Spire Global is working with SpaceChain, a company focused on space applications for blockchain technology, to demonstrate the technology in space and to highlight benefits and challenges. | Continue reading
The Defense Innovation Unit last week issued a call for bids for small nuclear-powered engines for space missions beyond Earth orbit. | Continue reading
When it comes to satellite navigation, the British government has struggled to find its way over the last five years. | Continue reading
The National Natural Science Foundation of China has outlined a five-year project for researchers to study the assembly of ultra-large spacecraft. | Continue reading
Firefly Aerospace has hired a former SpaceX and Blue Origin engineer as its new chief operating officer to guide the company’s shift to production. | Continue reading
The head of U.S. Space Command Army announced Aug. 24 that the command has reached “initial operational capability." | Continue reading
A Chinese startup is aiming to developing spacecraft capable of sending cargo to China’s space station, with a first small demonstration launch set for 2022. | Continue reading
NASA will stop work on a Human Landing System award to SpaceX through the end of October as a federal court takes up a suit filed by Blue Origin. | Continue reading
The FCC will allow SpaceX to launch 10 Starlink satellites into polar orbit on an upcoming mission, but deferred a decision on its overall license change. | Continue reading
Blue Origin founder Jeff Bezos says his company will cover more than $2 billion in costs if NASA will award it a second Human Landing System (HLS) contract. | Continue reading
Canadian startup Exodus Orbitals plans to launch its first satellite in March to take the software-defined space trend a step further, providing a platform for third parties to upload and run their applications from orbit. | Continue reading
Russia launched a long-delayed module for its segment of the International Space Station July 21, but that module reportedly suffered technical problems. | Continue reading
China conducted a clandestine first test flight of a reusable suborbital vehicle Friday as a part of development of a reusable space transportation system. | Continue reading
A limited supply chain and the demands of the Artemis program will prevent the use of the SLS for alternative roles until at least late this decade. | Continue reading
As Congress prepares NASA’s budget for fiscal year 2022, it has a valuable opportunity to ensure that America remains the world’s leader in sustainable space exploration by continuing to fund the development of advanced space nuclear technology. | Continue reading
China launched a Tianlian-1 data tracking and relay communications satellite Tuesday, marking the country’s third successful mission in four days. | Continue reading
China plans to use a new super heavy-lift rocket currently under development to construct a massive space-based solar power station in geostationary orbit. | Continue reading
Tyvak released the first high-resolution images of objects in orbit and on the ground captured by telescopes the satellite manufacturer developed with the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL). | Continue reading
With the Ingenuity helicopter continuing to demonstrate its abilities on Mars, NASA engineers are examining concepts for larger, more capable helicopters. | Continue reading
Japan passed a law that allows companies to extract and utilize space resources as the head of Russia’s space agency criticized similar national laws. | Continue reading
NASA announced June 11 that it is requesting proposals for two private astronaut missions to the ISS that would fly by the end of 2023. | Continue reading
The new head of Virginia’s commercial spaceport on Wallops Island says he wants to increase launch activity at the site. | Continue reading
Two governments announced plans May 26 to send small rovers to the moon, as Lockheed Martin and General Motors proposeed a rover for NASA’s Artemis program. | Continue reading
Satellite operator Viasat is asking the FCC to stop SpaceX from launching more Starlink satellites as it heads to court to compel a thorough environmental review of the rapidly growing megaconstellation. | Continue reading
A former NASA astronaut who holds the record for the most time spent in space by an American will command Axiom Space’s second mission to the ISS. | Continue reading
The Long March 5B rocket which launched China's first space station module Thursday is likely to undergo an uncontrolled reentry into the Earth's atmosphere in the coming says. | Continue reading
China successfully launched a 22-metric-ton module late Wednesday, beginning an intense period of missions for constructing the nation’s own space station. | Continue reading
China is to oversee the construction and operation of a national satellite internet megaconstellation by coordinating the country’s major space actors. | Continue reading
China is to establish a commercial spaceport in the coming years to support the rapid growth of private space activities in the country. | Continue reading
China launched a new-generation Long March 7A rocket Thursday, sending a classified, experimental payload into geosynchronous transfer orbit. | Continue reading
Earth observation startup Umbra raised $32 million in its latest investment round. | Continue reading
NASA has sharply increased the prices it charges commercial users of the ISS for cargo and other resources, a move that has left some firms frustrated. | Continue reading
A Falcon 9 first stage failed to land after a launch last month because one of its engines shut down during flight after hot gas breached a worn-out cover. | Continue reading
Redwire has acquired Deployable Space Systems (DSS) Inc., the Santa Barbara, California, the rapidly growing Goleta, California, company that manufactures various structures and mechanisms including the Roll-Out Solar Array. | Continue reading
NASA has selected Firefly Aerospace to deliver a set of 10 research payloads to the moon in 2023, the latest award in its CLPS program. | Continue reading
Taken literally, Starlink users must agree with SpaceX that Mars is a “free planet” and that disputes concerning Starlink services provided on Mars or while en route to the red planet via a SpaceX Starship will be settled through self-regulation. But is this clause valid? | Continue reading
Less than a week after leaving the agency, former NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine is joining a private equity firm that invests in aerospace firms. | Continue reading
A proposal to replace the giant radio telescope at Arecibo Observatory in Puerto Rico suggests it could be used for tracking space objects. | Continue reading
SpinLaunch expects to perform the first suborbital tests of a prototype of its centrifugal system for launching smallsats later this year from New Mexico. | Continue reading
A Falcon 9 carrying the NROL-108 mission lifted off at Dec. 19 at 9:00 a.m. Eastern from Space Launch Complex 39 at Kennedy Space Center. | Continue reading
Capella Space released radar satellite images with a resolution of 50 centimeters by 50 centimeters, which the San Francisco startup says is the highest resolution available from a commercial Synthetic Aperture Radar satellite operator. | Continue reading
The White House released a new space policy directive Dec. 16 intended to serve as a strategic roadmap for work on space nuclear power and propulsion. | Continue reading
With the successful launch of 10 satellites, Earth observation company Satellogic says it can now move ahead of its rivals in offering high-resolution images. | Continue reading
Chinese rocket firm Galactic Energy successfully sent a small satellite into orbit Saturday with the first launch of its Ceres-1 launch vehicle. | Continue reading
SpaceX is developing a new satellite bus for the Space Development Agency based on the Starlink design. | Continue reading
NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine suggested Sept. 14 that NASA might send the first Artemis human landing mission away from the south pole. | Continue reading
China launched an experimental reusable spacecraft Friday following months of low-key preparations at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center. | Continue reading
Maj. Gen. Stephen Whiting said the transfer of space traffic management responsibilities can't happen until Commerce gets the necessary resources. | Continue reading