China becomes second country to recover orbital booster with Long March 10B
Friday, 10 July 2026 05:55
HELSINKI — China launched its Long March 10B rocket early Friday and successfully recovered the first stage, marking a huge step for the country’s reusable rocket efforts.
Interior Department requests information on offshore launch options
Thursday, 09 July 2026 22:20
SDA TAP Lab Evolves Into BMC3I TAP Lab And In Partnership With Catalyst Campus Launches A New Multi-Phased Program To Accelerate Mission-Focused Technology Development
Thursday, 09 July 2026 21:35
Catalyst Campus for Technology and Innovation (CCTI) and the BMC3I TAP Lab Colorado are excited to announce a new multi-phased program designed to strengthen collaboration between commercial innovators and government […]
The Exploration Company establishes US entity to pursue government contracts
Thursday, 09 July 2026 19:12
JOHANNESBURG — The Exploration Company, a space transportation company based in Germany, established TEC Federal, a United States-based entity that will enable it to compete for government programs and contracts.
Environmental groups urge FCC to pause orbital data center applications
Thursday, 09 July 2026 18:39
Environmental and scientific groups are calling for a halt to processing orbital data center applications, arguing the rush to move computing infrastructure into space has raised the stakes in a broader push for more megaconstellation oversight.
Satellites in tandem reveal 30 years of Antarctic ice flow
Thursday, 09 July 2026 14:10
Thirty years after the European Space Agency first demonstrated the power of flying two satellites in very close formation, the concept was recently recreated. By temporarily positioning two Copernicus Sentinel-1 radar satellites to replicate the pioneering ERS-1–ERS-2 ‘tandem mission’, ESA achieved one-day repeat radar imaging of the same Antarctic region.
The results once again demonstrate how this approach can be used to measure glacier motion and pinpoint the critical grounding line with exceptional precision.
Xona unveils program to verify Pulsar-compatible devices
Thursday, 09 July 2026 14:00
SAN FRANCISCO – Xona, the Silicon Valley startup establishing Pulsar, a precision positioning, navigation and timing (PNT) constellation, announced a high-profile roster of partners developing compatible equipment.
Maintaining leadership in space with Victoria Coleman
Thursday, 09 July 2026 13:47
In this episode of the Space Minds podcast, David Ariosto talks with Victoria Coleman, the former chief scientist for the U.S.
Space Force completes procurement reorganization, creating nine acquisition portfolios
Thursday, 09 July 2026 13:30
New portfolio acquisition executives will control requirements and modernization decisions across major mission areas
Space Force awards Pulse Space $40 million to advance laser power technology
Thursday, 09 July 2026 12:00
The startup is developing laser systems that transmit power and data between spacecraft
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MDA Space buys French Earth data analytics company CLS
Thursday, 09 July 2026 10:18
Canadian company MDA Space is buying a French Earth data analytics company in its second big acquisition in recent weeks, part of wave of mergers and acquisitions in the industry.