European Space Agency

By Robert Wall
ESA and the European Commission want to come to an agreement around what a future Earth-observation system should look like in advance of funding decisions.
Satellites

By Robert Wall
The European program to develop a home-grown, secure satellite communications constellation has entered its full-scale implementation phase
Satellites

By Robert Wall
The Canadian Space Agency is assessing what cuts in the proposed U.S. fiscal 2026 budget could mean for cooperative endeavors.
Budget, Policy & Regulation

By Robert Wall
ESA says it is assessing the impact of the Trump administration's proposed cuts to NASA programs that also affect some of its own activities.
Budget, Policy & Regulation

By Irene Klotz
The Trump administration proposes to cut NASA’s $24.8 billion annual budget to $18.8 billion and end several flagship programs.
Launch Vehicles & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Thierry Dubois
Arianespace is planning two more Vega-C and four Ariane 6 launches this year.
Launch Vehicles & Propulsion

By Robert Wall
The European Space Agency says the P160C motor, slated to boost performance of the Ariane 6 and Vega launchers, has completed its first test firing.
Launch Vehicles & Propulsion

By Thierry Dubois
Arianespace is planning to launch Biomass from Kourou, French Guiana, on April 29.
Satellites

By Robert Wall
The African Space Agency became operational on April 20.
Budget, Policy & Regulation

By Graham Warwick
Another Chinese eVTOL flies; artificial intelligence beats human in drone race; detonation-powered hypersonics.
Emerging Technologies

By Irene Klotz
A SpaceX Dragon cargo ship lifted off aboard a Falcon 9 rocket early April 21, loaded with extra supplies for the International Space Station crew.
Space Exploration

By Robert Wall
The European Space Agency is getting ready for the launch of an atomic clock system to the International Space Station.
Space Exploration

By Thierry Dubois
Latitude has performed the first pressurized ignition test of the Navier engine's combustion chamber in flight configuration.
Launch Vehicles & Propulsion

By Mark Carreau
NASA has requested proposals from American-led companies for two private astronaut missions to the International Space Station.
Space Symposium

By Graham Warwick
Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.
Emerging Technologies

By Mark Carreau
NASA estimates it is a year to a year and a half away from completing an updated preliminary design review of the Mars Sample Return mission.
Space Exploration

By Robert Wall
Isar Aerospace’s Spectrum launch highlights Europe’s challenge to open a new era for its rocket industry.
Launch Vehicles & Propulsion

By Mark Carreau
NASA is working diligently toward the April 2026 launch schedule for Artemis II, Acting Administrator Janet Petro says.
Space Exploration

By Garrett Reim
Europeans have developed a wariness of relying on U.S. space tech, but the U.S. is light years ahead of its Old World cousins in the emerging space sector.
Budget, Policy & Regulation

By Guy Norris
Although no longer designated a threat, Asteroid 2024 YR4’s projected path has renewed calls for enhanced planetary defense and near-Earth-object missions.
Operations & Safety

By Garrett Reim
Spirent Communications has been chosen by the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency to provide lunar position, navigation and timing simulations.
Space Exploration

By Vivienne Machi
Optical cross-link technology is maturing at a critical juncture, with government and commercial customers pouring billions into proliferated constellations.
Satellites

By Robert Wall
The European Launcher Challenge, a keystone effort to diversify homegrown rocket options, has been formally kicked off by the European Space Agency.
Launch Vehicles & Propulsion

By Robert Wall
Isar Aerospace is targeting March 24 for the inaugural mission of its Spectrum rocket in what would be a milestone as the first orbit launch from European soil.
Launch Vehicles & Propulsion