Aethero is preparing to deploy its most powerful computing payload yet this fall, aiming to bring data center-style processing to orbit and expand the scale of AI workloads that can be handled in space. The post Aethero orders Titan satellite to advance space-based data center ambitions appeared first on SpaceNews.

Voyager Technologies will be the third company to fly a private astronaut mission to the International Space Station, gaining experience for its commercial station. The post Voyager to fly private astronaut mission to ISS appeared first on SpaceNews. Source: https://spacenews.com/voyager-to-fly-private-astronaut-mission-to-iss/

COLORADO SPRINGS – Commercial satellite operator PlanetiQ will develop and launch spacecraft equipped with next-generation instruments to gather terrestrial and space weather data with a $15 million U.S. Air Force Strategic Funding Increase (STRATFI) contract announced April 16. The STRATFI agreement is “a big indication from the U.S. government

Officials say the Space Development Agency’s ‘go fast’ model will live on under new portfolio-based organization The post Space Force reorg signals end of SDA as standalone agency appeared first on SpaceNews. Source: https://spacenews.com/space-force-reorg-signals-end-of-sda-as-standalone-agency/

Early-stage space investor Seraphim Space has formed a global advisory council of industry, policy and investment leaders to inform its long-term strategy as geopolitical and technology advances rapidly reshape the sector. The post Seraphim forms space advisory council appeared first on SpaceNews. Source: https://spacenews.com/seraphim-forms-space-advisory-council/

Service leaders warn workforce gaps and acquisition bottlenecks could slow delivery of new tech The post Meink: Space Force must ‘execute’ as budget set to surge appeared first on SpaceNews. Source: https://spacenews.com/meink-space-force-must-execute-as-budget-set-to-surge/

NASA plans to seek proposals for commercial communications services that can be backward compatible with the agency’s aging fleet of relay satellites. NASA issued April 10 a draft solicitation for Project NEXUS, a part of the broader Commercial Services Project. That is an effort by the agency to move

The President, the Secretary of War, and the Chief of Space Operations are all saying it: We no longer have the luxury of time. This isn’t rhetoric. It is a direct response to a fundamental change in our strategic and geopolitical environment. The Department is on a wartime footing.

Space domain awareness has a data problem. Not a shortage of data, but a shortage of the right data, delivered at the right time, with enough autonomy to act on […] The post The Infrastructure Layer U.S. Space Superiority Has Been Missing appeared first on SpaceNews. Source: https://spacenews.com/

AUSTIN, Texas (April 13, 2026) – Emerson announced the NI Channel Emulator System Software (CHESS) platform today at the 2026 Space Symposium conference in Colorado, introducing a new software-defined approach that enables aerospace and defense teams to validate mission-critical radio frequency […] The post Emerson Launches Innovative Software-Driven Method for High-Fidelity Aerospace

Several senators are asking appropriators to increase funding for NASA’s robotic Mars exploration efforts, fearing “severe and irreversible harm” if funding is not restored. The post Senators seek increased funding for NASA Mars missions appeared first on SpaceNews. Source: https://spacenews.com/senators-seek-increased-funding-for-nasa-mars-missions/

‘Future Operating Environment’ and ‘Objective Force’ documents outline a contested space domain and call for a combat-ready force The post Saltzman unveils blueprint for Space Force’s future appeared first on SpaceNews. Source: https://spacenews.com/saltzman-unveils-blueprint-for-space-forces-future/