On Thursday, Northrop Grumman-backed Firefly Aerospace — whose Blue Ghost lander successfully touched down on the Moon earlier this year — surged in its Nasdaq debut under the ticker symbol FLY. Other ...

The U.S. Space Force is looking for advanced tech for space-based interceptors that can intercept ballistic missiles during their boost phase. Shown here, a view of Earth from the space shuttle ...

More than half a century after humans set foot on the Moon, the final frontier still fuels our imagination. Back then, it was all about doing what had never been done before and doing it first. In ...

The space sector showed signs of heating up in the second quarter despite global uncertainty triggered by U.S. trade tariffs. Space startups kept drawing in funds over the April-June stretch, riding ...

Apolink, a Y Combinator-backed space-tech startup founded by a 19-year-old Indian-origin entrepreneur, has raised $4.3 million in an “oversubscribed” seed round at a $45 million post-money valuation ...

The commercial era of space is here, as reusable launch systems have reduced the costs of accessing orbit and make new business models economically viable. The space market could surpass $1 trillion ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I cover the future of astronautics and space technologies. That visibility naturally invites a follow-on question: what comes next ...

Space has long been a part of Aviation Week’s DNA, bringing together government, industry and supply chains through information, connections and insights. Decades before “Space Technology” was added ...

Space technology investment hit record levels in 2025 and is expected to rise further in 2026, driven by defense spending and launch services. The space business has moved beyond rockets and moonshots ...

The European space industry is booming. Yet despite the boom, the industry is struggling to find commercial buyers for arguably its most valuable output: data. At the Living Planet Symposium 2025 in ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Women are making critical contributions to hard tech industries that have been historically dominated by men. The ...