Small GEOs, big impact – SpaceNews
California-based Astranis is helping drive a shift in the satellite industry as compact platforms gain ground in a…
ULA making new efforts on Vulcan reusability
WASHINGTON — United Launch Alliance is leaning more into reusability as it advances work on recovering the engine…
West Virginia joins states handing satellites a tiny share of rural broadband subsidies
TAMPA, Fla. — SpaceX would get just 1% of the $625 million in rural broadband subsidies proposed by…
Smallsat missions proposed to study asteroid Apophis
SALT LAKE CITY — Two mission concepts are seeking funding to fly by and even collide with an…
SpinLaunch raises $30 million for work on Meridian Space constellation
WASHINGTON — SpinLaunch announced $30 million in new funding for the company to support its development of a…
Italian-Dutch space company secures first U.S. contract
WARSAW, Poland — Italian-Dutch company Revolv Space has been selected to deliver six units of its flagship solar…
Firefly signs agreement to study Alpha launches from Japan
WASHINGTON — Firefly Aerospace has signed an agreement to study potential launches of its Alpha rocket from a…
Blue Origin offers Mars communications orbiter concept
SALT LAKE CITY — Blue Origin is offering a version of its Blue Ring spacecraft as a Mars…
Chinese launch startup Landspace suffers Zhuque-2 failure
HELSINKI — Landspace’s Zhuque-2 rocket suffered an anomaly after liftoff Thursday, leading to loss of the mission and…
FAA removes membership of space transportation advisory committee
PARK CITY, Utah — The Federal Aviation Administration has dismissed the entire membership of a commercial space advisory…
NASA awards contracts to study reboost of Swift astrophysics spacecraft
SALT LAKE CITY — NASA has selected several companies to study the feasibility of reboosting the orbit of…
Flying ‘standby’ proves popular for SpaceX rideshares
Five years into its program to provide smallsat rideshare launch services, SpaceX is emphasizing flexibility to accommodate growing…