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NASA’s acting administrator expects to decide on a new “top-level” structure for the agency within weeks, but a Senate-confirmed administrator may not be in place until next year. The post NASA’s acting leadership planning new agency structure appeared first on SpaceNews.

The satellite, built by the California-based startup Muon Space, launched March 14 aboard SpaceX’s Transporter-13. The post First ‘FireSat’ satellite delivers thermal images appeared first on SpaceNews.

China could launch a mission involving multiple flybys of asteroid Apophis with a swarm of cubesats when the rocky body approaches Earth in 2029. The post Chinese scientists push for cubesat swarm mission to fly by infamous asteroid Apophis appeared first on SpaceNews.

At issue is the Trump administration’s proposal to cut roughly $130 million from the NRO’s commercial imagery procurement budget for fiscal 2026 The post Satellite imagery firms escalate warnings over budget cuts appeared first on SpaceNews.

Rocket Lab will launch a pair of European navigation technology demonstration satellites, as Europe again is forced to look outside the continent for launch services. The post Rocket Lab to launch European navigation tech demo satellites appeared first on SpaceNews.

German launch vehicle startup Isar Aerospace has raised 150 million euros ($174 million) in the form of a convertible bond from an American investor. The post Isar Aerospace raises 150 million euros appeared first on SpaceNews.

Lux Aeterna has emerged from stealth with $4 million in pre-seed funding to develop a fully reusable satellite slated to launch in 2027, equipped with a heat shield and parachute for safe atmospheric reentry and landing. The post Lux Aeterna emerges from stealth with funds for fully reusable satellite platform appeared first on SpaceNews.

The company developed an AI analytics platform that aggregates data from Maxar’s own satellites as well as partner constellations The post Maxar launches intelligence service focused on ‘persistent monitoring’ appeared first on SpaceNews.

A celebration of the long-awaited first images from a major new observatory is overshadowed by proposed severe budget cuts at the NSF. The post First Rubin Observatory images released amid concerns about budget cuts appeared first on SpaceNews.

SpaceX launched a Crew Dragon spacecraft on a private astronaut mission to the International Space Station June 25 after weeks of delays. The post Fourth Axiom Space private astronaut mission launched to ISS appeared first on SpaceNews.