Space

Intuitive Machines has secured another deal with L3Harris Technologies to support programs for the U.S. Space Development Agency.

Featured on the cover of the February 12, 1996, issue, the Applied Physics Laboratory’s NEAR spacecraft was designed to orbit a near-Earth asteroid in 1999; it launched 30 years ago this week.

AST SpaceMobile says it should see sales reach around $1 billion as it scales up its direct-to-device satellite communications constellation.

Russian space agency Roscosmos says it has completed repairs to a damaged launchpad critical to the International Space Station.

Listen in as editors reflect on program updates and other highlights from the AFA Warfare Symposium.

The AIAA is seeking to host the 2029 80th International Astronautical Congress in Houston.

Denver-based Voyager Technologies has announced the appointment of Shoshanna Moody as administrative officer.

First flight of a small experimental version of a reusable launch vehicle has been scheduled for March 6 by the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency.

Airbus has demonstrated a laser communication link with an airborne communication terminal and a communications satellite in geostationary orbit.

NASA has launched two initiatives seeking to harness technology to improve MRO and prepare the sector for next-generation aviation.

Aalto, a company spun out of Airbus to fly the Zephyr HAPS, is to work with Indonesian telecoms provider Telkomsel to address coverage issues.

The European Union’s IRIS² autonomous secure sat communication system will likely expand beyond the core member states, helping the economics of the project.

NASA safety panel flags risks in Artemis missions and ISS transition as the workforce shrinks to 1960s levels.

SpaceX’s 33rd NASA-contracted Dragon resupply mission to the International Space Station executed a successful splashdown early Feb. 27.

NASA is rebooting its Artemis lunar exploration initiative, adding a new docking mission and scrapping plans for heavier-lift Space Launch System rockets.

Rocket Lab says a manufacturing fault caused the failure of a Neutron rocket Stage 1 tank in January and has now pushed the inaugural flight for the launcher to late this year.

Weapons manufacturer Mac Jee and Brazil's Institute of Aeronautical Technology have signed a partnership agreement to develop the RATO-14X space launch rocket.

A Chinese space company is releasing imagery revealing key details of the U.S. military buildup in the Middle East.

A new U.S. military satellite built to track objects in cislunar space could fly by the end of 2026.

A pair of deputy managers have taken the reins of NASA’s portfolio of low-Earth-orbit programs

NASA is expected to soon disclose the next steps in its evolving strategy to develop commercial low Earth orbit successors to the International Space Station.

The U.S. Space Force has launched a prototype maneuverable satellite to train for on-orbit offensive and defensive activities.

Phantom Space, a would-be small rocket launch provider, has bought key assets and intellectual property from Vector Launch, another would-be provider.

BlackSky has cut some near-term constellation expansion plans for its new Gen-3 imagery satellite deployments.

Sierra Space has named former Ursa Major leader Dan Jablonsky as its first permanent CEO in more than one year, the company announced Feb. 26.