NASA Administrator Bill Nelson said he is concerned about reports that Elon Musk, chief executive of SpaceX, has had discussions with Russian President Vladimir Putin. The post Nelson says reports of Musk-Putin conversations “concerning” appeared first on SpaceNews.

AST SpaceMobile successfully unfolded its first five production satellites after compacting them for their SpaceX launch to low Earth orbit last month, the direct-to-smartphone broadband constellation developer announced Oct. 25. The post AST SpaceMobile unfolds debut production direct-to-smartphone satellites appeared first on SpaceNews.

A NASA astronaut who returned to Earth on the Crew-8 mission is hospitalized in stable condition after experiencing an unspecified medical issue after splashdown. The post NASA astronaut hospitalized after Crew-8 return appeared first on SpaceNews.

A Crew Dragon spacecraft successfully returned to Earth from the International Space Station early Oct. 25, wrapping up a record-setting mission. The post Crew-8 returns to Earth appeared first on SpaceNews.

Astra has won a contract from the Defense Innovation Unit worth up to $44 million to support development of its Rocket 4 launch vehicle. The post Astra wins DIU contract to support Rocket 4 development appeared first on SpaceNews.

SAN FRANCISCO — The University of New Hampshire, Durham, will build sensors to study solar winds under a $24.3 million contract announced Oct. 24. The Solar Wind Plasma Sensor contract, […] The post University of New Hampshire to build NOAA solar wind sensors appeared first on SpaceNews.

“There is every reason to believe China’s BeiDou global navigation satellite system has the ability to imitate American GPS signals and those of Europe’s Galileo,” said Professor Todd Humphreys of […] The post America is at risk of high impact GPS jamming and spoofing from space appeared first on SpaceNews.

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. – New Mexican leaders in arts, academia and culture have joined forces to establish the SpaceValley Foundation, a nonprofit seeking to expand the state’s space innovation ecosystem. […] The post Introducing New Mexico’s Space Valley appeared first on SpaceNews.

The Defense Department should step up support of commercial space companies to take advantage of capabilities that might otherwise be lost, a new report concludes. The post Aerospace report recommends greater DOD support of commercial space capabilities appeared first on SpaceNews.

HELSINKI — Chinese launch startup Deep Blue Aerospace targets providing suborbital tourism flights starting in 2027. Deep Blue Aerospace is currently developing its Nebula-1 reusable orbital rocket and is preparing […] The post China’s Deep Blue Aerospace reveals suborbital tourism plans appeared first on SpaceNews.