Sony has partnered with California’s Astro Digital to test laser communications from two small satellites, using optical disc technology the Japanese conglomerate pioneered for CD players.

A decade ago, the commercial space industry in the United States celebrated a hard-fought victory in efforts to reform export controls. After years of effort, the State Department enacted changes to ...

White House at dusk. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith s America, Library of Congress collection. Digitally enhanced by rawpixel. Washington is gearing up for significant changes in space and ...

Join our newsletter to get the latest military space news every Tuesday by veteran defense journalist Sandra Erwin. WASHINGTON — Sierra Space has cleared an early design review for its missile-warning ...

WASHINGTON — Firefly Aerospace has raised $175 million in a round led by a new investor to support production of launch vehicles and spacecraft with an increased focus on responsive space capabilities ...

All the major elements of NASA’s next flagship space telescope are now under one roof as NASA says its development remains on cost and schedule.

Illustration of NASA's TRACERS satellites, short for Tandem Reconnection and Cusp Electrodynamics Reconnaissance Satellites. Credit: Millennium Space Systems WASHINGTON — Millennium Space Systems ...

NASA's SPHEREx spacecraft remains on schedule to launch in April 2025 after correcting a reaction wheel issue. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech WASHINGTON — A NASA astrophysics mission remains on schedule to ...

In this episode of Commercial Space Transformers Senior Staff Writer Jason Rainbow speaks with Shonnel Malani, Managing Partner, Advent International.

Japan’s SKY Perfect JSAT ordered the JSAT-31 software-defined satellite from Thales Alenia Space to respond to changes in geostationary broadband demand across Japan, Australia, New Zealand, Southeast ...

HELSINKI — China is looking to provide greater support for its commercial space sector through policy changes, easing of licensing restrictions and increased access to resources. Li Guoping, chief ...

Almost no one thought SpaceX would make the catch, at least not on the first try. On the fifth integrated test flight of Starship, launched Oct. 13 from the company’s Boca Chica, Texas, site, the ...