Japan, India set to resume launch activities in November

Japan and India are preparing for a resumption of launch activities in a year heavily affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. 

Upper stages top list of most dangerous space debris

While launch providers are doing a better job at disposing of upper stages left behind in orbit, rocket bodies still constitute the most dangerous pieces of orbital debris.

Russia skeptical about participating in lunar Gateway

The head of Russia’s space agency said that the lunar Gateway, part of NASA’s Artemis lunar exploration program, is too “U.S.-centric” for it to participate in, even though the Gateway leverages the existing International Space Station partnership.

Luxembourg expands its space resources vision

Étienne Schneider is undaunted by early setbacks as he continues work to make Luxembourg a hotbed of entrepreneurial space, a scope that has expanded beyond, but has not abandoned, space resources.

International Astronautical Congress brings space world, and political issues, to Washington

The International Astronautical Federation is ready for one of its biggest conferences ever this week, even as organizers deal with political and geopolitical issues about the event.

Pence added to IAC 2019 opening ceremony

U.S. Vice President Mike Pence is scheduled to speak during the opening ceremony of the 70th International Astronautical Congress here Oct. 21, the IAC’s organizers announced this week.

Op-ed | The omnipresence of space

The breadth of engagement in space continues to increase as new companies are formed to take advantage of the flexibility and affordability of cubesats and smallsats to use space in new ways.

Foust Forward | The moon bounces back

At this year's just-concluded International Astronautical Congress in Bremen, Germany, human Mars exploration was eclipsed by discussions about going back to the moon.

Landspace ready for first Chinese private orbital launch but looks to grander plans

At a news conference on the opening day of the International Astronautical Conference in Bremen, Germany, Landspace said it will launch the Zhuque-1 three-stage solid-propellant rocket near the end of October, with the exact date to be decided.

Op-ed | Australia and America: United for a New Space Age

With its economic ties to Japan and China, in addition to its bond with the British Commonwealth and the citizens of the United States, Australia is ready to co-write the next chapter of the New Space Age.

IAF President Le Gall’s goal: More young people, more women, diversified funding

Incoming International Astronautical Federation (IAF) President Jean-Yves Le Gall on Oct. 14 said his term of office will be dedicated to broadening IAF’s geographic reach, bringing more young people and women into its ranks and diversifying its financial base beyond the annual conference.

Q&A | COSPAR’s Lennard A. Fisk on weighing terrorist threats against a global mandate

The decision by the international Committee on Space Research (COSPAR) to cancel its biennial Scientific Assembly in July — just 12 days before it was to start in Istanbul — is a cautionary tale for any conference organizer with a strong international mandate.

Op-ed | Getting Serious About the Moon Village

George Nield, the FAA's associate administrator for commercial space transportation, explains what he likes — and what he doesn't — about ESA Director-General Johann-Dietrich Woerner's envisioned "Moon Village."

Security Concerns Evident at IAC

ESA advised its personnel to decide individually whether to attend this year’s IAC conference in Jerusalem based on their sense of the security risk.

News from the 65th International Astronautical Congress

SpaceNews Paris Bureau Chief Peter B. de Selding and Senior Staff Writer Jeff Foust are covering the 65th International Astronautical Congress (IAC 2014) in Toronto, this week.

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