SAN FRANCISCO – Eartheye Space will pool data from hundreds of Earth-observation satellites to provide imagery and data to a customer in the Asia-Pacific region. “All Earth observation sensors, including both imaging and non-imaging sensors, are provided under the contract,” which promises multi-sensor tasking, according to the Eartheye Space news release. The contract covers imagery […]

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IRVINE, CA, Jan. 2, 2025 – Terran Orbital, a leading manufacturer of small satellites primarily serving the aerospace and defense industries, announced today that it has been selected by Lockheed […]

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SpaceX plans to lower the orbits of some of its Starlink satellites, a move the company says is intended to improve space safety following two recent incidents.

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Landspace, one of China’s leading launch startups, has had its application for an initial public offering accepted by the Shanghai Stock Exchange’s STAR Market.

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Two NASA heliophysics missions launched together in September are performing well, while a third mission launched earlier this year is beginning limited operations despite problems with one spacecraft.

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China is aiming for a first launch of a reusable, cargo-optimized variant of its new crew launch vehicle in the first half of the year.

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China reached 92 orbital launches in 2025 with back-to-back missions this week, capping a record year for both the country and the global space sector.

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Space Forge said Dec. 31 it generated plasma aboard its first satellite, a milestone the British startup says shows it can create and maintain conditions needed to produce valuable semiconductor materials in LEO.

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Planet, a company best known for providing geospatial intelligence through its constellation of imaging satellites, sees a significant opportunity in developing orbital data centers for artificial intelligence.

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Vandenberg Space Force Base is offering launch providers access to a new site with conditions that could enable flights of SpaceX’s Starship.

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MILAN — The European Space Agency has confirmed a security breach of unclassified material from  science servers following reports on social media. A threat actor claimed to have compromised ESA systems and to have leaked roughly 200 gigabytes of data. According to screenshots shared on X by French cybersecurity professional Seb Latom, the actor alleges […]

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In this episode of Space Minds, host Mike Gruss is joined by SpaceNews journalists Jason Rainbow, Sandra Erwin, Jeff Foust and Debra Werner for a wide-ranging conversation on the space stories that will define the year ahead.

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NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman suggested he would be open to transferring a spacecraft other than the space shuttle Discovery to Houston.

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A French launch startup that recently closed a funding round is seeking defense applications for its hybrid propulsion technology.

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A proposal by the Trump administration to dismantle a leading atmospheric science center would also have implications for space science.

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China reached 90 orbital launches in 2025 with consecutive Long March missions deploying Guowang megaconstellation satellites and the advanced Fengyun-4C weather spacecraft.

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The project reflects a broader global shift toward using commercial remote-sensing satellites for national security missions

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Tory Bruno, who recently stepped down as chief executive of United Launch Alliance, is joining Blue Origin as head of the company’s new national security business unit.

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NASA’s Perseverance Mars rover is continuing its mission to collect samples despite uncertainty about how, when or even if those samples will be returned to Earth.

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South Korea’s Innospace said it will attempt a second launch of its small rocket in the first half of 2026 after its inaugural flight failed shortly after liftoff Dec. 22.

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An Indian LVM3 rocket launched AST SpaceMobile’s next-generation direct-to-device BlueBird satellite Dec. 23, kicking off a rollout of dozens of spacecraft built around the largest commercial communications antenna ever deployed in LEO.

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MILAN — The European Space Agency announced plans to hire approximately 520 new staff members starting in 2026, following decisions approved at ESA’s 342nd Council meeting earlier this month.  The recruitment will result in a net increase of about 400 staff, alongside the replacement of roughly 120 positions due to retirements. “This will be the […]

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In this episode of Space Minds, host David Ariosto speaks with Juan Alonso — CTO and Co-founder of Luminary Cloud and professor at Stanford University — about the rapid transformation underway in aerospace engineering.

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A first launch of the Long March 12A Chinese state-owned reusable rocket reached orbit late Monday, but attempted recovery of the first stage downrange failed.

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