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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SpaceX Launches New Falcon 9 Booster with 23 Starlink Satellites
SpaceX deployed 23 Starlink satellites via a new Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral, highlighting strategic booster use and reusability milestones.
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UKs Skynet 6A Military Satellite Advances with Airbus Partnership
Skynet 6A satellite achieves assembly milestone, enhancing UK military communications and sovereign space capabilities via Airbus-led project.
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Lockheed Martin Transfers Artemis II Orion Spacecraft to NASA for 2026 Mission
NASA’s Artemis II Orion spacecraft, built by Lockheed Martin, advances crewed lunar missions with upgraded systems and international collaboration for 2026 launch.
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NASA’s Dragonfly Mission to Titan: Hunting Alien Life Clues
NASA’s nuclear-powered Dragonfly rotorcraft will explore Saturn’s moon Titan to study organic chemistry and prebiotic conditions. Launching 2028.
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Space Rivalry Accelerates Global Satellite Internet Race
Amazon and SpaceX launch competing satellite constellations from Florida, fueling the $10B space internet race to connect underserved populations worldwide.
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Mexico’s Satellite Initiative Bridges Digital Divide Through Space Tech
AEM’s 2025 satellite project aims to connect 3,000 remote Mexican communities, boosting GDP and positioning Mexico in the global space economy.
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SpaceX Expands Starlink Network with Direct-to-Cell Satellites
SpaceX’s latest Starlink launch deploys 23 satellites, enhancing global internet coverage with direct-to-cell tech amid growing satellite broadband competition.
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Firefly & Lockheed Martin Launch LM400: New Space Defense Era
Public-private mission demonstrates rapid satellite deployment and multi-orbit tech, advancing space resilience through hybrid defense partnerships.
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SpaceX CRS-32 Delivers Key ISS Research & Deep Space Tech
SpaceX’s 32nd ISS resupply mission advances quantum physics studies, extraterrestrial agriculture, and lunar/Mars habitat tech through 6,700 lbs of experiments.
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SpaceX’s NROL-145 Mission Advances US Satellite Surveillance Capabilities
SpaceX and NRO deploy proliferated small satellites for 15-min reconnaissance, cutting costs 40% while boosting global coverage to 94% in crises.
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SpaceX CRS-32 Resupply Mission Boosts ISS Research & Tech
NASA and SpaceX launch 32nd resupply mission with 6,700 lbs of experiments, advancing microgravity research and reusable rocket technology.
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NASA & SpaceX Launch 32nd ISS Resupply Mission with Cutting-Edge Tech
SpaceX’s Falcon 9 delivers advanced scientific experiments to ISS, testing relativity clocks and medical breakthroughs while proving reusable rocket capabilities.
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