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Commercial space station developer Axiom Space has replaced its chief executive after less than six months on the job. The post Axiom Space replaces CEO appeared first on SpaceNews.

Five years after the first countries signed the Artemis Accords, a growing group of nations continues to work on how to implement the guidelines contained in the document. The post Artemis Accords nations mark fifth anniversary appeared first on SpaceNews.

This was the second plane of satellites for Tranche 1 of the Transport Layer, part of a planned global network of data transport and sensor satellites known as the Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture The post SpaceX launches 21 Lockheed Martin satellites for ‘Transport Layer’ military network appeared first on SpaceNews.

Every new space mission runs into the same wall: physics and fragility. Physics, because the speed of light and contested spectrum make real-time decision-making from the ground impossible when you need it most. Fragility, because modern space systems are software-defined, interconnected, and therefore exposed to radiation-induced faults, cascading anomalies and increasingly sophisticated cyber threats. The

Beyond Gravity is weighing expanding solar array drive mechanism production in Florida to support Golden Dome and other U.S. space projects, after doubling manufacturing space in Europe for hardware that keeps satellites pointed toward the sun. The post Beyond Gravity plans US push after fivefold boost in European solar mechanism output appeared first on SpaceNews.

WARSAW — The Polish optical systems manufacturer Scanway Space has secured its first order from an American company, in this case from Intuitive Machines for a multispectral telescope instrument to map the moon’s surface. Scanway CEO Jędrzej Kowalewski told SpaceNews the optical instrument, set to be launched in 2026, will allow Intuitive Machines to search

Rocket Lab launched a spacecraft for one Japanese radar imaging company Oct. 14, just days after signing a contract for additional launches for another. The post Rocket Lab launches seventh Synspective radar imaging satellite appeared first on SpaceNews.

Equatys, the U.S.-based Viasat and Emirati satellite operator Space42’s shared space infrastructure joint venture for direct-to-device services, has gained its first mobile network partner as it seeks to challenge SpaceX’s growing lead in the emerging market. The post Viasat and Space42’s D2D joint venture finds first mobile partner in UAE appeared first on SpaceNews.

The company procured a dedicated Falcon 9 rocket to prove its “one satellite design for all orbits” concept The post K2 Space announces plans for three-orbit demonstration mission appeared first on SpaceNews.

In-space transportation company Impulse Space says it plans to develop a lunar lander to fill what it sees as a gap in missions to the moon. The post Impulse Space announces lunar lander plans appeared first on SpaceNews.