Space

Launch sets Blue Origin up to test core flight, ground systems, and operational capabilities of its "space tug"

You may want to start thinking about how your software performs when it’s been beamed to orbit and back

"A robust manufacturing industry in Near Earth Orbit" promises the Republic National Committee, as Jeff Bezos wins moon-mining funding from NASA, Europe shudders

"We have a fast-growing space sector in the UK but for too long we have struggled to tap the huge potential of satellite data to drive positive change in the real world."

Updated March 20, 10:00am GMT to correct launch vehicle location (within C17 rather than underslung). Aerospace startup Astraius has agreed a key new partnership as it plans its first “air launch” of a low-earth orbit (LEO) satellite from Scotland in 2024, using a military transport plane, rather than a