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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Globalstar & SpaceX Expand Satellite Network with Falcon 9 Launches
Globalstar partners with SpaceX to launch new satellites in 2025-2026, enhancing IoT and global connectivity with MDA and Rocket Lab tech.
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NASA Orion Autonomous Docking Tech Powers Moon and Mars Missions
Lockheed Martin’s RPOD system enables Orion spacecraft to dock autonomously using LiDAR, advancing Artemis lunar missions and future Mars exploration.
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Sentinel-4 Satellite Launches Advanced Air Quality Monitoring for Europe
Airbus-built ESA spectrometer delivers hourly pollution data from geostationary orbit enhancing public health responses and environmental policy through Copernicus Programme.
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Boeing Delivers Advanced O3b mPOWER Satellites to SES
SES’s new MEO satellites enable real-time bandwidth adjustments for global maritime, rural, and enterprise connectivity with sub-100ms latency.
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Northrop Grumman Tests NASA BOLE Rocket Booster in Utah
Northrop Grumman’s BOLE booster achieves 4M lbs thrust in Utah test, advancing Artemis missions with composite tech despite nozzle anomaly.
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France’s VORTEX Spaceplane Advances Reusable Orbital Systems
Dassault Aviation’s VORTEX program combines military and civilian space capabilities with advanced thermal tech, targeting cost-efficient reusable launches by 2028.
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NASA and DLR Enhance Artemis Lunar Exploration Partnership
NASA and Germany’s aerospace agency expand Artemis collaboration with advanced radiation sensors for Moon missions, strengthening international space exploration efforts.
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Honda Tests Reusable Rocket in Japan’s Aerospace Push
Honda completes successful reusable rocket test in Hokkaido, advancing its space exploration goals with precision landing tech and safety protocols.
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Venturi MONA Lunar Rover Advances Europe’s Moon Exploration Goals
Venturi Space’s MONA rover, developed with ESA, enhances lunar mobility for scientific and strategic missions, set for deployment by 2030.
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Solar Storms Accelerate Starlink Satellite Re-Entry NASA Reports
Increased solar activity during the 2025-bound solar maximum causes faster Starlink satellite decay, raising operational costs and environmental concerns.
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China’s Space Epoch Achieves Reusable Rocket Sea Landing Milestone
Space Epoch’s successful sea recovery test positions China’s private sector as a rising competitor in reusable rocket technology against SpaceX.
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ESA Vigil Satellite Enhances Space Weather Threat Preparedness
ESA’s Vigil satellite monitors solar activity from L5, providing early warnings to safeguard global infrastructure from space weather disruptions.
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