Rubicon ASCENT thruster moves from hot-fire testing to production
Tuesday, 04 August 2026 14:48
SAN FRANCISCO – Rubicon Space Systems completed hot-fire testing of its Velox 5-newton ASCENT monopropellant thruster, paving the way for on-orbit operations in 2027.
Military demand shapes market for satellite propulsion
Tuesday, 04 August 2026 14:00
Startups and established spacecraft manufacturers are investing in engines designed to give small satellites more freedom to change orbit
Future of Crew Dragon weighs on commercial spaceflight industry
Tuesday, 04 August 2026 11:14
While SpaceX says there is a “significant” amount of life left in its Crew Dragon fleet, the company has hedged on how long it will continue flying the spacecraft.
SpaceX’s new Starfall program offers validation and competition for reentry startups
Tuesday, 04 August 2026 11:00
Rocketdyne reemerges as standalone space company
Tuesday, 04 August 2026 08:20
AE Industrial private-equity firm takes 60% stake as L3Harris retains a noncontrolling interest
ESA and Pokémon team up to celebrate World Space Week
Tuesday, 04 August 2026 07:00
The European Space Agency (ESA) and The Pokémon Company International (TPCi) are teaming up to celebrate World Space Week from 4–10 October 2026. This unique, limited-time collaboration brings together two worlds united by curiosity, exploration and imagination.
Kreios Space to fly VLEO demonstration in NanoAvionics bus
Tuesday, 04 August 2026 03:01
SAN FRANCISCO – Spanish startup Kreios Space announced plans Aug. 4 to conduct the first very low Earth orbit (VLEO) demonstration of its air-breathing electric propulsion (ABEP) in a Kongsberg […]
NASA, SpaceX studying how to prevent future upper stage lunar collisions
Tuesday, 04 August 2026 01:03
With a Falcon 9 upper stage set to hit the moon this week, SpaceX says it is working with NASA on ways to prevent similar collisions in the future.
Hughes files for bankruptcy after GEO business loses ground to Starlink
Monday, 03 August 2026 15:06
EchoStar’s Hughes geostationary satellite broadband business has filed for bankruptcy in the United States after years of mounting competition from SpaceX’s Starlink constellation.
Xona secures spectrum approval for 250-satellite navigation network
Monday, 03 August 2026 14:36
The approval allows the startup to transmit stronger signals in spectrum adjacent to GPS frequencies
Xona secures spectrum approval for satellite navigation network
Monday, 03 August 2026 14:36
The approval allows the startup to transmit stronger signals in spectrum adjacent to GPS frequencies
Airbus and Thales win order for SpainSat replacement
Monday, 03 August 2026 11:15
Airbus Defence and Space and Thales Alenia Space will build a replacement military communications satellite for Spain as they, along with Leonardo, continue efforts on a space joint venture.
The journey of Sophie Adenot's bonus food
Monday, 03 August 2026 11:00
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What does it take to send gourmet food to the International Space Station? Follow ESA astronaut Sophie Adenot's bonus menu from a French kitchen to orbit, where chefs, engineers and food specialists work together to transform traditional recipes into meals that are safe for spaceflight, while preserving the flavours, memories and moments of sharing that make them special.
U.S. Air Force expands Blue Origin rocket cargo contract
Sunday, 02 August 2026 11:03
The Air Force Research Laboratory increased by $11.7 million Blue Origin’s contract to study the use of space rockets for point-to-point deliveries
Space Force awards K2 Space $22.9 million for orbital laser communications demonstration
Saturday, 01 August 2026 19:28
Two K2 satellites will host optical terminals intended to connect military systems in orbit
