ThinkOrbital raises seed funding to advance X-ray space inspection
WASHINGTON — ThinkOrbital, a startup focused on space infrastructure, has secured fresh backing as it pushes to mature…
CAS Space conducts first suborbital launch and capsule landing test
HELSINKI — Chinese commercial firm CAS Space launched its first Lihong-1 suborbital flight and recovery test mission, seeing…
Taiwan’s Moonshot: why ‘T-Dome’ needs systems engineering, not just a shopping list
When President John F. Kennedy stood before Congress in May 1961 and declared that the United States would…
China’s first launches of 2026 send Yaogan spacecraft into unusual orbit, loft Guowang satellitesÂ
HELSINKI — China conducted a pair of Long March rocket launches Tuesday, kicking off what is likely to…
ESA and ClearSpace announce PRELUDE in-orbit servicing and debris removal mission
MILAN — The European Space Agency and Luxembourg’s ClearSpace announced Jan. 12 a new collaboration on an in-orbit…
Firefly to upgrade Alpha rocket to improve reliability
WASHINGTON — Firefly Aerospace says it will upgrade its Alpha launch vehicle, making changes intended to improve the…
China files ITU paperwork for megaconstellations totaling nearly 200,000 satellites
HELSINKI — China has submitted two filings for huge non-geostationary satellite networks to the International Telecommunication Union, indicating…
Kepler network to link OroraTech sensors for Earth monitoring
MILAN — OroraTech has entered a multi-year partnership with Kepler to supply thermal sensors for Kepler’s new optical…
NASA astrophysics, commercial satellites launch on SpaceX rideshare mission
WASHINGTON — A SpaceX Falcon 9 launched a trio of NASA astrophysics small satellites along with dozens of…
Landspace secures launch contracts for China’s megaconstellation projects
HELSINKI — Commercial launch startup Landspace has secured formal contracts to launch satellites for China’s two main megaconstellation…
Roman Space Telescope on track for September launch
PHOENIX — NASA expects to launch the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope as soon as September, citing the…
2026 will clarify Europe’s new priorities for space
Launchers Isar Aerospace is expected to attempt its second two-stage Spectrum vehicle test flight, a key step after…