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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Agile Space Industries Expands to Bellevue Washington
Agile Space Industries opens a Bellevue, WA office amid 40% annual growth, a Colorado HQ expansion, and a $36M Oklahoma test center.
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Dawn Aerospace Breaks Ground on $7.5M Oklahoma Spaceport Facility
Dawn Aerospace begins construction of a 15,000-sq-ft mission control and hangar at Infinity One Spaceport, set to open in late 2027.
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FCC Authorizes SpaceX 15000 Satellite Direct-to-Device Network
The FCC approved SpaceX to deploy 15,000 D2D satellites in low Earth orbit, targeting a standalone mobile service launch in 2028.
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NASA SpaceX CRS-35 Mission Targets October 2026 ISS Launch
NASA and SpaceX target Oct. 13, 2026 for CRS-35, delivering 6,300+ lbs of cargo including final iROSA solar arrays to the ISS.
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NASA SkyFall Mission to Deploy 3 Helicopters on Mars in 2028
NASA’s SkyFall mission will send three radar-equipped helicopters to Mars in 2028 to map subsurface water ice for future crewed missions.
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SpaceX Crew-12 Splashes Down After 237-Day ISS Mission
Crew Dragon Freedom returns four astronauts to Earth on Oct. 8, 2026, completing SpaceX’s 12th NASA crew rotation flight.
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Blue Origin Invests $554.8M in Texas Manufacturing Campus
Blue Origin commits $554.8M to build Constellation Park in Hutto, TX, producing satellite and ground communications hardware.
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FCC Authorizes SpaceX 15000-Satellite Starlink VLEO Network
FCC approves SpaceX 15,000-satellite VLEO Starlink Mobile network with waiver to compete directly against terrestrial carriers.
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Viasat Selects Loft Orbital for NASA Space Relay Demo
Viasat will launch a Ka-band relay demonstration on a Loft Orbital spacecraft in Fall 2025 under a $53M NASA award.
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NASA SpaceX Crew-12 Return Targets October 7 Undocking
NASA and SpaceX target October 7, 2026, for Crew-12 undocking from the ISS, with splashdown off California on October 8.
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NASA Names SpaceX Crew-14 Astronauts for Spring 2027 ISS Mission
NASA assigned four astronauts to SpaceX Crew-14, targeting a spring 2027 launch to the International Space Station.
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Canada Rocket Company Breaks Ground on $30M Test Facility
Canada Rocket Company begins construction on a $30M CAD rocket engine test facility in London, Ontario, targeting 2028 operations.
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