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- Court filing outlines Blue Origin’s case against NASA SpaceX lunar lander award
- Exo-Space pivots to meet demand for on-orbit processing
- NASA completes swing arm test on SLS launch platform
- NASA announces reorganization of human spaceflight directorate
- GAO steps up criticism of Space Force’s missile-warning satellite procurement
- Xona Space Systems fully funds GPS-alternative demo mission
- Space Force discussions with private sector on future space architecture to remain classified
- Starliner test flight likely to slip to 2022
- NASA splits human spaceflight directorate into two organizations
- Terran Orbital acquires new satellite development facility
- Space Force looking for ‘unity’ in acquisitions despite a medley of agencies
- Drones are accelerating OneWeb’s antenna tests
- Op-ed | GPS Offers Lessons for the Infrastructure of Tomorrow
- Landsat 9 lifted atop launcher to extend unbroken environmental data record
- Space Force talent strategy is a departure from the norm
- Space Force reveals which Army and Navy units are moving to the space branch
- Space Force unveils dress uniforms for guardians
- Tomorrow.io orders demo satellites for rain-tracking constellation
- NASA picks landing site for VIPER lunar rover
- Space Force to brief industry on its future architecture for space-based missile warning
- Kendall: If China can’t beat the U.S. in the air it will try in space
- Photos: Inspiration4 launches from Kennedy Space Center
- Demand growing for managing heat on increasingly intricate satellites
- Tianzhou ship launches and docks with Chinese space station
- Space sustainability makes slow progress at the United Nations
- Tianzhou-3 spacecraft docks with Chinese space station
- L3Harris’ missile-tracking satellites pass early design review
- FAA releases draft environmental report on SpaceX Starship orbital launches
- Space community ponders right-of-way rules for space traffic
- Space Force grappling with aging infrastructure used to operate satellites
- Four civilian space travelers back on Earth after landmark flight
- Crew Dragon splashes down to conclude Inspiration4 mission
- SpaceX to launch Turksat 6A
- Live coverage: Inspiration4 crew splashes down off Florida coast
- All-civilian crew prepares for Saturday evening splashdown
- Inspiration4 mission to conclude with Sept. 18 splashdown
- Inspiration4 crew describes “incredible perspective” from space
- Chinese crew landing caps record-setting day in human spaceflight
- CesiumAstro plots in-house satellite production ramp-up after debut launch
- Space Force to consider space sustainability in any future conflict
- U.S. generals planning for a space war they see as all but inevitable
- Shenzhou-12 astronauts return to Earth after 3-month space station mission
- Live coverage: Chinese astronauts return to Earth
- SpaceX emphasizes coordination with other satellite operators
- L3Harris opens manufacturing facility in Indiana for DoD missile-defense satellites
- Inspiration4 crew chats with Elon Musk, works through first full day in space
- Satellite operators need more accurate SSA data
- OneWeb signs distribution deal with Peraton, broadens reach into military market
- ABL Space Systems to launch NASA technology demonstration mission
- ESA to be anchor customer on commercial lunar satellite
- On National Security | Small businesses doing big things in DoD space programs
- China rolls out cargo mission rocket as Shenzhou-12 astronauts leave space station
- Four private citizens ride SpaceX rocket into orbit on historic mission
- Shenzhou crew departs Chinese space station, heads for Earth
- Space Force backs development of commercial orbital debris removal systems
- SpaceX launches Crew Dragon on first private mission
- Photos: Inspiration4’s rocket ready for launch on pad 39A
- Space SPACs struggle to lift off
- Live coverage: Inspiration4 crew gives update on their mission
- Commercial spaceflight industry sees Inspiration4 as a pathfinder but not a model
- ‘Taiwan must secure a strategic position in space industry’s supply chain’: president
- Henry Ford Heads for the High Frontier
- OneWeb’s broadband constellation reaching halfway mark
- NASA selects five companies for lunar lander studies
- With tenth launch, OneWeb nears halfway mark in deploying satellite fleet
- Capella shares SAR data with researchers, app developers
- For the first time, NASA is a spectator for a U.S. crew mission to low Earth orbit
- NASA astronaut to stay on ISS for nearly a year
- Raytheon to acquire space electronics supplier SEAKR Engineering
- Spire snaps up exactEarth in first acquisition as a public company
- Live coverage: Soyuz rocket launches with more OneWeb satellites
- Russian rocket ready for launch with 34 more Florida-built OneWeb satellites
- DARPA seeking satellite laser terminals that can talk to any space network
- SpaceX launches first full batch of laser-equipped Starlink satellites
- South Korea seeks $553 million space budget for 2022
- Planet provides data to federal civilian agencies under NASA contract
- BAE Systems to acquire smallsat company In-Space Missions
- SpaceX launches first dedicated polar Starlink mission
- All-civilian flight to orbit blazes new trail for charity with this week’s SpaceX launch
