Before launching its own satellite, Peru purchased about 10 Earth observation images annually. Since the Airbus-built PeruSat-1 reached orbit in 2016, Peru has gathered and stored more than ...

Thales Alenia Space and Argotec announced contracts Oct. 16 to supply satellites for Italy’s IRIDE Earth-observation constellation. Thales Alenia Space will contribute six radar ...

Japanese startup ArkEdge Space won a contract from the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency JAXA to study the feasibility of establishing a constellation of position, navigation and ...

WASHINGTON — The cybersecurity firm SpiderOak announced Oct. 17 that it will make its encryption-based software open source. This allows external developers to contribute to the project and improve ...

WASHINGTON — Space technology firm True Anomaly has selected Firefly Aerospace’s Alpha rocket to launch its autonomous Jackal orbital vehicle for a U.S. Space Force rapid-response demonstration ...

Countries that have signed the Artemis Accords say that even as their numbers continue to grow, they need to redouble their efforts to encourage more nations to join.

MILAN – Spacewalks, often a highlight of space missions, are likely to change in the future as given advancements in robotics and teleoperations. Every time an astronaut steps out of a space ...

Glasgow-based space industry scale-up Craft Prospect Ltd has been chosen by the European Space Agency as a Rising Star in this year’s awards. Selected from companies across Europe, Craft Prospect ...

NASA will use SpaceX’s Crew Dragon for its two crew rotation missions to the International Space Station in 2025 as it continues to evaluate if it will require Boeing to perform another test ...

NASA is rethinking its desire for a “continuous human presence” in low Earth orbit during the transition from the International Space Station to commercial platforms to include options where, at ...

The restructuring aims to correct imbalances and restore financial stability to Airbus’ defense and space division ...

MILAN – Spire Global and Canadian startup Mission Control announced plans Oct. 16 for Persistence, a technology demonstration mission focused on space-based artificial intelligence. “The ...