Damaged Shenzhou-20 spacecraft survives reentry, Shenzhou-23 arrives at spaceport
HELSINKI — China’s damaged Shenzhou-20 spacecraft returned safely to Earth after on-orbit internal repairs, concluding the country’s first…
Blue Origin to reuse New Glenn booster on next launch
WASHINGTON — Blue Origin will reuse a New Glenn booster for the first time on the rocket’s next…
Space Force’s acquisition arm races to rebuild contracting workforce after civilian cuts
WASHINGTON — Space Systems Command, the primary acquisition and space development arm of the U.S. Space Force, is…
Rocket Lab launches first satellites for Open Cosmos constellation
WASHINGTON — A Rocket Lab Electron launched the first satellites for a new constellation being developed by Open…
D-Orbit raises $128 million in first tranche of Series D funding
SAN FRANCISCO – Italian space logistics specialist D-Orbit has raised $124 million in the first closing of a…
The Exploration Company in talks to acquire Orbex
WASHINGTON — The Exploration Company is in talks to acquire Orbex, the U.K.-based small launch vehicle developer that…
Starfish Space wins SDA contract to deorbit satellites
WASHINGTON — Starfish Space has won a contract from the Space Development Agency (SDA) to deorbit satellites in…
NASA to end support for planetary science groups
WASHINGTON — NASA is ending financial support for several planetary science groups as part of a broader drawdown…
Damaged DSN antenna out of service until May
WASHINGTON — A key antenna in NASA’s Deep Space Network (DSN) that was damaged last fall is expected…
Space Force ends ‘Resilient GPS’ satellite program
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Space Force has ended an exploratory effort to add smaller, lower-cost navigation satellites to…
Eutelsat signs OneWeb launch deal with MaiaSpace
WASHINGTON — Eutelsat has signed an agreement with French startup MaiaSpace to launch some of its OneWeb replenishment…
Indra Group writes off damaged SpainSat NG 2
WASHINGTON — The operator of a Spanish military communications satellite that suffered a “space particle” strike has written…