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Rendezvous Robotics plans to commercialize a technology called TESSERAE for self-assembling structures that could be used for large arrays or antennas in space. Credit: Rendezvous Robotics WASHINGTON — A startup has raised an initial round of funding to commercialize a technology that could create large structures in orbit. Rendezvous Robotics…

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket on Sept. 10, 2025, launched 21 satellites for the Space Development Agency's Tranche 1 Transport Layer from Vandenberg Space Force Base, California. Credit: SpaceX WASHINGTON — A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket on Sept. 10 launched 21 satellites to low Earth orbit for the U.S. Space…

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If you think you’ve seen everything sci-fi has to offer, you probably haven’t stumbled upon something that actually makes you feel the weight of space, politics, and human choices all at once. In this genre, we’ve obviously seen a lot of different things, especially shows that dared to evolve beyond…

EchoStar has agreed to sell the company's AWS-4 and H-block spectrum licenses to SpaceX in a transaction worth $17 billion. The deal, which consists of $8.5 billion in cash and $8.5 billion in SpaceX stock, will grant SpaceX 50 MHz of exclusive S-band spectrum in the US, as well as…

Thani Bin Ahmed Al Zeyoudi and Péter Szijjártó. Photo: MTI/Kovács Attila Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó met with the United Arab Emirates’ Minister of Foreign Trade Thani Bin Ahmed Al Zeyoudi in Budapest on Monday. In a statement issued by his ministry, Szijjártó said cooperation between Hungary…

FILE PHOTO: EchoStar agreed to sell wireless spectrum licenses to SpaceX for its Starlink satellite network for about $17 billion. | Photo Credit: AP EchoStar on Monday agreed to sell wireless spectrum licenses to SpaceX for its Starlink satellite network for about $17 billion, after regulators scrutinized its underused assets…

Two of Donald Trump’s favorite pastimes (giving things new names and doing stuff that annoys people who didn’t vote for him) converged last week when the president signed an executive order renaming the Department of Defense the “Department of War.” His unsurprising rationale for doing so? “It used to be…

A Space Force spokesperson echoed these sentiments in a statement Friday. The spokesperson said the command’s mission “is to generate, present, sustain, and improve combat-ready intelligence, cyber, and space forces, while partnering across the US government, allies, and commercial agencies to project combat power in, from, and to space.” Defense…

An artist’s rendering of the Nusantara Lima satellite in gestationary Earth orbit. Graphic: Boeing Update Sept. 9, 9:45 p.m. EDT: SpaceX scrubbed the mission due to weather, targeting Wednesday, Sept. 10. Update Sept. 8, 9:30 p.m. EDT: SpaceX scrubbed the launch attempt, targeting Tuesday, Sept. 9. An Indonesian company is…