New space transportation policy focuses on increased launch rates
The White House released a new space transportation policy Aug. 20 with an emphasis on enabling a sharp increase in the number of launches and reentries. The post New space…
Golden Dome chief touts progress as funding questions loom
Guetlein joins North Dakota senators in making the case for the missile defense program The post Golden Dome chief touts progress as funding questions loom appeared first on SpaceNews.
Elve qualifies millimeter-wave amplifiers for spaceflight
SAN FRANCISCO – California startup Elve has qualified its 100-watt millimeter-wave Traveling Wave Tube Amplifier platform for spaceflight. With U.S. Space Force Small Business Innovation Research funding, Elve “didn’t just…
SpaceWERX selects 11 firms to scale technologies for military space
The new round of STRATFIs were awarded to Agile Space Industries, Antares Nuclear, EO Solutions, Hydrosat, Kall Morris, Method Security, Muon Space, Scout Space, Sedaro, Star Catcher Industries and ThinkOrbital…
NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter Images Falcon 9 Crater on Moon, With Some Help From a Korean Spacecraft
A SpaceX Falcon upper stage crashed into the Moon on August 5th. NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter captured images of the crash site from different viewing angles and with different sunlight…
China’s Chang’e 7 moon probe will launch this weekend on the most ambitious lunar mission in history
China’s moon exploration program is readying an ambitious robotic mission, one composed of an orbiter, a lander, a rover, a hopper, and a wide range of international experiments including a…
SpaceX will try for 1st Starship tower catch ‘in a few months,’ Elon Musk says
We’ll have to wait a bit longer for a highly anticipated Starship milestone, it appears. On Aug. 4, SpaceX founder and CEO Elon Musk said the company aimed to attempt…
SmallSat 2026
Explore This Section Earth Earth Observer Editor’s Corner Feature Articles Meeting Summaries News Science in the News In Memoriam Announcements Archives SmallSat 2026 Join NASA in the Exhibit Hall (Booth…
Microbes from Earth may survive on the moon, scientists find
Microbes from Earth might survive the harsh surface of the moon, albeit in a state of suspended animation, a new study finds. Previous research suggested the surface of the moon…
Mars’s Funky Moon Deimos was Shaped by an Impact
Mars’ moon Deimos has a large crater on its southern pole. It’s also covered by a layer of regolith so deep it buries many other, smaller craters. New research shows…