Earthset From the Lunar Far Side
NASA’s Artemis II mission will conclude its 10-day journey around the Moon on April 10, 2026, when the crew splashes down off the California coast.…
China debuts new launchers, tests orbital servicing and outlines future deep-space missions
7 CAS Space and Space Pioneer have both debuted new Chinese commercial launchers within days of each other, with more set to follow. …
PLD Space secures $35 million European Investment Bank loan for MIURA 5 launcher
MILAN – PLD Space signed a 30 million euro ($35 million) venture debt loan with the European Investment Bank (EIB) on April 7, a move to…
Lockheed Martin wins $105 million contract for GPS ground control system as OCX winds down
The contract supports next-generation GPS IIIF satellites through 2030 The post Lockheed Martin wins $105 million contract for GPS ground…
China conducts pair of Long March launches for Thousand Sails and Guowang megaconstellations
China carried out separate Long March 8 and Long March 6A launches this week, adding new batches of satellites to the country’s…
Heather Pringle on the upcoming Space Symposium and future international collaboration in space
In this episode of the Space Minds podcast, SpaceNews’ Mike Gruss interviews Heather Pringle, a retired Major General of the US Air Force who…
A new kind of arsenal: commercial satellites
he Pentagon is no longer asking whether commercial space will matter in future conflicts. It is building a strategy around the assumption that…
Snow in the Shadow of the Andes
On the eastern, arid side of the Andes, the plains of southern Argentina stretch from the mountains to the Atlantic coast. The landscape often…
Portal Space Systems raises $50 million to accelerate spacecraft development
Space mobility company Portal Space Systems has raised $50 million to scale up development of its highly maneuverable spacecraft. The post…
What returning to lunar space means for human health
Preparing to send astronauts back to the moon is no small feat. Spaceflight exposes the body to both known and unknown risks, some of which…