Three of Europe’s largest aerospace companies have agreed to combine their space businesses into a new joint venture intended to better compete in the global market. The post Airbus, Leonardo and Thales agree to combine space businesses appeared first on SpaceNews.

France-based propulsion startup Ion-X announced Oct. 23 it will provide an upgraded version of its electrospray thruster to Univity, a three-year-old French venture planning 1500 small 5G broadband satellites in VLEO. The post Ion-X to supply upgraded thruster for Univity’s VLEO 5G constellation appeared first on SpaceNews.

Hungary has become the latest country to sign the Artemis Accords, outlining norms of behavior for sustainable space exploration. The post Hungary signs Artemis Accords appeared first on SpaceNews.

Quantum Space says it plans to launch its first Ranger spacecraft in mid-2026 to demonstrate its capabilities for national security missions. The post Quantum Space to launch first spacecraft in mid-2026 appeared first on SpaceNews.

Venus developed a rotating detonation rocket engine with potential applications in hypersonic missiles and space launch vehicles The post Lockheed Martin Ventures invests in rocket propulsion startup Venus Aerospace appeared first on SpaceNews.

Traditional mining expertise plus space startup innovation will equal the winning formula for lunar resource extraction. The post The lunar mining gold rush is coming – and success requires bridging two worlds  appeared first on SpaceNews.

Vantor’s space-to-space intelligence business is also known as non-Earth imagery The post Vantor satellites track space objects in ‘blind spots’ inaccessible to military ground sensors appeared first on SpaceNews.

SpaceX Chief Executive Elon Musk hurled insults at NASA’s acting administrator a day after complaints that the company was behind schedule on its Artemis lunar lander. The post Musk criticizes Duffy amid NASA leadership debate appeared first on SpaceNews.

Lynk Global plans to merge with Omnispace to upgrade its direct-to-device services with globally coordinated S-band spectrum, joining SpaceX and AST SpaceMobile in shoring up satellite frequencies after initially relying on cellular partnerships. The post Lynk Global and Omnispace to merge in race for direct-to-device satellite spectrum appeared first on SpaceNews.

Satellite manufacturer Apex is planning a high-stakes demonstration of interceptor technology in orbit The post Startup takes on space-based missile defense — with its own cash appeared first on SpaceNews.