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VANDENBERG SPACE FORCE BASE, CA – November 28, 2025 – Proteus Space announced the successful launch and first contact of MERCURY ONE, its inaugural four-payload ESPA class spacecraft.  MERCURY ONE

TAMPA, Fla. — Reditus Space announced $7.1 million in seed funding Dec. 1 to fly its first reusable spacecraft next summer, joining a wave of startups emerging from stealth to

WASHINGTON — Spire Global has secured a contract from Deloitte to design, build and operate eight satellites that will support the consulting firm’s push into on-orbit cybersecurity, the companies said

Before we start, a caveat: The following opinion is only relevant in a situation where the EU, together with its member states, would eventually decide to invest enough to equip

The technologies pushing the boundaries of the space economy sound as if they came from a science fiction novel: reusable rockets, satellite assembly lines, lunar landers and octocopters. On Nov.

Japan is a lion in kittens’ clothing. In both land area and population, it pales in comparison to the likes of the United States, China, India, Brazil, and Russia. In

HELSINKI — China launched the latest in a series of experimental, often opaque satellites Sunday, while the debut flight of the commercial Zhuque-3 faces a delay. A Long March 7A

HELSINKI — China’s experimental Shijian-21 and Shijian-25 satellites have separated in geosynchronous orbit after being docked for months conducting apparent low-profile on-orbit refueling tests. Shijian-21 and Shijian-25 performed rendezvous and