Space Force chief: Current satellite tracking ‘too slow’ for modern threats
Speaking at the AMOS Conference, Saltzman calls for industry partnerships to accelerate capabilities in space domain awareness
Sidus Space sets terms for $9.8 million stock sale
Sidus Space announced it has priced a best-efforts public offering of 9.8 million shares of its Class A common stock at $1.00 per share. The transaction is expected to generate gross proceeds of approximately $9.8 million before deducting placement agent fees and other expenses.
All shares are being issued by the company, which plans to apply the net proceeds toward working capital and gen China advances lunar program with Long March 10 ignition test
China has conducted the second ignition trial of its new heavy-lift Long March 10 rocket, marking a significant step toward future crewed lunar missions.
The test took place Friday at 3 pm at the Wenchang Space Launch Center in Hainan province, where seven engines mounted on a prototype first stage burned for about 320 seconds. According to the China Manned Space Agency, the run successful UC3M research team advances astronaut health protection in microgravity
A pioneering international initiative involving Universidad Carlos III de Madrid (UC3M) researchers and promoted by the Spanish Space Agency has completed a parabolic flight campaign in Bordeaux, France. The project, led by Professor Ana Diaz Artiles of Texas A and M University, focuses on protecting astronaut cardiovascular and ocular health during long-duration missions.
The team tested SSTL and IHI agree to develop Japanese ISR constellation
Surrey Satellite Technology Limited (SSTL) and IHI Corporation have signed an agreement to co-develop a small satellite constellation to strengthen Japan's intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance capabilities. The deal was concluded on 10 September at DSEI in London, underscoring expanding UK-Japan cooperation in space and defence.
The partnership aligns with the 2023 Hiroshima Accor NASA Dragonfly Mission Advances Through Crucial Development and Testing Stages
NASA's Dragonfly mission has successfully cleared several major design, development, and testing milestones, keeping it on track for launch in July 2028.
Dragonfly, a nuclear-powered, car-sized rotorcraft built at Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory (APL), will journey to Saturn's moon Titan to conduct a three-year exploration of its surface. Following a six-year cruise, the aircraft 
Defense and security agencies propel demand for Earth-observation data
PARIS – Defense and security applications provided almost half of the revenue generated by Earth-observation satellites in 2024, Novaspace principal Annekatrien Debien said at the Summit on Earth Observation Business.
Astra plans mid-2026 first launch of Rocket 4
Astra is targeting next summer for the first flight of its Rocket 4 vehicle as the company prepares to reenter the launch market.
“We know the drill”: Sentinel-1D begins streamlined simulations training
For over a decade, mission control teams at the European Space Operations Centre (ESOC) have successfully commissioned and operated most of the Sentinel fleet of satellites. This week, in preparation of the coming launch of Sentinel-1D, mission controllers have begun the simulations of the critical ‘launch and early orbit phase’.
