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Swissto12 raises $70 million to accelerate small GEO satellite production

16 July 2026 at 08:00

Swissto12 said it has raised $70 million in fresh funding to keep up with growing demand for its small geostationary satellite manufacturing business.

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Saltzman’s farewell warning: Prepare for war in space to preserve peace

15 July 2026 at 19:14

In his final public speech as Space Force chief, Gen. Chance Saltzman called for combat credibility, stronger alliances and realism about the limits of procurement reform

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Startup working with University of Texas focuses on trapping small debris

15 July 2026 at 15:00

NAPA, Calif. – Florida startup Satellite Orbital Access and Removal (SOAR) announced a partnership July 15 with the University of Texas, El Paso, (UTEP) to develop a passive system to […]

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Icarus Robotics taps KULR to provide batteries for Space Station robots

15 July 2026 at 14:00

NAPA, Calif. – Icarus Robotics, the New York startup developing dexterous mobile robots for space missions, selected KULR Technology Group to provide batteries for Joy, a free-flying platform destined for […]

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Laying the groundwork for the first human mission to Mars

15 July 2026 at 14:00
Illustration representing NASA's moon-to-Mars ambitions. Credit: NASA

Sending humans to Mars and returning them safely to Earth would be one of the most complex endeavors that humans have ever carried out. The number of issues that must […]

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Japan seeks to ramp up launch activity

15 July 2026 at 11:27
H3 launch

The Japanese government wants to sharply increase the number of launches despite struggles with both current and new launch vehicles.

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Isaacman attends Soyuz launch of ISS crew

15 July 2026 at 10:21
Soyuz launch

A new crew arrived at the International Space Station on July 14 on a launch witnessed in person by NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman.

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Space acquisition and NRO picks face SASC

14 July 2026 at 20:06

Erich Hernandez-Baquero, nominated to become the Air Force’s top civilian space acquisition official, and Roger Mason, the administration’s choice to lead the National Reconnaissance Office, appeared before the Senate Armed Services Committee

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U.K. government preparing to release new space strategy

14 July 2026 at 13:07
Evernden

The British government is preparing to release a new space strategy that will provide a β€œwhole-of-government” approach for space in the country.

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Defense spending lifts Europe’s space economy

13 July 2026 at 23:18

European government space spending jumped 12% to about $15.4 billion in 2025, according to a July 13 European Space Agency report, bucking a 3% global decline on the back of rising national defense budgets.

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Poland to host new ESA center as government boosts investments in space

13 July 2026 at 20:12
Andrzej DomaΕ„ski, Minister of Finance and Economy of Poland and Josef Aschbacher, ESA Director General, sign a letter of intent to enable the consideration of a new ESA center in Poland to focus on security, following CM25 in Bremen, Germany on Nov. 27, 2025. Credit: ESA

WARSAW, Poland β€” Poland will host the first European Space Agency (ESA) center located in an eastern flank member state, one that will be focused on civil security and resilience. […]

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Voyager completes acquisition of Astrobotic

13 July 2026 at 14:01
Griffin-1

Voyager Technologies has completed its acquisition of lunar infrastructure company Astrobotic Technology, weeks after Astrobotic won two NASA lunar lander missions.

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Getting ready for lunar planetary defense

13 July 2026 at 14:00
Illustration of the asteroid YR4. Credit: ESA-Science Office

Development in space is gaining serious momentum. Impressively, NASA recentlyΒ unveiled plansΒ for a new moon base β€” the first concrete step toward permanently moving human civilization off Earth. However, as we […]

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