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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Space Nuclear Power Faces Logistical and Economic Barriers, DRACO Canceled
Experts say space nuclear power challenges are logistical and economic, not technical. DRACO canceled; focus shifts to nuclear reactors in space and…
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SpaceX Secures $4.16B Contract for Space-Based Airborne Targeting
SpaceX awarded $4.16B by U.S. Space Force to develop SB-AMTI satellite constellation for global airborne threat detection by 2028.
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NASA X-59 Set for First Supersonic Flight in June 2026
NASA’s X-59 experimental aircraft will make its first supersonic flight in June 2026 to test quiet supersonic technology and reduce sonic booms.
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Blue Origin’s New Glenn Rocket Explodes During Test at Cape Canaveral
Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket was destroyed in a test explosion, damaging Launch Complex 36 and delaying Amazon’s Project Kuiper satellite launch.
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Starcloud Partners with SpaceX to Integrate Starlink Mini Lasers in Satellites
Starcloud signs contract with SpaceX to equip over 25 satellites with Starlink Mini Lasers, enabling high-speed orbital data center connectivity.
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FAA Orders SpaceX Investigation After Starship Flight 12 Booster Mishap
FAA mandates SpaceX investigate booster anomaly from Starship Flight 12 causing regulatory grounding and delaying Flight 13 mission.
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NASA Awards Contracts for Lunar Rovers and Moon Base Missions 2026
NASA awards over $600 million to commercial partners for lunar rovers and cargo delivery with three uncrewed Moon Base missions planned for…
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Firefly Aerospace Awarded $75M NASA Subcontract for MoonFall Drones
Firefly Aerospace will deliver four mobile drones to the Moon’s south pole for NASA’s MoonFall mission, using its Elytra Dark spacecraft for…
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US Space Force Awards SpaceX $2.29B Contract for Military Satellite Network
SpaceX received a $2.29 billion contract from the US Space Force to develop a secure low Earth orbit satellite network with laser…
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Boeing’s Nusantara Lima Satellite Boosts Indonesia’s Connectivity
Boeing’s Nusantara Lima satellite began commercial operations in May 2026, delivering 160 Gbps to improve internet access across Indonesia’s islands.
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Blue Origin $600M Expansion Boosts New Glenn Manufacturing in Florida
Blue Origin announces a $600 million expansion of its Cape Canaveral facility to build New Glenn upper stages and add 500 aerospace…
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Rocket Lab Launches Ninth Synspective SAR Satellite from New Zealand
Rocket Lab successfully deployed Synspective’s ninth StriX SAR satellite, marking its 88th mission and continuing a key commercial partnership.
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