The Starlab commercial space station has fully booked its commercial payload space as it awaits the next phase of a NASA program.

March 6, 2026 – Washington, D.C. —The Commercial Space Federation (CSF) is pleased to welcome Leolabs, the American Society for Gravitational and Space Research (ASGSR), and SurgeStreams. Together, ...

On the Wednesday, Sept. 24, 2025 episode of The Excerpt podcast: Are humans on the precipice of not only being visitors to outer space, but also becoming permanent residents? Namrata Goswami, ...

U.S. dependence on private space firms, current policies, and legislative actions are examined to establish backup options for crewed and cargo missions in orbit and beyond.

There’s an entrepreneurial spirit in the atmosphere. Consider the just announced, somewhat unlikely, but innovative-sounding partnership between SpaceX, Palantir and OpenAI which hopes to bid for ...

The Defense Science Board recommends the Space Force better integrate commercial technologies throughout its portfolio, including communication satellites fielded by companies like Viasat, pictured ...

HOUSTON—Axiom Space’s fourth four-person private astronaut mission (AX-4) to the International Space Station (ISS), set for May 29, appears to offer evidence of an expanding global interest in the ...

Rocket Lab launched a mystery satellite for a confidential commercial customer this evening (March 5). It was the company's 83rd liftoff to date.

Speaking during a SpaceNews webinar this week, Maj. Gen. Steven Butow, the director of the Defense Innovation Unit’s space portfolio, said one challenge to this approach is that the “commercial space ...