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Astra is targeting next summer for the first flight of its Rocket 4 vehicle as the company prepares to reenter the launch market. The post Astra plans mid-2026 first launch of Rocket 4 appeared first on SpaceNews.

Arianespace is weighing options to increase the launch rate of the Ariane 6 rocket beyond 10 per year if government and commercial demand supports it. The post Arianespace examines options to increase Ariane 6 launch rate appeared first on SpaceNews.

Speaking at the AMOS Conference, Saltzman calls for industry partnerships to accelerate capabilities in space domain awareness The post Space Force chief: Current satellite tracking ‘too slow’ for modern threats appeared first on SpaceNews.

Lt. Gen. Philip Garrant, head of the Space Systems Command, said the restructuring — centered on “System Deltas” that pair acquisition officers with operational commanders — is progressing at a fast pace. The post Space Force accelerates reorganization of acquisition units  appeared first on SpaceNews.

The fledgling small geostationary satellite manufacturing market is splitting across a spectrum of vertical integration strategies as companies weigh sovereignty, speed and scale in reshaping space-based communications. The post Small GEO strategies diverge around vertical integration appeared first on SpaceNews.

Paris, September 17, 2025 – Novaspace, with the support of the Occitanie Region, will host the inaugural Space Summit for a Resilient Future on May 12–13, 2026 in Toulouse, France. […] The post Novaspace and the Occitanie Region Launch the Inaugural Space Summit for a Resilient Future in 2026 appeared first on SpaceNews.

In this week’s special CEO Series edition of Space Minds, we’re at the World Space Business Week in Paris. In today’s episode, SpaceNews editor Mike Gruss talks with Peter Cannito, CEO of Redwire. The post Redwire’s global strategy from space to security appeared first on SpaceNews.

With great fanfare, the newly installed American President Donald Trump launched the idea of the United States creating an “Iron Dome” to protect America against aerial threats, similar to how […] The post President Trump’s Golden Dome: golden dream or black nightmare? appeared first on SpaceNews.

The product, called Vivid Features, combines Maxar’s satellite imagery archive with Ecopia’s artificial intelligence software The post Maxar and Ecopia roll out AI-powered Earth mapping system appeared first on SpaceNews.

PARIS – Europe should be investing in disruptive capabilities like spaceplanes, said Maj. Gen. Philippe Koffi, French armament agency DGA strategic lead for air, land and naval combat. “A spaceplane is maneuverable, reusable and flexible, so it can deliver payload in orbit, recover critical assets, conduct reconnaissance and intervene against threats in orbit,” Koffi said