Last week, I looked at the faces of our guests at our moon landing event and watched as awe, wonder and hopefulness transformed into disappointment. Moments before the expected touch […] The post After Resilience’s moon landing attempt, why openness is key to the lunar economy appeared first on SpaceNews.

A SpaceX Starship upper stage being prepared for the company’s next flight exploded June 19 during preparations for a static-fire test. The post Starship destroyed in test stand explosion appeared first on SpaceNews.

The nomination, submitted to the Senate Armed Services Committee, elevates Guetlein from his current role as vice chief of space operations The post Trump officially nominates Space Force Gen. Guetlein to lead ‘Golden Dome’ appeared first on SpaceNews.

Firefly Aerospace says it plans to offer a commercial lunar imaging service for use by governments and companies, one that could supplement or replace an existing, but aging, NASA orbiter. The post Firefly announces commercial lunar imagery service appeared first on SpaceNews.

Local regulators have approved Ukrainian telco Kyivstar’s plans to start testing space-enabled texting services this summer using SpaceX’s Starlink constellation, targeting areas crippled by Russian strikes and other terrestrial coverage gaps. The post Regulators clear Starlink-enabled texting trial in war-torn Ukraine appeared first on SpaceNews.

The company secured a Federal Aviation Administration five-year reentry license that allows unlimited landings in Australia The post Varda to launch its first in-house built spacecraft for on-orbit manufacturing appeared first on SpaceNews.

In 1962, the world stood on the brink of nuclear war during the Cuban Missile Crisis. What saved us wasn’t just luck — it was the hotline hastily established between […] The post Learning from the past: How history can guide space and cyber rules today appeared first on SpaceNews.

Array Labs, based in Palo Alto, California, is developing a 3D radar imaging constellation designed to operate in clusters The post Maxar partners with Array Labs to expand 3D imaging technology appeared first on SpaceNews.

Venturi Space, a company working with Astrolab on lunar rover concepts, unveiled an all-European rover design it hopes to offer to European space agencies. The post Venturi Space announces European lunar rover design appeared first on SpaceNews.

Three European aerospace companies expect to decide by next month whether to combine their space divisions, something that could still take years to win regulatory approvals. The post July decision expected on combination of European space companies appeared first on SpaceNews.