Space

By Garrett Reim
Astranis has won a contract to show its software-defined radio-satellite payload can transmit the Defense Department’s Protected Tactical Wave.
Space

By Irene Klotz
The United Arab Emirates’ first interplanetary spacecraft is expanding its studies at Mars to include flybys of the planet’s small outer moon, Deimos.
Space

By Tony Osborne
Babcock will manage and operate the UK Defense Ministry’s communication satellite constellation Skynet, winning out against competition from Airbus and others.
Space

By Guy Norris
Virgin Orbit believes it has identified what caused the premature shut down of LauncherOne’s second-stage Newton 4 engine over the Atlantic.
Commercial Space

By Garrett Reim
Demand for conducting experiments on the ISS National Laboratory remains strong after 75 payloads were sent to the orbiting platform last year.
Space

By Maxim Pyadushkin
The launch of the uncrewed Soyuz MS-23 spaceship to the International Space Station has been postponed until early March.
Space

By Mark Carreau
Axiom Space’s second four-person private astronaut mission to the International Space Station will include two astronauts from Saudi Arabia.
Space

By Mark Carreau
The leak aboard Progress MS-21, dubbed Progress 82 by NASA, follows a similar coolant leak detected late Dec. 14 aboard the Soyuz MS-22 spacecraft.
Space

By Irene Klotz
A pair of 6U science sats, originally slated to piggyback a ride to Mars with NASA’s Psyche asteroid probe, will instead launch aboard Blue Origin’s New Glenn.
Commercial Space

By Graham Warwick
Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week
Aerospace

By Garrett Reim
The indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity contract is part of the Foreign Commercial Imagery Program.
Commercial Space

By Mark Carreau
Lunar Flashlight has experienced a succession of green propellant thruster issues.
Space

By Mark Carreau
Russia’s Progress MS-22 cargo mission was on a course to dock autonomously with the International Space Station following a successful liftoff Feb. 9.
Space

By Garrett Reim
Small satellites dominated the space industry in terms of numbers, accounting for 95% of all spacecraft launched in 2022, according to a report by Bryce Tech.
Commercial Space

By Irene Klotz
SpaceX is taking steps to prevent Starlink technology provided to Ukraine from being used for offensive military purposes.
Commercial Space

By Irene Klotz
SpaceX will attempt to test-fire the 33 Raptor engines of its first Starship/Super Heavy booster on Feb. 9.
Commercial Space

By Mark Carreau
NASA’s Aerospace Safety Advisory Panel is urging the agency and its policymakers to address or continue addressing a series of safety risk concerns.
Space

By Irene Klotz
A static firing of Super Heavy’s 33 Merlin engines is the last major milestone before debut launch.
Commercial Space

By Garrett Reim
Spacetug developer Exotrail of France has raised a $58 million Series B round.
Commercial Space

By Mark Carreau
The International Space Station is nearing a challenging stretch.
Commercial Space

By Garrett Reim
The cloud-computing company sees space as the next frontier for its technology.
Commercial Space

By Irene Klotz
Starship is a two-stage, Mars-class transport system in development.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Garrett Reim
The company is developing Starlab, a privately run space station in low Earth orbit, planned for launch in 2028.
Commercial Space

By Chen Chuanren
China aims to set up an International Lunar Research Station on the Moon’s south pole sometime around 2028.
Space

By Garrett Reim
Hydrosat has won a contract from AFWERX to adapt its surface temperature data analytics software for military missions.
Commercial Space