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 SpaceX Crew-12 Mission Details and Extended Duration Plans
NASA confirms SpaceX Crew-12 mission crew and shift to an extended 8-month stay aboard ISS amid budget and roster changes.
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Northrop Grumman Wins $764M Contract for SDA Tracking Layer Tranche 3 Satellites
Northrop Grumman awarded $764M contract to produce 18 satellites for SDA’s Tracking Layer Tranche 3, enhancing U.S. missile tracking capabilities by 2029.
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Isar Aerospace Completes Final Tests for Second Spectrum Launch
Isar Aerospace finalizes all tests for its Spectrum vehicle’s second flight carrying 19 small satellites to orbit from Norway’s Andøya Spaceport.
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South Korea Allocates 2.3 Trillion Won for Methane Reusable Rocket
South Korea’s KASA secures 2.3 trillion won to develop KSLV-III, a reusable methane rocket aiming for a 2032 lunar mission and lower…
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Lockheed Martin’s Orion Test Lab Ensures Artemis Mission Readiness
Lockheed Martin’s Orion Integrated Test Lab uses hardware-in-the-loop testing to prepare astronauts and validate systems for the Artemis lunar missions.
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Starfighters Space Closes $40M Reg A+ IPO, Starts Trading on NYSE
Starfighters Space closed a $40 million Reg A+ IPO and begins trading on NYSE American as it expands its supersonic aircraft fleet…
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Lockheed Martin Awarded $1.1B Contract for SDA Tranche 3 Satellites
Lockheed Martin secured a $1.1B contract to build 18 Tranche 3 satellites for the Space Development Agency’s missile tracking and defense network.
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Venturi Space Completes Driving Tests for MONA-LUNA Lunar Rover
Venturi Space successfully tests MONA-LUNA lunar rover at ESA’s LUNA facility, validating key mobility and wheel tech for a 2030 Moon mission.
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Skyroot Aerospace Sets Launch Window for Vikram-1 Orbital Rocket
Skyroot Aerospace prepares for Vikram-1’s maiden orbital launch in early 2026 from Sriharikota, focusing on tech validation with reduced payload.
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Chinese Satellite Near-Miss with Starlink Highlights Orbit Safety Concerns
A Chinese payload passed within 200 meters of a Starlink satellite, raising concerns over space traffic management and data-sharing protocols.
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Thales and Aireon Expand Space-Based Air Traffic Management in Asia-Pacific
Thales and Aireon partner to enhance Asia-Pacific air traffic flow management using space-based surveillance and TopSky-Flow integration.
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Boeing Prepares Artemis II SLS for Rollout to Launch Pad
Boeing’s Artemis II Space Launch System rocket readies for rollout to NASA’s launch pad, leading to a critical fueling test before a…
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