- Russia launches classified military satellite
- Live coverage: SpaceX launches Starlink satellites from California
- New version of SpaceX’s Starlink internet satellites to begin launching Monday
- Raymond: Small satellites and fast data transforming space business
- Marlink’s sale values maritime connectivity specialist at $1.4 billion
- SpaceX’s Starlink broadband to be available in Japan’s remote areas next year
- Civilian astronauts practice for launch day at Kennedy Space Center
- Now officially a public company, BlackSky moving to expand sales and marketing
- Perseverance collects first Mars samples
- Photos: SpaceX rocket arrives on launch pad for Inspiration4 mission
- Potential component defect to delay next Virgin Galactic flight
- Live coverage: SpaceX test-fires rocket for Inspiration4 crew mission
- SpaceX rocket rolls out to pad 39A for Inspiration4 launch
- Spacewalking astronauts continue solar array upgrade work
- SpaceX wins contract to launch weather satellite after ULA withdraws
- DoD looking for commercially available nuclear propulsion for small spacecraft
- China successfully launches TV broadcasting satellite
- Geospatial intelligence companies struggle to educate customers about their capabilities
- House Science Committee advances budget reconciliation package
- Inspiration4 private crewed mission nears launch
- VP wants more diversity in the National Space Council’s industry advisory group
- Fostering diversity and inclusion takes work
- Firefly says early engine shutdown led to launch failure
- China launches ChinaSat-9B broadcast satellite
- Space SPACs could prompt new wave of acquisitions
- Cobham SATCOM to build Thuraya 4-NGS ground system
- Satellite propulsion startup Benchmark eyes growth in military market
- Launch companies optimistic about future demand
- Boeing Q&A: Staying on track despite pandemic disruption
- Pandemic delaying Rocket Lab launches
- Xenesis and MBS Lab forge pact to test optical communications
- Satcom executives see growing military demand for more secure, mobile equipment
- Hanwha Phasor teams up with American product designer for on-the-move antenna
- Korean consortium invested $50 million in US launch startup Relativity Space
- JWST gets mid-December launch date
- BridgeComm and Space Micro reveal strategic partnership
- Pandemic, changing industry affecting satellite manufacturer supply chains
- Rocket Lab wins multi-launch deal for IoT constellation
- Satellite connectivity leaders push for interoperability
- OneWeb and AT&T partner to extend fiberlike coverage across United States
- U.S. military has growing appetite for satellite communications but its needs are complex
- OneWeb Q&A: Fully funded to craft the art of the possible
- SpaceX wins contract to launch Yahsat’s Thuraya 4-NGS satellite
- Swissto12 and Saturn collaborate on small GEO satellites
- Isar Aerospace to launch OroraTech wildfire monitoring cubesat constellation
- South Korea to spend $593 million on public-to-private transfer of rocket technologies
- China launches Gaofen environmental monitoring satellite
- Bradford’s Comet production moves to Luxembourg
- Exotrail to provide thrust for York cislunar mission
- Space Force awards ManTech $476 million contract for launch systems engineering services
- DARPA awards Lockheed Martin $25 million contract modification for integration of Blackjack satellites
- Inmarsat Q&A: Orchestrating a new multi-orbit broadband constellation
- Starbridge raises $12M in fresh capital for application-focused space startups
- UN space office seeks consensus on space traffic management
- SpaceX to increase Starlink antenna production rate
- Launch providers argue against a “magic number” for price to orbit
- DoD a challenging customer for fast-moving satellite broadband industry
- Kymeta announces successful OneWeb antenna tests
- Satellite operators see acquisition opportunities
- DoD to extend intelligence agency program that helps track wildfires
- House budget reconciliation package funds NASA infrastructure but not lunar lander work
- China’s Chang’e-5 orbiter is heading back to the moon
- Firefly Alpha failure blamed on premature engine shutdown
- Space Force delays selection of weather satellites
- Russian spacewalkers begin outfitting new lab module
- Op-ed | While satellites are cool, military space networks must focus on interoperability
- Firefly’s Alpha rocket explodes on inaugural test launch
- Firefly Alpha explodes during first launch
- FAA grounds SpaceShipTwo after problem on July flight
- Rocket Lab expands spacecraft component production
- Redwire completes SPAC merger
- Firefly set for inaugural test launch from Vandenberg
- GAO continues to criticize DoD’s management of narrowband satellite communications
- OneWeb secures $1 billion insurance deal for remaining constellation
- Virgin Orbit eyes growth in military ‘responsive’ launch
- Connecting the Dots | Achieving sustainable space
- Firefly emphasizes first Alpha launch a test flight
- House Armed Services Committee approves Space National Guard, challenges DoD on space programs
- Crew completes spaceship fit check ahead of all-private mission to orbit
- DLR opens applications for free launch services aboard Isar Aerospace demo missions
