GPS III satellites at a rapid pace not often expected from the U.S. government.

Emirates SkyCargo plans to formalize and develop its existing engine transportation business, as it moves powerplants between airlines and MRO houses.

Impulse Space said it raised $300 million in a Series C funding round, asserting it is “one of the largest venture rounds in the history of the space industry.”

Russian satellite startup Bureau 1440 is poised to be the first customer for the Russo-Kazakh Soyuz-5 rocket, planned to launch before year-end.

The American Center for Manufacturing and Innovation will be joined by three private sector partners in plans to develop its 207-acre share of NASA’s Exploration Park.

Enthusiasm among crewmembers of the fourth Axiom Space private astronaut mission to the International Space Station remains high despite a launch delay.

NASA’s proposed fiscal 2026 budget would cancel technology development related to nuclear thermal and nuclear electric propulsion.

The U.S. Space Force has tapped BAE Systems Space and Mission Systems–formerly Ball Aerospace–to build 10 satellites.

The European Space Agency has signed a contract extension with Ispace-Europe.

Voyager Technologies is looking for its initial public offering to underpin construction and deployment of its Starlab low-Earth-orbit space station.

Europe's space community sees improving procurement and project-oriented investments as essential to independence after the Trump administration takes office.

Innovative Rocket Technologies is looking to become publicly traded via a reverse merger with a special purpose acquisition company backed by Wilbur Ross.

South Korea’s Institute for Basic Science plans to use a series of cubesats flying in low Earth orbit over a 15-year span to study Venus’s atmosphere.

York Space Systems has completed the preliminary design review for new satellites for the Space Development Agency one month ahead of schedule.

Europe’s space sector is set for growth, but in one area it may be poised for contraction: the number of companies vying for business.

NATO is kicking off a new round of outreach to dual-use companies to tackle some of the thorniest problems the alliance faces.

The U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame inducted veteran NASA astronauts Bernard Harris and Peggy Whitson in May 31 ceremonies at Florida’s Kennedy Space Center.

National Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA) is testing a 24,000 lb. shroud in a simulated space environment at its Lewis Research Center's Plum Brook Station. The shroud is split explosively into four sections and caught in nets. Such a shroud is planned for Skylab during launch and travel through the atmosphere.