The COSMOSIS framework can ensure that Washington governs space with its complexity in mind.
SpaceNewsby M.C. Sungaila·13h ago
Policy documents from both the White House and the Office of Space Commerce this summer acknowledge that space is a complex system, as to which forms of adaptive governance should apply.
Landspace aims to refly recovered Zhuque-3 booster within six months
SpaceNewsby Andrew Jones·17h ago
HELSINKI — Chinese commercial launch firm Landspace is targeting a reflight of its Zhuque-3 first stage in months, following its historic successful vertical landing Aug. 18.
New space transportation policy focuses on increased launch rates
SpaceNewsby Jeff Foust·1d ago
WASHINGTON — The White House released a new space transportation policy Aug. 20 with an emphasis on enabling a sharp increase in the number of launches and reentries.
Golden Dome chief touts progress as funding questions loom
SpaceNewsby Sandra Erwin·1d ago
WASHINGTON — Gen. Michael Guetlein brought the Pentagon’s case for Golden Dome to North Dakota, headlining an event Aug.
Elve qualifies millimeter-wave amplifiers for spaceflight
SpaceNewsby Debra Werner·1d ago
SAN FRANCISCO – California startup Elve has qualified its 100-watt millimeter-wave Traveling Wave Tube Amplifier platform for spaceflight. With U.S.
SpaceWERX selects 11 firms to scale technologies for military space
SpaceNewsby Sandra Erwin·1d ago
WASHINGTON — SpaceWERX, the Space Force’s innovation arm, selected 11 companies for a new round of public-private funding agreements aimed at moving space technologies from prototypes toward...
What's next for ISR in space
SpaceNewsby SpaceNews Editor·1d ago
In this episode, SpaceNews correspondent Debra Werner leads a panel of experts to discuss the role of ISR in space and what comes next.
Rocket Lab launches 9th satellite for iQPS
SpaceNewsby Jeff Foust·1d ago
WASHINGTON — Rocket Lab launched another satellite for Japanese radar-imaging company iQPS on Aug. 20. An Electron rocket lifted off from Rocket Lab’s Launch Complex 1 in New Zealand at 9:04 a.m.
Moog Highlights Huntsville Expansion and New Hardware-in-the-Loop Lab During Space and Missile Defense Symposium
SpaceNewsby Moog Inc.·1d ago
Huntsville, AL — Moog Inc. (NYSE: MOG.A and MOG.B) announces a significant expansion at its Huntsville, AL facility that now includes a new secure Hypersonic/Interceptor Hardware-in-the-Loop (HWIL)...
Rock West Composites® Is Premiering Its New STRATOPultrusion™ Product Line at the 2026 Small Satellite Conference
SpaceNewsby Rock West Composites·1d ago
San Diego, CA – Rock West Composites (RWC) is premiering its recently launched space-grade STRATOPultrusion™ product line at the 2026 Small Satellite Conference this August in Salt Lake City, Utah.
Portal Space Systems to include rideshare payloads on Falcon 9 launch of Supernova
SpaceNewsby Jeff Foust·1d ago
WASHINGTON — Portal Space Systems has acquired a Falcon 9 to launch its first Supernova spacecraft and will offer excess capacity on the vehicle for rideshare payloads. Portal announced Aug.
China's Chang'e-7 lunar ice-hunting mission set for Sunday launch
SpaceNewsby Andrew Jones·1d ago
HELSINKI — China will launch a complex, multi-spacecraft mission late Sunday to study and land near the lunar south pole, including a search for evidence of water-ice.
Muon Space raises $250 million to ramp up satellite production
SpaceNewsby Jason Rainbow·1d ago
TAMPA, Fla. — Muon Space has raised $250 million to fuel the small satellite specialist’s push into larger, more powerful spacecraft and constellations.
Draper Selects Proteus Space for Advanced On-Orbit Mission
SpaceNewsby Proteus Space·1d ago
LOS ANGELES, CA, September 8th, 2026. Proteus Space, a dual-use aerospace company delivering rapid, end-to-end access to space, today announced it has been selected by The Charles Stark Draper...
LatConnect 60 selects Transcelestial's Space Optical Network for SWIRSAT imaging constellation
SpaceNewsby LatConnect 60·1d ago
SAN FRANCISCO / PERTH, 20 AUGUST 2026: LatConnect 60 (LC60) has signed a commercial contract with Transcelestial for an optical communications terminal on its SWIRSAT-1 mission, plus access to...
Hypersonic missile startup Castelion raises $1 billion
SpaceNewsby Sandra Erwin·2d ago
WASHINGTON — Castelion, a defense-tech startup seeking to mass produce lower-cost hypersonic weapons, has raised more than $1 billion in new financing as it moves to expand missile production and...
Eartheye Space forges strategic partnership with IN2
SpaceNewsby Debra Werner·2d ago
SAN FRANCISCO – Strategic communications and consulting firm IN2 will have access to Eartheye Space multi-sensor satellite tasking and analytics through a memorandum of understanding signed Aug.
Katalyst Space and NASA abandon plans for Swift reboost
SpaceNewsby Jeff Foust·2d ago
WASHINGTON — Katalyst Space and NASA have called off plans to use the company’s Link spacecraft to raise the orbit of the agency’s Swift gamma-ray observatory, citing attitude-control problems with...
Moog Inc. Expands METEORITE Satellite Bus Capacity for High-Maneuverability Missions
SpaceNewsby Moog Inc.·2d ago
East Aurora, NY — Moog Inc. (NYSE: MOG.A and MOG.B), a worldwide designer, manufacturer and systems integrator of high-performance precision motion and fluid controls and control systems announces...
The space industry’s next challenge: supply chain resilience
SpaceNewsby Doug Anderson and Steve Jordan Tomaszewski·2d ago
America’s space economy is scaling faster than its industrial base can support. Commercial constellations are proliferating, national security architectures are becoming more distributed and...
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