- SpaceX says Amazon’s call to dismiss Starlink amendment is a delay tactic
- China is developing its own Mars helicopter
- Bipartisan group of lawmakers presses DoD to back Lockheed-Aerojet merger
- Powering sustainability: Satellite propulsion underpins orbital stewardship
- NASA has no plans to exchange lunar samples with China
- Liquid nitrogen shortage delays Landsat 9 launch
- NASA’s hopes waning for SLS test flight this year
- Pandemic-caused liquid oxygen shortage impacts launch schedules
- Aerospace Corp. CEO sees winds of change in space procurement
- Space agencies support space traffic management but differ on how it should be developed
- ExoTerra to provide Blackjack satellite thrusters
- Lamborn and Crow propose establishment of Space Force National Guard
- Space Development Agency to acquire 144 satellites from multiple vendors
- HASC chairman wants updated DoD plan for ‘tactically responsive space launch’
- US, South Korea agree to enhance security cooperation in outer space
- Dragon supply freighter docks at space station with 2.4 tons of cargo
- Small launch vehicles grow up
- Download your ‘News from the 36th Space Symposium’ special digital edition
- How AWS is opening up space with the cloud
- Delta II and SLC-2: A Remarkable Era
- Virgin Orbit clears environmental review to launch satellites from Guam
- SpaceX launches resupply mission to International Space Station
- Astra rocket fails after early engine shutdown
- SpaceX ends launch hiatus with cargo Dragon mission
- Astra Rocket 3.3 launch fails
- Space Force launch director on Vulcan and BE-4: ‘We have to be very focused from here on out’
- NASA Mars smallsat mission passes review
- Storms force scrub of SpaceX launch to resupply space station
- Astra aborts launch attempt in Alaska
- Live coverage: SpaceX cargo ship docks at space station
- SpaceX wrapping up final cargo load for launch to space station
- Dragonfly Aerospace’s journey from camera specialist to microsatellite builder
- China researching challenges of kilometer-scale ultra-large spacecraft
- Amazon calls on FCC to reject SpaceX’s amended second-gen Starlink plan
- Global microelectronic shortages trickle down to military satellite programs
- ESA pursuing European space summit to discuss new flagship space programs
- SLS cubesats arrive for Artemis 1 launch
- White House to revise charter and membership of space council advisory group
- Chinese commercial sector investment lagging in 2021
- All future Starlink satellites will have laser crosslinks
- Blue Origin flies payloads on latest New Shepard flight
- Mynaric debuts space laser terminal with sights on U.S. expansion
- Geospatial intelligence giving supply chain clarity in uncertain times
- Geospatial intelligence giving supply chain clarity in uncertain times
- A month after Bezos’s flight, Blue Origin launches NASA moon tech demo
- Rocket Lab closes lower in first day on Nasdaq
- Rocket Lab closes lower in first day on Nasdaq
- Majority of Intelsat debt holders approve plan to exit bankruptcy
- China launches another geostationary military satellite
- Liquid oxygen shortage squeezes SpaceX launch plans
- SpaceX test-fires rocket before space station cargo mission
- Space agencies support ISS extension as NASA warns of space race with China
- Astroscale complete first test of satellite capture technology
- More work needed on space stability and security
- ULA readies Vulcan booster for cryogenic tanking tests
- Phase Four Maxwell to test green propellant
- Space Development Agency’s policy chief: ‘Our focus is maintaining our rapid schedule’
- OneWeb’s antenna supplier in South Korea expanding production to meet growing demand for LEO broadband terminals
- The Pentagon’s hyperfocus on hypersonic missile threat
- After meeting with ULA and Blue Origin, Air Force secretary cautiously optimistic about Vulcan
- Accelerated digital transformations on Earth are a boost for deep space missions
- After negotiations, Space Development Agency was able to get reduced pricing for national security launch
- China launches demo satellites for internet constellation
- Firefly Aerospace’s Alpha rocket ready for first launch
- Orbion wins contract to demonstrate high-thrust propulsion
- Kendall reorganizes Space Force acquisition office, wants faster merger with Space Development Agency
- NRO Director highlights cooperation and innovation
- Moran: two shots to increase NASA funding this year
- Updated intelligence report calls for improved monitoring of cislunar space
- Dickinson: U.S. Space Command is now a ‘warfighting force,’ needs permanent home
- OneWeb unveils its smallest user terminal for LEO broadband
- Raymond unveils new Space Force ad: ‘Space is hard’
- NorthStar SSA and Earth intelligence constellation gets key government approval
- Space station spacewalk postponed by astronaut medical issue
- Op-ed | Can Frank Kendall help the Space Force win the space race against China?
- Numerica upgrades telescope network to track objects in LEO
- Virgin Orbit to expand launch business, move into satellite services
- Op-ed | Pentagon finally embracing the idea of buying ‘good enough’ space solutions
- Raymond’s progress report on Space Force: ‘All the pieces are coming together’
- Britain charts a new course for satellite navigation