SpaceX

By Tony Osborne
It seems Moscow is also now making extensive use of the Starlink satellite communications system.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Vivienne Machi
The U.S. Space Force and SpaceX launched the latest GPS III satellite on Jan. 27, on a Falcon 9 rocket from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral SFS.
Satellites

By Robert Wall, Garrett Reim
Space maneuvers to avoid collisions are becoming more frequent.
Operations & Safety

By Robert Wall
Europe should embrace U.S. government policies around launch to strengthen its own industrial base, executives from leading European space launch companies say.
Launch Vehicles & Propulsion

By Robert Wall
NASA has named eight U.S. companies that are eligible to bid for the development of the Mars Telecommunications Orbiter.
Space Exploration

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

By Robert Wall
SpaceX plans to deploy a space-to-ground laser link on its Starlink constellation, CEO Elon Musk said.
Commercial Space

By Irene Klotz
NASA is aiming to send a crew of four into deep space for the first time since 1972.
Operations & Safety

By Garrett Reim
Blue Origin plans to start launching TeraWave in the fourth quarter of 2027, a 5,408-satellite, high-throughput communications network.
Satellites

By Irene Klotz
Vast is delaying launch of its Haven-1 demonstration space station from May to the first quarter of 2027, the company said Jan. 20.
Space Exploration

By Vivienne Machi
SpaceX successfully carried an undisclosed number of satellites to orbit for the National Reconnaissance Office.
Satellites

By Garrett Reim
Recently unveiled plans by several Chinese companies to launch more than 200,000 collectively represent “nothing untoward,” says an editorial in China Daily.
Satellites

By Irene Klotz, Mark Carreau
An unspecified but nonemergency concern has prompted an early end to the SpaceX Crew-11 mission.
Operations & Safety

By Robert Wall
NASA head Isaacman met with SpaceX and Blue Origin officials to get a better sense of how to speed up the timelines around efforts to return to the Moon.
Space Exploration

By Vivienne Machi
The National Reconnaissance Office expects to launch its first mission of the year as early as Jan. 16, the office said Jan.14.
Satellites

By Vivienne Machi
A Jan. 11 SpaceX rideshare launch carried 40 payloads to orbit, including 10 satellites from Kepler Communications.
Satellites

By Vivienne Machi
The U.S. Space Force has awarded military space launches worth $739 million to SpaceX to support future missions for the Space Development Agency and NRO.
Satellites

By Irene Klotz
The number of orbital launch attempts worldwide last year surpassed the record 2024 flight rate by 25%.
Launch Vehicles & Propulsion

By Mark Carreau
NASA’s first ISS spacewalk of 2026 is planned for Jan. 8 to prep the orbital lab for the installation of its seventh ISS Roll-Out Solar Array (IROSA).
Space Exploration

By Garrett Reim
Momentus has 3D printed a metal spacecraft propellant tank that it plans to test on an upcoming mission of its Vigoride-7 orbital service vehicle.
Launch Vehicles & Propulsion

By Robert Wall
The SpainSat NG-II military communications satellite suffered debris damage while transiting to its final orbital position, with an assessment underway.
Satellites

By Robert Wall
SpaceX plans to adjust the orbital parameters of more than 4,000 Starlink satellites to reduce the risk of creating orbital debris.
Operations & Safety

By Mark Carreau
NASA and SpaceX have conducted a fourth demo of a deorbit thrusters system for a controlled destructive reentry of the International Space Station.
Space Exploration

By Vivienne Machi
The U.S. Space Force is gauging industry interest to build up a new launch site at Vandenberg SFB, California.
Launch Vehicles & Propulsion

By Robert Wall
Next year is when more than a half-dozen companies aim to show they can emulate the SpaceX model of turning early setbacks into orbital success.
Launch Vehicles & Propulsion