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WASHINGTON — A House appropriations bill provides funding for a civil space traffic coordination system but wants changes to increase its reliance on the Defense Department. To continue reading this

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Space Force announced a launch window for the next mission of the X-37B reusable spaceplane. The eighth flight of the Boeing-built plane, officially designated Orbital Test

SAN FRANCISCO – EraDrive, a Stanford spinoff, won a $1 million NASA contract to detect, identify and track space objects. To continue reading this article: Register now and get3 free

The stratosphere is no longer empty. High-altitude platform and suborbital spaceplane operations are booming, yet our management of “near-space” remains stuck in the last century. We cannot afford to postpone

HELSINKI — China launched new Guowang satellites Sunday, expanding its LEO broadband network as part of a growing effort to build a sovereign space internet. To continue reading this article:

WASHINGTON — United Launch Alliance is now forecasting to launch about 10 missions in 2025, a drop of more than half compared to what the company was projecting last year.

WASHINGTON — A Vega C rocket successfully launched five imaging and Earth science spacecraft late July 25. To continue reading this article: Register now and get3 free articles every month.

WASHINGTON — The head of the satellite division at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has been placed on administrative leave for undisclosed reasons. To continue reading this article: Register

In this bonus edition of Space Minds, host David Ariosto speaks with Robyn Gatens, NASA’s Director for the International Space Station, live at the AIAA Ascend conference in