ispace to send larger payloads to the moon on SpaceX’s Starship
TOKYO — Japanese lunar exploration company ispace is buying space on a future Starship lunar lander mission to…
The satellite industry’s most expensive problem isn’t in orbit
AST SpaceMobile recently deployed three more BlueBird satellites into low Earth orbit as it advances plans for a…
Venus Aerospace raises $91 million to scale rocket engine technology
WASHINGTON — Venus Aerospace, a Houston-based propulsion startup developing rocket engines for hypersonic flight and space transportation, said…
Arianespace opens door to GEO rideshare opportunities from 2029
MILAN — Arianespace has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with French in-orbit servicing company Infinite Orbits to explore…
Isar Aerospace signs agreement for Canadian launch site
TOKYO — Isar Aerospace has signed a contract to develop a Canadian launch site for its Spectrum rocket,…
Iridium folds Aireon aviation safety service into Rocket Lab-bound business
TAMPA, Fla. — Iridium Communications has completed its takeover of Aireon, bringing the aircraft-tracking venture fully in-house ahead…
NASA adds three European firms to the commercial data program
MILAN — NASA’s Commercial Satellite Data Acquisition program (CSDA) announced June 23 contract awards with eight new commercial…
Airbus to build Aeolus-2 wind-monitoring satellite
WASHINGTON — The European Space Agency has selected Airbus Defence and Space to start work on the successor…
Final Atlas 5 Amazon Leo mission launches
WASHINGTON — An Atlas 5 lifted off July 2 carrying a set of Amazon Leo satellites in the…
Chinese satellite manufacturer Hongqing raises $191 million
HELSINKI — Hongqing Technology, the satellite manufacturing affiliate of launch firm Landspace, has secured one of the largest…
Isar Aerospace to launch German-built Planet imaging satellite
WASHINGTON — Isar Aerospace won a contract from Planet’s German subsidiary to launch an imaging satellite, demonstrating an…
Latitude plans to conduct first launch from Oman
WASHINGTON — French startup Latitude intends to perform the first launch of its small launch vehicle from a…