In response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the European Space Agency’s governing council announced April 13 that it is ending cooperation with Russian space agency Roscosmos on three future Moon missions—Luna 25, 26 and 27.
NASA’s SpaceX Crew 4 Dragon mission to the International Space Station holds promise for the agency’s goals of extending the life and utility of the ISS as well as transitioning its human spaceflight focus to the Moon and Mars.
Chinese and Russian capabilities in space grew 70% between 2019 and 2021, as both countries are seeking to establish superiority on orbit and beyond, the U.S. Defense Intelligence Agency warns in a new report.
The Defense Innovation Unit has released a request for information seeking commercial on-orbit satellite refueling and bulk fuel depot ideas as part of its “RAPIDS Refueling and Fuel Depot” project.
Russia’s first Moon mission in 46 years has been retargeted to launch on Aug. 22, about a month later than previously planned, Alexander Mitkin, deputy chief designer at spacecraft manufacturer NPO Lavochkin, told Russian media during an April 8 press conference.
Problems with a helium isolation check valve on the upper stage of the Space Launch System (SLS) rocket prompted NASA on April 9 to revise plans for a full tanking test and to delay a modified wet dress rehearsal to April 14.
Axiom Mission-1's (Ax-1) four private astronauts successfully docked to the International Space Station (ISS) April 9, to begin an eight-day visit filled with medical and scientific research and technology development activities.
The Axiom-1 mission kicks off a series of private astronaut flights to the International Space Station as part of an ongoing effort to expand commercial use and development of low Earth orbit
The Japanese startup said April 6 that it had resolved or mitigated most of the spacecraft anomalies experienced in January that caused it to halt an autonomous capture demonstration in low Earth orbit.
The Ax-1 astronauts will kick off more than two dozen wide-ranging scientific research and technology development activities with value to life on Earth as well as nurturing the space economy.
Parts for the first batch of Lockheed Martin’s advanced GPS IIIF Follow On space vehicles (SV) are arriving at the company’s facility in Littleton, Colorado, paving the way for assembly of the initial satellite to start before 2023.
Sidus Space, a Cape Canaveral startup proffering the LizzieSat—a partially additively manufactured, 100-kg. (220-lb.) low-Earth-orbit satellite—reported 2021 financial results that showed net loss more than doubled while revenue decreased from 2020.
After a recent successful demonstration of its Protected Tactical Enterprise Services (PTES) ground system, Boeing is continuing to develop a Protected Tactical Satcom Prototype (PTS-P), leveraging its heritage on the Wideband Global Satcom program and commercial satellite technologies.
U.S. Space Command signed two new agreements with partner nations within two days this week as the Pentagon plans to further increase its space information sharing.
The U.S. Space Force is tracking the development of on-orbit maneuvering and refueling in the commercial industry to inform how the technology could shape its plans for future national security launches.
Major consultancy Accenture on April 6 said it made an unspecified investment in Titan Space Technologies, which is proffering software in support of in-orbit experiments and demonstrations, starting with adaptive immune response, carbon capture and biomedical applications.
SpinLaunch, which conducted its first test flight from its Suborbital Accelerator at Spaceport America last October, has signed a Space Act agreement with NASA to demonstrate its lofting system this year.
The U.S. Space Force is preparing to decommission the system that was tracking space activity and transition to a new system by year’s end on an “aggressive schedule,” service and industry officials say.
The U.S. Space Force expects to launch its delayed Wide Field of View missile warning satellite “very soon” after being indefinitely delayed due to undisclosed issues.
