SScience Read More NASA loses contact with MAVEN Mars orbiterDecember 10, 2025 WASHINGTON — NASA has lost contact with a Mars orbiter that has circled the planet for more than…
SScience Read More Chinese astronauts inspect debris-damaged Shenzhou-20 spacecraft during spacewalkDecember 10, 2025 HELSINKI — Two Shenzhou-21 astronauts embarked on the mission’s first spacewalk late Monday, inspecting and photographing a damaged…
UUnited States Read More Study quantifies costs of EU Space Act to European and U.S. companiesDecember 8, 2025 WASHINGTON — A proposed European Union space law could cost both European and American space companies hundreds of…
UUnited States Read More China hearing focuses on U.S. policy shortfallsDecember 7, 2025 WASHINGTON — A House hearing on the rise of China’s space program turned into a broader critique of…
SSpace Read More SpaceX gets approval to build Starship launch complex at Cape CanaveralDecember 7, 2025 WASHINGTON — The Department of the Air Force has approved plans to convert a former Delta 4 launch…
SSpace Read More Northrop Grumman continues solid rocket motor development and test programDecember 5, 2025 WASHINGTON — Northrop Grumman tested a solid rocket motor Dec. 4 as part of an internal program to…
SSpace Read More China faces temporary emergency launch gap after space station lifeboat crisisDecember 5, 2025 HELSINKI — China could be without emergency launch capability to Tiangong space station for months, leaving no rapid-response…
SSpace Read More Zhuque-3 reaches orbit on test flight, first stage lost during landing attemptDecember 3, 2025 HELSINKI — China’s Landspace carried out the first launch of its reusable Zhuque-3 rocket late Tuesday, successfully achieving…
SSpace Read More Spire to build eight satellites for Deloitte’s on-orbit cybersecurity programDecember 2, 2025 WASHINGTON — Spire Global has secured a contract from Deloitte to design, build and operate eight satellites that…
SSpace Read More Reditus Space joins reusable satellite wave with $7 million seed roundDecember 2, 2025 TAMPA, Fla. — Reditus Space announced $7.1 million in seed funding Dec. 1 to fly its first reusable…
SSpace Read More China’s Shijian spacecraft separate after pioneering geosynchronous orbit refueling testsDecember 1, 2025 HELSINKI — China’s experimental Shijian-21 and Shijian-25 satellites have separated in geosynchronous orbit after being docked for months…
SSpace Read More Transporter-15 rideshare mission launches 140 payloadsNovember 30, 2025 BERLIN — A Falcon 9 launched 140 payloads on its latest dedicated rideshare mission Nov. 28, ranging from…