Iridium buys Aireon to expand space-based aircraft tracking capabilities
Iridium Communications has agreed to buy Aireon, the company behind a space-based aircraft tracking system used by air…
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Google and SpaceX reportedly in talks to launch orbital AI data centers
Google is moving ahead with plans to test AI data centers in orbit, with SpaceX emerging as a…
Quantum Space to set up Oklahoma production facility for Ranger spacecraft
US space startup Quantum Space will be setting up a new manufacturing plant in Tulsa, Oklahoma. The new…
Dassault and OHB team up on VORTEX-S spaceplane bid to ESA
Dassault Aviation and German space prime OHB announced on May 11, 2026, that they will jointly propose the…
Dassault picks Spanish startup Arkadia Space for VORTEX-D spaceplane propulsion
Dassault Aviation has selected Spanish propulsion company Arkadia Space to develop and supply the complete propulsion system for…
FAA grounds Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket after satellite mishap
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has grounded Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket after an upper-stage problem placed an…
Amazon to buy Globalstar in $11.6 billion satellite deal
Amazon is moving to strengthen its satellite-based mobile internet business with a deal to acquire Globalstar for about…
Artemis II heads for the Moon after systems check and successful engine burn
NASA’s Artemis II crew is now officially on its way to the Moon. On April 2, 2026, Orion’s…
Artemis II launches successfully on first crewed US Moon mission since Apollo
NASA’s Artemis II mission launched successfully on April 1, 2026, sending four astronauts into space on the first…
SpaceX files for IPO, opening Musk’s Moon and Mars push to investors
After months of speculation, Elon Musk’s SpaceX has filed for an initial public offering in the United States,…
Artemis II by the numbers: an inside look at mankind’s planned return to the Moon
NASA’s Artemis II astronauts are go for launch, with the agency targeting April 1, 2026, at 18:24 local…
NASA cancels Lunar Gateway space station to focus on Moon base
NASA has effectively canceled the Lunar Gateway space station as the centerpiece of its Artemis architecture, announcing on…
Isar Aerospace seeks €250 million in funding as it readies next rocket launch
Munich-based Isar Aerospace is looking to raise an additional €250 million in funding, according to several media outlets. …
Russian Progress cargo craft to dock manually with ISS after antenna issue
A Russian Progress cargo spacecraft heading to the International Space Station (ISS) will have to be docked manually…
Firefly Aerospace’s Blue Ghost Mission 1 wins 2025 Collier Trophy
Firefly Aerospace’s Blue Ghost Mission 1 team has been selected to receive the 2025 Robert J. Collier Trophy,…
FAA streamlines US commercial space license approvals
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has completed a long-running overhaul of its commercial space licensing process, moving all launch and…
Europe selects partners for first very low Earth orbit (VLEO) satellite
Europe is preparing to build its own very low Earth orbit (VLEO) military satellites. On March 13, 2026,…
NASA targets April Fool’s Day to launch trip closest to Moon in half a century
NASA is targeting April Fool’s Day to launch humankind’s voyage closest to the Moon in over a half…