At a Dec. 18, 2024, ESA council briefing, the Director General, Josef Aschbacher, said the agency would strive in 2025 to “simplify’” the long-standing principle of geo-return. According to that […] The post Will ESA’s ‘fair contribution’ reinvigorate Europe’s space ambitions? No, it won’t. appeared first on SpaceNews.

Viasat won its first task order under the Proliferated Low Earth Orbit (PLEO) satellite services contract The post U.S. Space Force awards Viasat $3.5 million satellite services contract appeared first on SpaceNews.

NASA has directed a set of science committees to pause their work, citing recent Trump administration executive orders, a move that canceled one meeting and put others on hold. The post NASA pauses work of science groups, citing Trump executive orders appeared first on SpaceNews.

HELSINKI — Japan’s flagship H3 rocket successfully launched the Michibiki 6 navigation satellite early Sunday, enhancing the country’s regional GPS capabilities. The Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) H3 rocket lifted off […] The post Japan launches Michibiki 6 navigation satellite with fifth H3 rocket appeared first on SpaceNews.

A recently launched Indian navigation satellite is stranded in a transfer orbit after the failure of its onboard propulsion system and could soon renter. The post Indian navigation satellite stuck in transfer orbit after propulsion failure appeared first on SpaceNews.

Space company executives project a new wave of investment and consolidation that could be a “more thoughtful” version of the previous surge five years ago. The post Industry executives predict “more thoughtful” new wave of space deals appeared first on SpaceNews.

Executives say the industry has to work harder at proving the commercial viability of in-orbit services The post Satellite servicing companies face reality check  appeared first on SpaceNews.

A safety panel is calling on NASA to reassess to plans for upcoming Artemis missions because the agency is packing too many objectives into each mission. The post Safety panel urges NASA to reassess Artemis mission objectives to reduce risk appeared first on SpaceNews.

The emergence of China’s DeepSeek has shaken up the artificial intelligence sector, promising new opportunities for space companies beginning to explore ways to leverage AI in space. The post China’s DeepSeek AI signals faster path to space autonomy appeared first on SpaceNews.

There may be something about Earth’s remote places that root many of humanity’s greatest achievements in space. John Glenn (the first American to orbit the Earth) and Neil Armstrong (the […] The post The remote seeds of exploration appeared first on SpaceNews.