Space Industry: Latest News and Analysis
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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NASA Expands SPOC Contract With Four New Vendors
NASA adds Blue Origin, Firefly Aerospace, L3Harris, and All Points Logistics to its $100M spacecraft processing contract.
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NASA Announces MAX POWER Aerospace Expo at Kennedy Space Center
NASA will host the MAX POWER aerospace expo and airshow at Kennedy Space Center on November 7-8, 2026.
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Firefly Aerospace Wins DIU SDA Elytra Deorbit Contract
Firefly Aerospace secures a DIU and SDA contract for a preliminary design review of a satellite deorbit mission using Elytra Dawn.
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Firefly Aerospace Extends Lockheed Martin Launch Deal to 2031
Firefly Aerospace extends its Lockheed Martin agreement through 2031 for up to 25 Alpha Block II missions targeting the 1,000 kg payload…
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Rocket Lab Establishes German Subsidiary in Munich
Rocket Lab Germany GmbH launches in Munich to deliver sovereign space manufacturing and launch services across Europe.
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VinSpace Signs SpaceX Launch Contract for 2027 Satellite Mission
VinSpace secures a SpaceX Transporter rideshare contract to deploy Vietnam’s first domestically developed satellites in Q2 2027.
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SpaceX Q2 2026 Earnings: $7.8B Revenue, AI Capex Hits $15.8B
SpaceX reports $7.8B in Q2 2026 revenue, 92% YoY growth, and $15.8B in AI capital expenditures in its first post-IPO earnings release.
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AIAA Expands Indo-Pacific Presence at AusSpace 2026 Sydney
AIAA highlighted community-building and standards development at AusSpace 2026 and the Australian Space Awards in Sydney.
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NASA Opens First New Wind Tunnel in Over 40 Years
NASA’s $57M Flight Dynamics Research Facility at Langley opens July 2026, supporting Artemis, deep-space, and advanced aviation testing.
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NASA SpaceX Complete Super Heavy Wind Tunnel Tests for Artemis
NASA and SpaceX finished wind tunnel testing on the Super Heavy V3 booster, gathering aerodynamic data for Starship HLS and Artemis missions.
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Starfighters Space Advances Mach 2 Airborne Testing Platform
Starfighters Space expands its Wind Tunnel in the Sky platform, offering up to 10 minutes of Mach 2+ test exposure per flight.
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FAA Proposes Environmental Waivers for Commercial Space Licensing
The FAA proposed waiving 13 federal environmental laws to speed commercial space licensing amid record launch volumes.
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