Satellite operator Spire Global has closed the $241 million sale of its commercial maritime tracking business to Belgian analytics provider Kpler, ending a legal dispute over the stalled transaction. The post Spire Global closes stalled $241 million maritime sale appeared first on SpaceNews.

The head of the Federal Aviation Administration’s commercial space transportation office is leaving the agency through a deferred resignation program. The post Head of FAA’s commercial space office takes buyout appeared first on SpaceNews.

President Trump recognizes the grave threats posed by adversary ballistic and hypersonic missiles and has issued mandates for the Department of Defense to deploy a “Golden Dome” defense shield for […] The post Data architecture is paramount for Golden Dome success — and the Department of Defense is not ready appeared first on SpaceNews.

The proposal includes $25 billion for the “Golden Dome” next-generation missile defense initiative, with about $15 billion allocated to satellites, sensors, space-base interceptors and launch infrastructure. The post Armed services committees propose $150 billion funding boost for defense appeared first on SpaceNews.

China added a new satellite to its geostationary Tianlian data tracking and relay communications satellite series Sunday with its latest launch. The post Long March 3B launches Tianlian-2 (05) satellite to boost space data relay network appeared first on SpaceNews.

Astrotech, a Lockheed Martin subsidiary, is the primary provider of payload storage and satellite-processing services for spacecraft at both Eastern and Western ranges. The post Astrotech wins $77.5 million contract to accelerate pre-launch satellite processing at Vandenberg appeared first on SpaceNews.

China approved international requests, including from two U.S. universities, to borrow small portions of moon samples collected by its Chang’e-5 mission. The post China to lend Chang’e-5 moon samples to U.S. universities appeared first on SpaceNews.

The Missile Defense Agency confirmed that L3Harris’ Hypersonic and Ballistic Tracking Space Sensor (HBTSS) satellite prototype met performance targets in tests. The post L3Harris gains edge in race to build Golden Dome missile sensors appeared first on SpaceNews.

Commercial space infrastructure developer Axiom Space has named its chief revenue officer, Tejpaul Bhatia, as its new chief executive. The post Axiom Space names new CEO appeared first on SpaceNews.

CSIS in its 2025 Space Threat Assessment concludes that space is becoming “a more dangerous place.” The post GPS disruption and satellite maneuvers now hallmarks of modern warfare appeared first on SpaceNews.