Astraius wants to use a Boeing C-17 airlifter to conduct horizontal launch of its Hera II two-stage launch vehicle, which is an adaptation of the Hera target missile used by the U.S. Defense Department to test missile defense systems.

Astroscale Japan has selected Rocket Lab to launch the first step in a two-part mission to demonstrate the removal of a large piece of space debris from low Earth orbit.

Landsat 9, the latest in a half-century of overlapping NASA/U.S. Geological Survey satellites focused on monitoring changes to the planet’s surface and natural resources, is planned for a Sept. 27 launch.

Under the wing of Boeing, Millennium Space Systems is hitting its stride making smart end-to-end satellite constellations to be deployed in multiple orbital regimes.

In response to the proliferation of new space launch systems and small satellite deployments, German Aerospace Center DLR has developed a Launch Coordination Center to help manage the safe and efficient launch and re-entry of missions through European airspace.

The U.S. Space Force’s recently disclosed effort to field a space-based ground-moving targeted indicator capability is part of a coming migration of aerospace missions to orbit, especially in the realm of tactical intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance. 

NASA has awarded Aerojet Rocketdyne a $600 million maximum value contract for the design, certification, production and other requirements for the main engine of the Orion crew capsule.

NASA and congressional policy makers face difficult choices as they resolve how to transition a range of research and technology development activities underway aboard an aging International Space Station to a fleet of commercial free-flying platforms, a panel of experts told U.S. lawmakers in Washington Sept. 21.