The latest Dezeen Debate newsletter features the news that the US has authorised the deployment of a giant space mirror to illuminate Earth after dark. Subscribe to Dezeen Debate now. More about Dezeen Debate features "tech-bro Death Star"
California startup Reflect Orbital has received permission from the US federal government to test a controversial satellite bearing a 18-metre-wide mirror, which the company claims could help to light up streets and fuel solar farms at night. More about US approves deployment of giant space mirror to illuminate Earth after dark
NASA has announced that it has cancelled an upcoming orbital space station to expedite the building of a permanent lunar base on the moon, "landing by landing and incrementally". More about NASA accelerates plan to build permanent moon base
Despite last-minute setbacks, NASA hopes that the Orion spacecraft will soon take four people on the furthest journey in the history of humankind. In this interview, one of the vehicle's designers explains how it was made. More about "They'll be flying in our baby" says Artemis II spaceship's architect
Space tourism company Space Perspective has unveiled a test capsule for its Neptune spacecraft that, buoyed by a giant balloon, could carry tourists into the stratosphere next year. More about Space Perspective completes capsule for balloon-powered "journey to the edge of space"
Space agency NASA has started making use of artificial intelligence to develop its mission hardware, creating components that it says are significantly stronger than their human-designed counterparts while saving two-thirds of the weight. More about NASA uses AI to design hardware that is "three times better in performance"
Welsh startup Space Forge has developed the ForgeStar-0 satellite, which will make electronic components and materials that are "impossible to manufacture on Earth" in space. More about Space Forge to launch satellite factory to manufacture components in space
Space tourism company Space Perspective has revealed the interior design for its lounge-style travel capsule, which will be hauled into the stratosphere by a giant balloon. More about Space Perspective reveals design for "world's first" space lounge
Space tourism company World View has unveiled designs by PriestmanGoode for a capsule-shaped spacecraft that will fly passengers to the edge of the Earth's atmosphere under a giant balloon in two years' time. More about World View unveils balloon spacecraft that will begin passenger flights in 2024
A German feminist art group has revealed a vulva-shaped spaceship concept, which it is encouraging the European Space Agency to help realise in order to better represent humanity in space and "restore gender equality to the cosmos." More about Vulva Spaceship aims to counter prevalence of phallic spacecraft
Taking tourists on day trips to look down on Earth will lead to people "connecting deeply with our planet", says Space Perspective co-founder Jane Poynter in this exclusive interview. More about "Every self-respecting spaceship should have a bar" says CEO of space tourism company
Elon Musk's SpaceX will develop the first commercial human lander for NASA as part of its Artemis program, which will carry the first woman to the moon. More about SpaceX wins NASA contract to design moon lander
Following last week's news that the first space hotel could be ready for guests in 2027, chief architect Tim Alatorre answers questions posed by sceptical Dezeen readers about the project. More about Voyager Station space hotel will spin "slightly faster than the second hand of a clock" says its architect
A rocket by Elon Musk's SpaceX carried an unprecedented number of satellites into space on Sunday, setting a new record for the most spacecraft that have ever been deployed in one mission. More about SpaceX launches record number of satellites onboard a single rocket
Researchers from Kyoto University are developing a satellite made from wood that would burn up completely at the end of its life to reduce the amount of human-made waste floating in space. More about Kyoto University develops world's first wooden satellite in bid to reduce space waste
Transport design studio PriestmanGoode has developed a concept for a high-performance balloon and pressurised capsule for Space Perspective to take space tourists on a "cruise" around the stratosphere. More about PriestmanGoode's Neptune balloon will fly passengers to the edge of space
French designer Philippe Starck has created the interiors for the habitation module of the "world's first" commercial space station, which is due to open in 2020. More about Philippe Starck designs "foetal" interiors for Axiom's commercial space station
Texas-based startup Orion Span has revealed plans for a luxury space hotel, which is expected to open in 2022. More about First space hotel could welcome visitors by 2022 – for an astronomical price
Virgin Galactic has unveiled an updated version of its commercial SpaceShipTwo craft, the Virgin Spaceship Unity, which will begin renewed testing in California and New Mexico following a fatal crash in 2015. More about Virgin Galactic reveals updated passenger spacecraft and restarts test flights
News: Richard Branson's Virgin Galactic passenger spacecraft broke the sound barrier during its first rocket-powered flight in California yesterday. More about Virgin Galactic passenger spacecraft completes first rocket-powered flight