Rocket Lab is acquiring satellite telecommunications company Iridium for $8 billion as part of its effort to become an end-to ...

Quantum computing is advancing fast, and nations are racing to field the first machines powerful enough to break modern encryption. This race has direct consequences for the commercial space industry, ...

MILAN — The European Space Agency will rely on external lunar topographic data during the design phase of its Argonaut lunar lander, and possibly for its first mission, while working toward developing ...

Peter Beck announcing Rocket Lab's acquisition of Iridium in a June 29 video presentation. Credit: Rocket Lab WASHINGTON — Rocket Lab’s chief executive says the company’s acquisition of Iridium was ...

NASA astronauts on the space station are preparing for a spacewalk to repair a robotic arm as safety advisers raise concerns ...

HELSINKI — China has established a national very low Earth orbit industry alliance, as multiple satellites demonstrate sustained operations below 300 kilometers and propulsion startups attract ...

Spanish startup FOSSA Systems has raised about $10.5 million to expand its connectivity constellation in a funding round that ...

WASHINGTON — NASA has selected Rocket Lab to launch a pair of science missions on three Electron rockets in 2027. NASA ...

(Glasgow, UK) Glasgow-based space engineering company Craft Prospect has been selected for inclusion in the inaugural edition of The Sunday Times Scotland Fast 50, a new annual list recognising some ...

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Rocket Lab launched a radar-imaging satellite for Japanese company Synspective on June 26, a flight delayed by a responsive ...

Boeing won a contract worth up to $2 billion to build two next-generation military communications satellites for the U.S.