Space is now an industry with launch cadences, order books and supply chains, and AirPro News covers it the way we cover aviation: from the announcement, with the numbers. That means SpaceX, ULA, Rocket Lab, Arianespace, Blue Origin and the launch start-ups; NASA, ESA, JAXA, ISRO and the other agencies; satellite operators and manufacturers; and the growing in-space services, station and lunar economies. This page gathers every AirPro News story on space, newest first.
What we watch
- Launch. Starship’s test campaign and its path to operational missions; Falcon 9 cadence; Vulcan, Ariane 6, New Glenn and Neutron entering service; and the small-launch companies fighting for the remaining market.
- Agencies and exploration. NASA’s Artemis lunar programme and commercial crew and cargo contracts, ESA’s launcher and science missions, and the national programmes in Japan, India, China and the Gulf.
- Satellites. Constellation build-outs and their launch contracts, Earth-observation and communications operators, and the manufacturers and component suppliers behind them.
- Defence space. Space Force and allied military procurement, missile-warning and communications satellites, and the industrial contracts that follow.
- The in-space economy. Commercial stations, life-extension and servicing vehicles, lunar landers, in-space manufacturing, and the funding rounds that decide which of them get built.
Latest space coverage
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SpaceX Starship Reaches Orbit on 14th Test Flight
SpaceX Starship achieved its first orbital insertion on Flight 14, deploying 26 Starlink V3 satellites from 275 km altitude.
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Rocket Lab Completes 4th Electron Launch in 25 Days
Rocket Lab deployed Synspective’s 13th StriX SAR satellite on Sept. 26, its 97th Electron mission and 18th of 2026.
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ClearSpace and ESA Sign Phoenix GEO Life-Extension Contract
ClearSpace and ESA finalize a €100 million contract to develop the Phoenix geostationary satellite life-extension spacecraft.
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NASA FarmFlux Mission to Measure US Agricultural Emissions
NASA’s $15M FarmFlux campaign launches in 2026 to measure agricultural emissions using two research aircraft.
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Iridium Stockholders Approve Rocket Lab Acquisition
99.6% of votes cast approved Rocket Lab’s ~$8B acquisition of Iridium, expected to close mid-2027.
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Google Project Suncatcher Satellite Launch October 2026
Google launches its first AI satellite Oct 1, 2026, testing Trillium TPUs in low Earth orbit under Project Suncatcher.
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NASA Names SpaceX Crew-14 Astronauts for Spring 2027 ISS Mission
NASA assigned four crew members from NASA, JAXA, and Roscosmos to SpaceX Crew-14, targeting a spring 2027 ISS launch.
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Firefly Aerospace Expands Cleanroom Capacity in Cedar Park Texas
Firefly Aerospace quadruples spacecraft production capacity with a new ISO Class 8 cleanroom in Cedar Park, Texas.
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Space Force Selects Northrop Grumman and True Anomaly for GHOST-R
The U.S. Space Force picks Northrop Grumman and True Anomaly to develop GHOST-R prototype reconnaissance satellites for GEO by 2028.
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NASA SpaceX Crew-13 Launch Rescheduled for October 1 2026
NASA and SpaceX target October 1, 2026 for Crew-13 ISS launch after resolving a Dragon propulsion valve leak.
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SpaceX Starship Flight 14 Targets First Orbital Mission
SpaceX targets September 28, 2026 for Starship’s first orbital flight, carrying 26 Starlink V3 satellites from Boca Chica, Texas.
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Stoke Space Raises $1B Series E to Scale Nova Rocket Program
Stoke Space closes $1B Series E, reaching $2.3B total raised, to expand infrastructure and develop the 15-ton Nova Block 2 rocket.
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