HELSINKI — 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. The launches see
HELSINKI — 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. The launches see
TAMPA, Fla. — 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
WASHINGTON — 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. Planet
WASHINGTON — Vandenberg Space Force Base is offering launch providers access to a new site with conditions that could enable flights of SpaceX’s Starship. The U.S. Space Force released a
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
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
WASHINGTON — NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman suggested he would be open to transferring a spacecraft other than the space shuttle Discovery to Houston. In a Dec. 23 interview on CNBC,
WASHINGTON — A French launch startup that recently closed a funding round is seeking defense applications for its hybrid propulsion technology. HyPrSpace announced last month it closed a 21 million
NEW ORLEANS — A proposal by the Trump administration to dismantle a leading atmospheric science center would also have implications for space science. The White House announced Dec. 16 it
HELSINKI — China reached 90 orbital launches in 2025 with consecutive Long March missions deploying Guowang megaconstellation satellites and the advanced Fengyun-4C weather spacecraft. A Long March 8A lifted off






