The NROL-69 mission launched from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. The post NRO expands spy satellite network with back-to-back SpaceX launches appeared first on SpaceNews.

ESA has officially kicked off a competition to support new launch vehicles, but the winners, if any, won’t be known for at least eight months. The post ESA issues call for proposals for European Launcher Challenge appeared first on SpaceNews.

Theodore Roosevelt, 26th President of the United States, and I share a few commonalities: we were born a few blocks from each other in Manhattan, we both attended Columbia University, […] The post Balancing national security and international cooperation in the competitive era of commercial space appeared first on SpaceNews.

MaiaSpace, a small launch vehicle developer spun out of ArianeGroup, has signed its first commercial launch contract for missions launching as soon as 2027. The post MaiaSpace signs first commercial launch contract appeared first on SpaceNews.

HELSINKI — A pair of Chinese astronauts embarked on an extravehicular activity outside the Tiangong space station Friday, as the crew approaches the end of their six-month-long stay in orbit. […] The post Shenzhou-19 astronauts complete third spacewalk, install final debris shielding on Tiangong appeared first on SpaceNews.

Over the past decade, the European Commission has invested significantly in space research in order to strengthen Europe’s capabilities in critical technologies that have traditionally been sourced from outside the […] The post The European Union’s push for next generation space electronics and critical technologies appeared first on SpaceNews.

Spanish propulsion startup Pangea Aerospace has raised 23 million euros ($25 million) to further development of advanced rocket engines for use in launch vehicles and spacecraft. The post Pangea Aerospace raises Series A round to fund space propulsion work appeared first on SpaceNews.

Nearly 30 former NASA astronauts have signed a letter endorsing Jared Isaacman as the agency’s next administrator, calling on the Senate to consider his nomination as soon as possible. The post Former NASA astronauts endorse Isaacman as administrator appeared first on SpaceNews.

Star Catcher Industries said it beamed concentrated solar energy over 100 meters March 21 to satellite solar arrays on the ground at EverBank Stadium, Florida, in its first demo of a capability planned for space. The post Star Catcher completes first ground test for space power beaming service appeared first on SpaceNews.

The geopolitical landscape is shifting beneath our feet as the United States recalibrates its global strategy. This strategic pivot carries profound implications not just for conventional U.S. military force posture […] The post America’s space strategy in a changing Middle East appeared first on SpaceNews.