Astranis CEO John Gedmark discusses the rising demand for small geostationary satellites as the company scales production and helps shape a new era of high-orbit connectivity. The post Small GEOs, big impact appeared first on SpaceNews.

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Paris, August 20, 2025 – In less than 30 days, Paris becomes the center of the space economy. From September 15 to 19, 2025, more than 1,800 decision-makers, 250+ top-tier […] The post 1,800 Global Leaders Converge in Paris...

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Stratospheric ballooning company Urban Sky has won a contract from the U.S. Air Force to support development of technologies that enable small balloons to complement, or replace, satellites. The post Urban Sky wins STRATFI contract for stratospheric balloon technologies...

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For more than six decades, NASA has been the world’s lodestar for exploration. We designed the rockets, trained the astronauts and landed on the moon when the idea was barely a decade old. But somewhere between Apollo 17’s dust...

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China’s state-owned and commercial rocket makers have plans for yet more new launch vehicles, despite an already competitive field and imminent test flights. The post New rocket plans continue to emerge to support China’s growing space ambitions appeared first...

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The U.S. Air Force’s autonomous reusable vehicle has flown to space since 2010 for long missions that last years The post SpaceX launches eighth mission of the X-37B military spaceplane appeared first on SpaceNews.

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A novel propulsion system will be called upon to perform a life-or-death maneuver hours after the deployment of a South Korean cubesat on next year’s Artemis 2 mission. The post Steam thruster entrusted to raise orbit of Artemis 2...

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The company won the $4 billion ‘Space Force Range Contract’ for Cape Canaveral and Vandenberg operations. The award had been challenged by the previous incumbent RGNext The post Amentum begins work at U.S. space launch ranges after protest is...

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LONDON – A day after the British government announced plans to fold the UK Space Agency into the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT), industry leaders said the move could streamline Britain’s space policy but also warned it...

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In this week’s episode of Space Minds, host David Ariostor speaks with Al Tadros, Chief Technology Officer at Redwire, to explore the future of space infrastructure and commercialization. The post The future of space infrastructure appeared first on SpaceNews.

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Despite the arrival of privately funded lunar mining companies, advancements in space resource legislation (such as the Commercial Space Launch Competitiveness Act of 2015) and lunar prospecting missions such as LUPEX, one legal hurdle remains that will likely impact...

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United Launch Alliance is leaning more into reusability as it advances work on recovering the engine section of the Vulcan rocket and embarks on another project. The post ULA making new efforts on Vulcan reusability appeared first on SpaceNews.

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SpaceX would get just 1% of the $625 million in rural broadband subsidies proposed by West Virginia, the third state in a row to give satellites only a marginal role in the federal government’s BEAD program. The post West...

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The Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) current informed consent framework under 14 CFR §460.45 falls dangerously short of adequately warning space flight participants (SFP) about the true risks they face, particularly long-term health consequences that may not manifest until months...

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Comments by NASA’s acting administrator have created uncertainty about the future of Earth science programs at the space agency. The post Duffy comments seed doubts about future of NASA Earth science appeared first on SpaceNews.

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Two mission concepts are seeking funding to fly by and even collide with an asteroid that is making a very close flyby of Earth in 2029. The post Smallsat missions proposed to study asteroid Apophis appeared first on SpaceNews.

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One of the products Globalstar is pitching are “covert” tracker devices for military platforms The post Globalstar pursuing defense market with secure satcom services appeared first on SpaceNews.

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Space has always been expensive. Historically, governments paid for it. In more recent times, billionaires have entered the arena. It isn’t surprising, then, that the development of the sector, being subject to the changing interests of national governments and...

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