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We’re in a race for space agility, and America is falling behind. Irresponsible weapons tests, such as Russia’s Nov 2021 destructive test of a direct ascent anti-satellite missile test, provided […] The post Commercial space’s critical role in the race to outpace adversaries appeared first on SpaceNews.

HELSINKI — China launched the retrievable and reusable Shijian-19 satellite Friday to carry out a range of experiments in low Earth orbit.  A Long March 2D rocket lifted off at […] The post China launches reusable Shijian-19 satellite for space breeding and technology tests appeared first on SpaceNews.

NASA is playing down concerns raised in a recent report about a long-running air leak in the Russian segment of the International Space Station, saying they have recently reduced the rate of the leak. The post NASA cites progress in reducing ISS air leak appeared first on SpaceNews.

SpaceX is suspending launches of its Falcon 9 rocket after a problem with the deorbit burn of the upper stage on a crewed launch Sept. 28, the second upper stage anomaly in less than three months for the rocket. The post SpaceX pauses Falcon 9 launches after upper stage deorbit anomaly appeared first on SpaceNews.

California-based Xona Space Systems is expanding to Canada ahead of deploying the first in a proposed constellation of small navigation satellites in low Earth orbit next year. The post Xona scales up LEO navigation constellation plans in Canada appeared first on SpaceNews.

A Falcon 9 launched a NASA astronaut and Russian cosmonaut to the International Space Sept. 28 on the first crewed mission from a historic Cape Canaveral pad. The post Falcon 9 sends new crew to ISS on first crewed launch from SLC-40 appeared first on SpaceNews.

The company will modernize data integration and communications for the U.S. military’s Space Surveillance Network (SSN) used to track space objects and missile launches The post Anduril lands $25 million contract to upgrade aging space surveillance network appeared first on SpaceNews.

The company won a U..S. Navy contract to study the compatibility of its Gen-3 satellites with military ground terminals The post BlackSky to equip its future satellites with military-compatible laser terminals appeared first on SpaceNews.

GOLDEN, Colorado — The increased amount of space hardware flying through cislunar space and around the moon is, among experts, a growing worry. Even one fragmentation event can have calamitous […] The post University researchers flag cislunar space debris concerns appeared first on SpaceNews.

The French space agency CNES has selected MaiaSpace, a startup backed by ArianeGroup developing a reusable small launch vehicle, to take over a launch pad in French Guiana originally built for the Soyuz rocket. The post MaiaSpace to use former Soyuz launch pad in French Guiana appeared first on SpaceNews.