An unspecified “medical concern” involving one of the astronauts aboard the International Space Station has postponed a spacewalk and could force an unprecedented early return of part of the crew.

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We are in an era where planetary science no longer depends on government missions. Commercial capabilities are mature and ready to deliver a higher cadence of planetary exploration that fits within proposed budgets. What’s missing is an operational model that matches ambition. The old way — one in which bespoke, government-run missions with decade-long development […]

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NASA says it is continuing to prepare for a possible Artemis 2 launch as soon as February, but with remarkably little publicity for the historic mission.

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IRVINE, Calif., Jan. 7, 2026 — Terran Orbital, a Lockheed Martin Company and a leading manufacturer of satellite solutions, announced today the appointment of Michael Vishion as vice president of […]

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Falcon ExoDynamics wins contract to mature satellite interface developed by Aerospace Corp.

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Spend enough time investing in space and expectations change. The industry does not advance through clean inflection points that resolve uncertainty, and progress rarely aligns with the milestones investors are accustomed to tracking. More often, space infrastructure is absorbed gradually into other systems, registering as essential only after it is already embedded. That dynamic, rather […]

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NASA is ramping up work on its next flagship space telescope while also laying the groundwork for future observatories.

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Pay-as-you-go model aims to simplify traditionally complex imagery procurement

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After years of talk, the Pentagon faces hard choices on commercial adoption, missile defense and whether new space capabilities become enduring programs

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As preparations continue for a mission to raise the orbit of NASA’s Swift astrophysics spacecraft, project officials are also pursuing steps to extend the satellite’s life in case of delays.

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HOUSTON, TX January 6, 2025 – For nearly a century, humanity’s vision of spaceflight has been shaped not only by engineers and astronauts, but by those who dared to imagine […]

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Space operators face a complex and evolving cybersecurity regulatory challenge. While the importance of cybersecurity in today’s digital world is widely recognized, international approaches remain inconsistent. Long-term global compliance requirements are still unclear. With new regimes emerging across multiple jurisdictions, the cybersecurity landscape continues to shift, posing a challenge that space operators must address now, […]

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Even as NASA prepares for its Artemis 2 moon-circling mission, an Artemis 3 lunar-landing mission has suffered multiple delays, with no assurance of a launch before 2030. That may be a good thing because NASA still has not overcome critical risks and technological gaps of lunar exploration. These problems must be solved before we can establish a safe, productive long-term human […]

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Startup aims to mass-produce radar hardware and deploy formation-flying satellites

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House and Senate appropriators have released the text of a final appropriations bill for fiscal 2026 that largely rejects the steep cuts the Trump administration proposed for NASA.

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Dubai / Male’ November 18, 2025 – ARCHE ORBITAL SYSTEMS, a global space-technology company specializing in advanced mission design and in-orbit services operations, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) […]

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A small but important change can be found at the end of President Trump’s sweeping December 18, 2025, Executive Order, “Ensuring American Space Superiority.” The Executive Order removes the requirement for the United States government to make basic space situational awareness data and space traffic management services available “free of direct user fees,” instead saying […]

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China’s astronaut corps has completed a near month-long underground cave training, conducted in part to prepare for future crewed lunar landing missions.

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Private equity firm to revive Rocketdyne name, L3Harris keeps RS-25 engine

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The Department of the Air Force is planning upgrades across 14 Space Force bases under the “Base Infrastructure Modernization” IDIQ contract

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Orbital launch activity set another annual record in 2025, although future growth may depend on factors different from those that fueled the recent surge.

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A Spanish military communications satellite launched in October was struck by what its operator described as a “space particle,” an incident that could jeopardize the spacecraft’s mission.

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MILAN – A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifting off from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California, successfully launched a second-generation satellite for Italy’s COSMO-SkyMed Earth observation constellation, on Jan. 2 at 6:09 p.m. Pacific time.   The Falcon 9 deployed COSMO-SkyMed CSG-FM3, the third into a sun-synchronous orbit at an altitude of 618 kilometers at 2:22 […]

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SAN FRANCISCO – Eartheye Space will pool data from hundreds of Earth-observation satellites to provide imagery and data to a customer in the Asia-Pacific region. “All Earth observation sensors, including both imaging and non-imaging sensors, are provided under the contract,” which promises multi-sensor tasking, according to the Eartheye Space news release. The contract covers imagery […]

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