Space

In February 2024, the U.S. Space Force set up a pilot program called Tactical Surveillance, Reconnaissance and Tracking (TacSRT).

In 2024, the effort oversaw the launch and execution of 110 science and technology projects across seven crew, resupply and private astronaut missions.

Each commercial contract agreement task order is scheduled to take effect from February 2025 through September 2029, with an option for the five-year extension.

Poland is buying four microsatellites as it looks to build out its space-based reconnaissance capabilities, with the constellation set to be deployed in 2027.

The nomination of entrepreneur and private astronaut Jared Isaacman to lead NASA may prove to be a turning point.

The return of U.S. astronauts to the Moon won’t happen until at least mid-2027, says NASA.

The Pentagon’s five-year-old space agency will face its biggest test when it launches its first operational spacecraft in the spring of 2025.

It is not quite Starlink, but Europe aims to have its own commercial satellite communication mega-ish constellation ready starting in 2030.

Trump 2.0’s agenda will test the international bonds and boundaries that have shaped the aerospace industry.

A look at data on light, medium and heavy space launchers to watch.

A look at which trends are gaining and losing popularity in the space sector.

Alexey Ovchinin and Ivan Vagnerts began the spacewalk with the installation of the All Sky Monitor.

Donald Trump is reentering the White House as the U.S. faces an expanded threat environment in the space domain.

Like Axiom, Vast has hired SpaceX for PAM crew ferry flights and training.

The “Gravitas” mission is funded via a mixture of private capital and government funds.

Taiwan is eyeing the use of satellites in medium and low Earth orbit to preserve communication services in the event of a conflict with China.

The aircraft achieved a 24-hr. flight from New Mexico’s Spaceport America in October.

The Finnish defense administration will develop the new strategy while also trying to identify how space impacts other parts of the defense system.

The European Space Agency (ESA) has signed €350 million ($363 million) in contracts with Avio to further evolve the Vega launcher family.

Stephane Israel is stepping down as Arianespace CEO and member of ArianeGroup's executive committee on Dec. 31, to be succeeded by David Cavailloles.

The Gamma Ray Observatory took the photo while gathering historic data on some of the most violent phenomena in the universe. Here is a "superbly detailed images of the surface of Venus".

The seventh and eighth O3b mPOWER satellites were launched by a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket at 5:26 p.m. EST from Kennedy Space Center, Florida.

Nelson, who was appointed by President Joe Biden to head NASA in 2021, will be leaving the agency on Jan. 20.

The funding cut will mean that NASA will have to reallocate $180 million from its current space operations budget.

The service is teeing up 2025 as the year of space domain awareness as threats from China loom.