China conducted an orbital launch Monday with no apparent advance indication, successfully sending the Shiyan-31 remote sensing test satellite into orbit. The post Surprise Chinese launch sends Shiyan-31 experimental satellite into orbit appeared first on SpaceNews.
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NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory will lay off 550 employees this week, the latest round of job cuts at the space science center. The post More layoffs at JPL appeared first on SpaceNews.
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(Houston) — Tory Bruno, president and CEO of United Launch Alliance, will be Honorary Chair of World Space Week 2026, it was announced today by World Space Week Association. Led by Bruno, […] The post World Space Week Ends With A Big Announcement appeared first on SpaceNews.
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Will China beat America in returning astronauts to the moon? We hear this question time and again. It is a perennial concern, both from a prestige and national security standpoint. But it is the wrong question. What we really need to assess is whether or not China is on track to dominate America in space.
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BRISBANE, Australia – Momentus and Solstar Space announced a three-year agreement Oct. 13 to expand communications, transportation and infrastructure services for government and commercial missions in low-Earth orbit. The reciprocal-services agreement is designed to combine “the respective strengths, products and services of each company to deliver comprehensive low-Earth orbit space capabilities to address a broad
The Japanese space agency JAXA has selected Rocket Lab to launch a set of technology demonstration satellites on Electron rockets after continued delays with a Japanese launch vehicle. The post JAXA to launch tech demo satellites on Electron rockets appeared first on SpaceNews.
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SpaceX is set to conduct its next Starship test flight as the company continues to test the launch vehicle and play well with others in airspace. The post SpaceX prepares for next Starship test flight appeared first on SpaceNews.
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The startup said it sought to position France at the forefront of space defense capabilities The post French space defense startup Dark ceases operations appeared first on SpaceNews.
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Chinese launch startup Orienspace successfully conducted its second launch late Friday, with a Gravity-1 solid rocket lifting off from a barge in the Yellow Sea. The post Huge commercial Chinese solid rocket launches 3 satellites from barge in the Yellow Sea appeared first on SpaceNews.
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Planet has announced a new class of imaging satellites that will replace a line of spacecraft dating back to the company’s earliest days. The post Planet announces new line of satellites for daily Earth imaging appeared first on SpaceNews.
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