Space Force awards Northrop Grumman $398 million satellite contract
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Space Force awarded Northrop Grumman a $398 million contract to build a prototype communications satellite intended to demonstrate…
Joint ESA-China SMILE mission set for launch to study Earth’s magnetic shield
HELSINKI — A pioneering joint ESA-China science mission to study Earth’s magnetosphere is set to launch May 19, after a decade of…
Picturing Earth in a New Light
Maps can show more than just where things are—they can also show how things change. New maps of artificial light reveal a planet that has been…
Virgin Galactic reaffirms plans to begin commercial service this year
WASHINGTON — Virgin Galactic said May 14 it remains on track, technically and financially, to start commercial flights of its next-generation…
Chinese satellite maker MinoSpace seeks $736 million in IPO
HELSINKI — Chinese satellite maker MinoSpace has seen its initial public offering application accepted, seeking $736 million for constellation…
Cowboy files plans for up to 20,000 orbital data centers
TAMPA, Fla. — Cowboy Space has filed plans with the Federal Communications Commission for a 20,000-satellite “Stampede” orbital data center…
Intuitive Machines to buy ground station company
WASHINGTON — Intuitive Machines has agreed to purchase a company that operates ground stations in the United States and United Kingdom to help…
CEO Series: Chris Quilty looks at the future of the space industry
In this episode of Space Minds, Mike Gruss talks with Chris Quilty about the launch bottleneck, the new budget proposals and what to expect in…
Golden Dome chief pushes back on $1.2 trillion CBO estimate
WASHINGTON — Gen. Michael Guetlein on May 14 forcefully rejected a new Congressional Budget Office estimate that President Donald Trump’s…