Space News for Friday, May 01, 2026
Space Force taps K2 satellites to test laser communications for missile-defense, SpaceComputer to conduct on-orbit...
Space Force taps K2 satellites to test laser communications for missile-defense, SpaceComputer to conduct on-orbit...
ISS module cracking still unresolved despite stopping air leaks, May 13: Software Integration and Strategic Missile...
Space Foundation Premieres National Space Day Video May 1, Pentagon budget affirms Space Force role tracking moving...
SpaceX flies 25 Starlink satellites to orbit on its 50th Falcon 9 launch of the year, Vision...
Artemis 2 came home in triumph. Artemis 3 must survive the real test., FAA to begin collecting...
The governance gap: Why orbital data centers need certification before they scale, Astrobotic...
Univity funds VLEO 5G demonstrators with $32 million Series A, Atmos Space Cargo raises $30...
Commerce Department budget proposal would halt work on TraCSS, China backs orbital data center...
Falcon 9 launches final GPS 3 satellite into orbit for U.S. Space Force, Artemis spacesuit...
PlanetiQ secures $15 million Air Force STRATFI contract, Space Force reorg signals end of SDA as...
Blue Origin moves toward launch at Vandenberg, NRO highlights government and industry...
L3Harris investing upfront in bid for Golden Dome work, Jielong-3 launches internet test...
PLD Space secures $35 million European Investment Bank loan for MIURA 5 launcher, Heather...
Inspection cubesat demo planned as first step toward orbital defense mothership, Astroscale...
NASA finalizes science plans for Artemis 2 lunar flyby, Atlas 5 launches Amazon Leo satellites,...
China’s commercial Tianlong-3 rocket fails on debut launch, Artemis 2 heads to the moon, Swift...
Artemis 2 launches on first human mission to the moon in more than 50 years, SpaceX quietly...
Europe’s space sector faces power shift as funding grows, Artemis 2 countdown underway, Second...
SBQuantum and Spire to send quantum diamond magnetometer into orbit, ispace redesigns lunar...
Geopolitical shifts bring opportunities and headaches for satellite execs, Moog taps Redwire to...
Blue Origin joins the orbital data center race, Register now: The energy imperative driving the...
Space Force overhauls buying structure with new mission portfolios, Telesat pivots Lightspeed...
Starcloud files plans for 88,000-satellite constellation, OSTP taking on space policy...
iMetalX emerges from stealth with technology to model resident space objects, Astroscale selects...
Anduril to acquire space-tracking firm ExoAnalytic Solutions, Starlab Space fully books...
Meridian Space Diplomacy Forum & Executive Space Training – March 25 & 26, SSTL to build...
Third Kairos launch fails, Senate committee advances NASA authorization bill that changes...
PLD Space raises $209 million to shift into serial rocket production, House Science Committee...
Deutsche Telekom aims to bring Starlink Mobile V2 to Europe in 2028, Kelli Kedis Ogborn Joining...
Bowersox to retire from NASA, Space Force halts Vulcan missions pending investigation into solid...
OQ Technology secures $30 million from Europe for satellite-to-smartphone expansion, A banner...
Boeing demonstrates large language model for space-grade hardware, Meink, Saltzman make case for...
Starliner investigation identifies flawed NASA decision making, Creating new demand in the...
Japan’s ispace warns of delays in new lunar lander engine, Pentagon seeks commercially built GEO...
Portions of the Pentagon’s LEO constellation on hold as acquisition reviews proceed, Isaacman...
Space Sector Transitions to Critical Global Infrastructure Status Amid $1 Trillion Proliferation...
Second SLS core stage ready to ship to Florida, PLD Space launches SPARK Programme, offering...
Ovzon’s debut broadband satellite ready for commercial service, Seeding the future of space...
SpaceX performs Starship static-fire test, Kelly: As rivals challenge U.S. in space, commercial...