SpaceX launches next...
MILAN – A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifting off from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California, successfully launched a second-generation satellite for Italy's COSMO-SkyMed Earth observation ...
New Spanish communications satellite...
A Spanish military communications satellite launched in October was struck by what its operator described as a "space particle," an incident that could jeopardize the spacecraft's mission.Indra ...
Eartheye Space reveals contract with...
SAN FRANCISCO – Eartheye Space will pool data from hundreds of Earth-observation satellites to provide imagery and data to a customer in the Asia-Pacific region."All Earth observation sensors, ...
What Germany got right (and wrong) in...
Germany's first national space security strategy was unveiled last month to much fanfare. And who's surprised? It was long overdue, and puts into plain language a simple but vital truth: space is now ...
Proposal to dismantle NCAR would have...
NEW ORLEANS - A proposal by the Trump administration to dismantle a leading atmospheric science center would also have implications for space science.The White House announced Dec. 16 it would direct ...
Isaacman opens door to alternatives...
NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman suggested he would be open to transferring a spacecraft other than the space shuttle Discovery to Houston.In a Dec. 23 interview on CNBC, Isaacman said moving the ...
The space stories that will shape 2026
In this episode of Space Minds, host Mike Gruss is joined by SpaceNews journalists Jason Rainbow, Sandra Erwin, Jeff Foust and Debra Werner for a wide-ranging conversation on the space stories that ...
Terran Orbital Selected by Lockheed...
IRVINE, CA, Jan. 2, 2025 – Terran Orbital, a leading manufacturer of small satellites primarily serving the aerospace and defense industries, announced today that it has been selected by Lockheed ...
SpaceX to lower orbits of some...
SpaceX plans to lower the orbits of some of its Starlink satellites, a move the company says is intended to improve space safety following two recent incidents.In a Jan. 1 social media post, Michael ...
China caps record year for orbital...
HELSINKI - China reached 92 orbital launches in 2025 with back-to-back missions this week, capping a record year for both the country and the global space sector. The launches see global orbital ...
