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10 asteroids named to honour ESA’s role in Planetary Defence
January 14, 2026
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NASA, Department of Energy to Develop Lunar Surface Reactor by 2030
January 14, 2026

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HII is Awarded Missile Defense Agency’s SHIELD Contract
January 14, 2026

Aeronautics & Aircraft
Astroscale UK Awarded ESA Contract to Develop World-First In-Orbit Refurbishment and Upgrading Service
January 13, 2026

Aeronautics & Aircraft
All payloads lost on Polar Satellite Launch
January 13, 2026

Featured Stories

Featured Stories | Space Exploration | Technology | Virtual Reality | January 14, 2026

NASA, Department of Energy to Develop Lunar Surface Reactor by 2030

NASA and the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) have renewed their long-standing partnership to advance the development of a nuclear…

Defence & Space Industry

Defence & Space Industry | Featured Stories | Military Technology | Security | January 14, 2026

HII is Awarded Missile Defense Agency’s SHIELD Contract

HII has been awarded a place on the Missile Defense Agency’s Scalable Homeland Innovative Enterprise Layered Defense (SHIELD) contract, an…

Aeronautics & Aircraft

Aeronautics & Aircraft | Featured Stories | Space Exploration | Technology | January 13, 2026

Astroscale UK Awarded ESA Contract to Develop World-First In-Orbit Refurbishment and Upgrading Service

Astroscale UK has been awarded a €399,000 (approximately AUD 700,000) Phase A contract by the European Space Agency to develop…

Aeronautics & Aircraft

All payloads lost on Polar Satellite Launch

The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has confirmed that its first orbital launch of 2026, the PSLV-C62 mission, did not…

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Aeronautics & Aircraft

Aeronautics & Aircraft | Featured Stories | Space Exploration | Technology | January 13, 2026

Astroscale UK Awarded ESA Contract to Develop World-First In-Orbit Refurbishment and Upgrading Service

Astroscale UK has been awarded a €399,000 (approximately AUD 700,000) Phase A contract by the European Space Agency to develop…

Aeronautics & Aircraft

All payloads lost on Polar Satellite Launch

The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has confirmed that its first orbital launch of 2026, the PSLV-C62 mission, did not…

Aeronautics & Aircraft

Aeronautics & Aircraft | Featured Stories | Security | Space Exploration | January 9, 2026

Crew-11 to Depart ISS Ahead of Schedule After On-Orbit Medical Issue

NASA has moved to bring SpaceX Crew-11 home ahead of schedule after a medical incident aboard the International Space Station,…

Aeronautics & Aircraft

Aeronautics & Aircraft | Featured Stories | Space Exploration | Technology | January 8, 2026

NASA Validates Radiation-Resilient SAKURA-II AI Accelerator for Orbital and Lunar Missions

EdgeCortix Inc. has reported a major milestone for the use of artificial intelligence in space, announcing that its SAKURA-II AI…

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Communications

Aeronautics & Aircraft

Aeronautics & Aircraft | Communication | Featured Stories | Technology | January 6, 2026

Starlink reports debris-producing satellite anomaly

Starlink experienced its first debris-producing satellite anomaly in orbit in mid-December, marking a notable milestone for the rapidly expanding constellation…

Aeronautics & Aircraft

Real-Time Movement Tracking via RUNNER Satellite

ImageSat International (ISI) has announced a new real-time movement-tracking capability delivered through its RUNNER satellite, positioning the system as the…

Communication

ADF secures UHF satellite communications

Defence has signed a $180 million contract to continue provision of secure ultra-high frequency (UHF) satellite communications for the Australian Defence…

Communication

Arkeus Hyperspectral Optical Radar Selected for Australian Army’s Wide Area Airborne Surveillance Program

Australian company Arkeus has secured a major defence milestone, with its Hyperspectral Optical Radar (HSOR) selected to support the Australian…

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Military Technology

Defence & Space Industry

Defence & Space Industry | Featured Stories | Military Technology | Security | January 14, 2026

HII is Awarded Missile Defense Agency’s SHIELD Contract

HII has been awarded a place on the Missile Defense Agency’s Scalable Homeland Innovative Enterprise Layered Defense (SHIELD) contract, an…

Defence & Space Industry

25 Australian industry partners signed for LMA in 2025

Lockheed Martin Australia’s Global Supply Chain (GSC) Program has surpassed AUD $225 million in export contracts awarded to Australian industry…

Defence & Space Industry

Defence & Space Industry | Featured Stories | Military Technology | Security | December 5, 2025

HII and University of Maryland’s School of Engineering partner on Defense Technologies

HII has strengthened its collaboration with the University of Maryland’s A. James Clark School of Engineering, joining the school’s Corporate…

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Defence & Space Industry

Defence & Space Industry | Space Exploration | January 14, 2026

10 asteroids named to honour ESA’s role in Planetary Defence

In 2025, the International Astronomical Union approved the naming of 10 asteroids after people and places associated with the European…

Defence & Space Industry

Defence & Space Industry | Featured Stories | Military Technology | Security | January 14, 2026

HII is Awarded Missile Defense Agency’s SHIELD Contract

HII has been awarded a place on the Missile Defense Agency’s Scalable Homeland Innovative Enterprise Layered Defense (SHIELD) contract, an…

Defence & Space Industry

IAC 2026 Technical Programme

Preparations are underway for the 77th International Astronautical Congress (IAC 2026), with organisers calling for contributions as the global space…

Defence & Space Industry