MDA Space wins contract for Radarsat replenishment satellite
Wednesday, 24 June 2026 18:30
MDA Space will build a radar imaging satellite for the Canadian Space Agency as the government studies options for a next-generation satellite system.
Vast signs additional partners for commercial space station microgravity research
Wednesday, 24 June 2026 12:42
Commercial space station company Vast announced June 24 the addition of several companies and organizations to its network of partners for microgravity research and manufacturing.
York satellite demonstrates two-way UHF communications from low Earth orbit
Wednesday, 24 June 2026 12:02
WASHINGTON — York Space Systems said June 24 that a satellite it built for the U.S.
Vantor selects BAE Systems to build next-generation imaging satellites
Wednesday, 24 June 2026 11:30
WASHINGTON — Vantor has chosen BAE Systems to build its next generation of high-resolution imaging satellites.
NGSO trade association launches without industry giant SpaceX
Wednesday, 24 June 2026 09:00
End of the blue glow: BepiColombo turns off solar electric propulsion for Mercury arrival
Wednesday, 24 June 2026 06:56
At 15:24 CEST on 15 June 2026, a faint blue glow in space was switched off for the last time. After powering BepiColombo's eight-year journey across the inner Solar System, the spacecraft's solar electric propulsion (SEP) system completed its final thrust arc, marking the end of BepiColombo’s long cruise phase and the beginning of its arrival at Mercury.
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The art of hadrons OHB raises funding for expansion, acquisitions
Wednesday, 24 June 2026 02:09
German space company OHB will raise about half a billion euros through a stock sale to allow the company to expand facilities and pursue potential acquisitions.
NASA’s inspector general warns launch sites nearing capacity
Tuesday, 23 June 2026 21:15
A report by NASA’s inspector general is the latest to highlight the problems that the increasing number of launches is posing to spaceports.
Boeing wins $2 billion Space Force contract for communications satellites
Tuesday, 23 June 2026 21:07
WASHINGTON — Boeing won a contract worth up to $2 billion to build two next-generation military communications satellites for the U.S.
Commercial Space Federation (CSF) Welcomes New Associate Member
Tuesday, 23 June 2026 18:00
June 23, 2026 – Washington, D.C.—The Commercial Space Federation (CSF) is pleased to welcome Sophia Space, a company advancing orbital computing infrastructure for the next generation of space-based data processing, […]
Ubotica raises $11 million to scale maritime-intelligence platform
Tuesday, 23 June 2026 16:48
SAN FRANCISCO – Ubotica Technologies, an Irish company focused on artificial intelligence for spacecraft, has raised $11 million to expand commercial sales of its maritime-intelligence platform.