Space

Open Cosmos has secured a position to provide satellite connectivity in the UK Defense Ministry's £8 billion Tactical Communications framework.

NASA has begun to look for a replacement for its T-38N jet trainers as the U.S. Air Force moves away from the aircraft type and transitions to use of the Boeing T-7A Red Hawk.

Spinout Deal for Nokia Space Comms Business Terminated

DOE launches $12 million program seeking cheaper, durable, high-performance photovoltaic technologies for expanding space applications.

ISS astronauts completed a spacewalk installing a docking aid, servicing AMS and upgrading station power-system redundancy.

Blue Origin begins construction of Cape Canaveral payload facility supporting National Security Space Launch and commercial missions.

NASA restarted Swift’s science instruments for final observations after a failed attempt to restore its operational orbit.

Telesat Government Solutions and Cailabs US will develop optical connectivity supporting U.S. government and allied space missions.

In-orbit servicing company Astroscale says it has selected German launch startup Isar Aerospace to loft its ADRAS-J2 debris removal mission.

The demonstration mission was sponsored by Space Systems Command and NASA.

NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope fired its thrusters for the first time Aug. 31 to reach an operational orbit around the Sun-Earth Lagrange Point 2.

Northwood Space opens California factory to expand antenna production and support its growing global satellite ground network.

Oxidizer leak prompts NASA and SpaceX to reassess Crew-13 launch date and conduct additional Dragon testing.

OHB wins nearly €1 billion contract to build 18 MEO satellites for Europe’s IRIS² communications constellation.

With Western militaries ramping up their focus on how to establish and maintain space superiority, a small British startup thinks there are lessons from drone warfare and carrier-strike operations that could inform approaches to space control.

NASA opened a new chapter in the exploration of the structure and evolution of the universe with the launch of a new flagship observatory .

Artemis II Moon Mission Astronauts Receive the Congressional Space Medal of Honor

Arianespace has completed the first geostationary transfer orbit mission with an Ariane 6 for its farthest mission so far, deploying the Thales Alenia Space MTG-I2 weather satellite for European meteorological agency Eumetsat.

Trump signs order creating commission to establish a NASA-led U.S. Space Academy for technical and leadership training.

Astrum Space plans to go public through a $1 billion SPAC merger and expand satellite-to-device services.

Cygnus XL boosted the International Space Station’s orbit, positioning the station for Russia’s Progress 96 mission.

NASA awards $20 million to Infleqtion to advance space-based quantum gravity sensors, enabling resource mapping and precise spacecraft navigation systems.

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NordSpace secures $7 million in new public-private funding to accelerate development of Canada’s Atlantic spaceport.

The European Space Agency (ESA) said it has awarded an initial set of contracts to three European rocket startups to help them evolve their ability to provide Europe with greater launcher diversity.