UAE outlines plans for asteroid mission

The United Arab Emirates has released new details about its planned mission to the main asteroid belt, one that is similar to an ongoing NASA mission.

by Jeff Foust June 3, 2023June 3, 2023

Cutting-Edge Reconnaissance Satellites: Revolutionizing National Security from Space

May 31, 2023May 31, 2023

Space-Comm Expo 2023 – Where Space Does Business

June 2, 2023June 2, 2023

Military

Fixed-price satellite contracts earn high grades in Space Force report card

by Sandra Erwin June 2, 2023June 2, 2023

Military

Northrop Grumman gets $80 million Air Force contract for satcom experiments

by Sandra Erwin June 2, 2023June 2, 2023

Commercial

Google leads $36 million funding round for Pixxel

by Jeff Foust June 2, 2023June 2, 2023

Commercial

Parachute and wiring issues to delay Starliner crewed test flight

by Jeff Foust June 1, 2023June 1, 2023

Civil

China looks to Long March 8 rocket to help launch its answer to Starlink

by Andrew Jones May 31, 2023May 31, 2023

Spain signs Artemis Accords

by Jeff Foust May 30, 2023May 30, 2023

NASA inspector general faults agency on SLS booster and engine overruns

by Jeff Foust May 30, 2023May 30, 2023

Shenzhou-16 astronauts arrive at China’s space station

by Andrew Jones May 30, 2023May 30, 2023

China sets sights on crewed lunar landing before 2030

by Andrew Jones May 29, 2023May 29, 2023

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Military

Northrop Grumman’s ground station for missile warning satellites passes design review

by Sandra Erwin June 1, 2023June 1, 2023

Space Force selects new leader for Eastern Range

by Sandra Erwin June 1, 2023June 1, 2023

Florida Space Coast selected as home of U.S. Space Force training command

by Sandra Erwin May 31, 2023May 31, 2023

U.S. Space Command takes over responsibility for protecting homeland from missile strikes

by Sandra Erwin May 31, 2023May 31, 2023

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Commercial

Fortify raises $12.5 million for digital composite manufacturing

by Debra Werner June 1, 2023June 1, 2023

Satellite operators Viasat and Inmarsat complete merger deal

by Jason Rainbow May 31, 2023June 1, 2023

Second Axiom Space private astronaut mission concludes with splashdown

by Jeff Foust May 31, 2023June 1, 2023

Telesat orders prototype satellite to continue LEO broadband tests

by Jason Rainbow May 30, 2023June 2, 2023

DARPA launches initiative to help tech companies work on classified programs

by Sandra Erwin May 30, 2023May 30, 2023

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Policy & Politics

NASA seeks to shore up congressional support for Artemis

by Jeff Foust May 21, 2023May 21, 2023

HASC chairman questions ‘continued delays’ in settling dispute over Space Command’s location

by Sandra Erwin May 19, 2023May 19, 2023

Space Force official: Lack of communication with China increases risk of mishaps in orbit

by Sandra Erwin May 17, 2023May 17, 2023

Republican senators claim NASA being distracted by climate change and diversity initiatives

by Jeff Foust May 17, 2023May 17, 2023

From Japan to the Philippines: US expands SSA cooperation with Asian countries

by Park Si-soo May 8, 2023May 8, 2023

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Launch

North Korea’s spy satellite launch fails with second-stage malfunction

by Park Si-soo May 31, 2023May 31, 2023

SpaceX launches Badr-8 to bolster Arabsat’s satellite fleet

by Jason Rainbow May 27, 2023May 27, 2023

Space Development Agency to launch 13 satellites in late June

by Sandra Erwin May 26, 2023May 27, 2023

Electron launches second pair of NASA TROPICS cubesats

by Jeff Foust May 26, 2023May 26, 2023

Virgin Galactic makes first suborbital spaceflight in nearly two years

by Jeff Foust May 25, 2023May 25, 2023

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Opinion

Defending Taiwan by countering China’s biggest threat

by Dana A. Goward and Martin C. Faga May 22, 2023May 24, 2023

Enter outer space at your own risk?

by Douglas Ligor and Josh Becker May 16, 2023May 16, 2023

The space industry needs COPUOS to rethink its approach to decision-making

by Adam Routh May 15, 2023May 15, 2023

The answer to solving the digital divide is hybrid connectivity infrastructures

by Ken Peterman May 11, 2023May 11, 2023

America’s SPAC-funded NewSpace industry is crashing

by Edward Hearst May 10, 2023May 16, 2023

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