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Despite its inclusion in the official French name — le Salon International de l’Aéronautique et de l’Espace — the Paris Air Show traditionally has not highlighted space in its panels or exhibitions. The focus of the event has stayed on commercial and military aviation as companies showed off aircraft and announced new orders. This year’s […]

Scientists are proposing China’s first ice giant mission, aiming to launch a radioisotope-powered spacecraft to orbit Neptune and study its enigmatic moon Triton. The post Chinese scientists propose 2033 Neptune orbiter mission appeared first on SpaceNews.

President Donald Trump says it would have been “inappropriate” for Jared Isaacman to lead NASA given his ties to Elon Musk and history of political donations. The post Trump says it would have been “inappropriate” for Isaacman to lead NASA appeared first on SpaceNews.

The pads were intended to support the Air Force’s Rocket Cargo program The post U.S. Air Force halts plan for rocket landing pads on remote Pacific atoll amid environmental backlash appeared first on SpaceNews.

The canceled program, known as Protected Tactical Satellite Communication-Resilient (PTS-R), was launched in 2020 to build anti-jam communications satellites The post Space Force scraps satellite procurement, shifts to more flexible strategy appeared first on SpaceNews.

The ESS satellites are central to U.S. nuclear command, control and communications The post Boeing lands $2.8 billion deal to build next-gen nuclear communications satellites appeared first on SpaceNews.

Congress approved a budget reconciliation bill that includes nearly $10 billion for NASA human spaceflight programs and could also lead to the transfer of a space shuttle to Houston. The post Congress passes budget reconciliation bill with $10 billion for NASA appeared first on SpaceNews.

China sent a new satellite into orbit for its experimental Shiyan series Thursday with a launch from the country’s southwest. The post China launches first classified Shiyan-28B experimental satellite appeared first on SpaceNews.

In this week’s episode of Space Minds we bring you a special panel discussion on the future of commercial lunar exploration which was recorded live during the build-up to a historic moon landing. The post The business case for the moon  appeared first on SpaceNews.

The European Space Agency will soon select the finalists for a competition intended to support the development of new launch vehicles by European companies. The post ESA prepares downselect for European Launcher Challenge appeared first on SpaceNews.