Northrop Grumman’s 13th NASA-contracted Cygnus resupply mission departed the International Space Station (ISS) May 11 for an extended free flight.

Japan will on May 18 stand up an air force unit charged with tracking space debris and meteorites, Defense Minister Kono Taro said.

The re-entry capsule of a new manned Chinese spacecraft returned to Earth successfully on May 8, three days after it was launched in an unmanned test, government agencies said.

Congress should tighten restrictions on support by U.S. government and private entities for China’s space program as Beijing’s military capabilities continue expanding, a new report by a congressionally-chartered group recommends. 

Twenty-two members of the House Armed Services Committee have issued a bipartisan letter to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) warning the agency that its approval of Ligado Networks’ deployment of a 5G network could harm the Pentagon’s Global Positioning System.

An executive order issued by President Trump expressing the nation’s intent to use resources recovered from the Moon and other planetary bodies was meant to spur discussions among potential international partners on its implementation, according to a May 6 aerospace technical society podcast.

The U.S. Space Force plans to launch the X-37B orbital test vehicle outfitted for three missions May 16 from Cape Canaveral.

The Russian aerospace industry lost two top managers to COVID-19 this week.