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Skyroot Aerospace’s Vikram-1 rocket successfully lifted off on its inaugural flight July 18, becoming the first commercial Indian rocket to reach orbit.The post Skyroot Aerospace reaches orbit on first Vikram-1 launch appeared first on SpaceNews.

NASA and Draper have terminated plans for a lunar lander mission after significant delays in development of the spacecraft.The post NASA terminates Draper lunar lander mission appeared first on SpaceNews.

SpaceX’s IPO marks the moment the space dream became a mainstream capital markets story. For decades, it has sold a vision of interplanetary civilization on behalf of the wider space […]The post SpaceX’s only problem is finding more space to work with appeared first on SpaceNews.

Serbia is the latest nation to sign the Artemis Accords, joining the U.S.-led effort more than two years after signing on to China’s lunar base project.The post Serbia signs the Artemis Accords appeared first on SpaceNews.

The sun’s corona in artificial colours that indicate the polarisation of the light, as measured by the Citizen CATE experimentSwRI/Citizen CATE 2024/Ritesh Patel/Dan SeatonWestern Europe’s first total solar eclipse since 1999 will happen on 12 August and see eclipse chasers travel to eastern Greenland, western Iceland and northern Spain for totality, when the moon covers the sun’s disc and the usu

SpaceX aborted the launch of its latest Starship test flight July 16 when some of the vehicle’s engines failed to ignite.The post SpaceX aborts Starship Flight 13 launch attempt appeared first on SpaceNews.

With the launch of 21 York Space Systems satellites, the Space Development Agency has now placed half of its planned Tranche 1 Transport Layer constellation in orbitThe post SpaceX launches 21 satellites for military data network  appeared first on SpaceNews.

NEW YORK — A study published last week in Nature Astronomy has proposed a new satellite design and technique to detect thermonuclear warheads in space. Funded in part by the […]The post Nature study identifies a new way to spot nuclear weapons in orbit appeared first on SpaceNews.

Astronomers have only previously found atmospheres around exoplanets that are very large or incredibly hot – but now they have found one adorning a world that may well be right for life

DIU solicitation aims to move long-studied technology toward military use by fiscal 2030The post Defense Innovation Unit seeks commercial path to deliver electrical power from orbit appeared first on SpaceNews.

In this episode, David Ariosto speaks with SpinLaunch CEO Massi Ladovaz. They discuss what attracted Ladovaz to reimagining how to launch spacecraft, the changing needs and challenges of building constellations […]The post Building the infrastructure for a shifting space economy with Massi Ladovaz appeared first on SpaceNews.

Lt. Gen. Douglas Schiess, to be the next chief of space operations of the U.S. Space Force, testified July 16 before the Senate Armed Services Committee in a confirmation hearingThe post Trump’s pick to lead Space Force defends plan to more than double budget appeared first on SpaceNews.

The Office of Space Commerce defended its proposal for a mission authorization scheme for novel space activities, arguing it would provide certainty for companies while limiting regulatory burdens.The post Office of Space Commerce makes its case for mission authorization appeared first on SpaceNews.

COLORADO SPRINGS, CO, July 16, 2026 – Bluestaq today announced the launch of BLUESTAQ / ARQ, the company’s commercial data infrastructure platform.  / ARQ is built for organizations in healthcare, […]The post Bluestaq Launches BLUESTAQ / ARQ Defense-Grade Data Infrastructure Now Available for Commercial, Government, and Enterprise Organizations appeared first on SpaceNews.

Swissto12 said it has raised $70 million in fresh funding to keep up with growing demand for its small geostationary satellite manufacturing business.The post Swissto12 raises $70 million to accelerate small GEO satellite production appeared first on SpaceNews.

The 4½-year award will fund simulated satellite-defense scenarios The post Space Force awards Slingshot $69 million for AI-enabled training technology appeared first on SpaceNews.

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 reformThe post Saltzman’s farewell warning: Prepare for war in space to preserve peace appeared first on SpaceNews.

Washington, D.C. — July 15, 2026 — The Commercial Space Federation (CSF), the leading trade association representing the commercial space industry, today announced the launch of its State and Local […]The post Commercial Space Federation Launches State and Local Council to Align States on National Space Capacity and Strengthen the U.S. Industrial Base appeared first on SpaceNews.

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 […]The post Startup working with University of Texas focuses on trapping small debris appeared first on SpaceNews.

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 […]The post Laying the groundwork for the first human mission to Mars appeared first on SpaceNews.