Space Symposium 2026

U.S. Space and defense officials say an acquisition coordination office is being established, focused on cislunar operations.

Since Shield AI unveiled its high-end vertical takeoff and landing collaborative combat aircraft last fall, there has been plenty of skepticism.

The U.S. Space Force may finally be getting serious about highly maneuverable spacecraft, as satellite builders debut new platforms.

NASA’s Planetary Defense Coordination Office says 40,155 near-Earth objects of all sizes have now been discovered and tracked.

The U.S. Space Force has awarded its first prototype contracts in support of the Kronos program.

A young space domain awareness company founded by a former French Space Command leader is ready to provide commercial data to customers as it brings its first radar online and expands into the U.S.

Lockheed Martin is speeding up work to complete the next three Orion spacecraft for NASA’s restructured Artemis lunar program.

Sierra Space is attaching the last batch of thermal protection tiles to its Dream Chaser vehicle prior to a final integrated fight software load test.

In an interview with Aviation Week, former NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine expressed concerns about the United States’ ability to outpace China in the race to return astronauts to the Moon.

The Artemis II flight test around the Moon has galvanized attention on cislunar space well beyond NASA.

Air Force leaders say on-orbit data proves space-based moving target indication works amid new contracts and a $7 billion push to field new satellites rapidly.

Readers write about U.S. Navy trainers, Boeing 737-7 and -10 certification delays, and the X-59. Plus: Behind the Scenes at the Space Symposium.

Lockheed Martin revealed new details about plans for an “evolved” commercial Orion architecture designed to meet NASA's revamped lunar exploration initiative.

When OMB's fiscal 2027 budget request was unveiled, what stood out for the U.S. Space Force was a sizable win for its overall budget, a record $71 billion.

At the Space Symposium In Colorado Springs, Joe Anselmo interviews Eric Bond of Fisher Space Pen Company about its iconic product which recently flew on the Artemis II mission.

Boeing and its subsidiary Millennium Space Systems have created a new satellite platform from existing company components, aiming to fill a gap in their current spacecraft offerings, the company announced April 16.

NASA awarded its seventh private astronaut mission to Voyager.

The U.S. Air Force seeks a multiyear procurement framework for air- and spacecraft similar to recent munitions agreements.

The Department of the Air Force has awarded the base contract for new space-based air moving target indication systems.

The U.S. Space Force has picked Blue Origin to advance in discussions to lease Space Launch Complex-14 at Vandenberg SFB, California, for vertical launch operations.

Spacesuit developer Axiom Space is close to completing the critical design review of the suit design that will be used by astronauts on the Moon.

Lockheed Martin, one of several space companies vying for NASA’s Mars Telecommunications Network spacecraft requirement, now anticipates a request for proposals (RFP) from the agency sometime in May.

U.S. Space Command is beginning to craft a strategy focused on space-based maneuvering.

The U.S. Space Force is exploring options to still use the Vulcan rocket heavy-lift launch vehicle for less-complex missions.

ESA is moving forward on a program to advance space-based laser communications across multiple orbital planes with a contract to Kepler Communications.