Space News for Friday, April 17, 2026
Qingzhou prototype cargo spacecraft completes rendezvous tests in orbit, Taiwan floats shared satcom constellation...
SpaceX flies 25 Starlink satellites to orbit on its 50th Falcon 9 launch of the year, Vision Meets Profit: Why Modern Space Exploration Requires Both Dreamers and Business, How CubeSat...
Qingzhou prototype cargo spacecraft completes rendezvous tests in orbit, Taiwan floats shared satcom constellation...
PlanetiQ secures $15 million Air Force STRATFI contract, Space Force reorg signals end of SDA as standalone agency,...
Blue Origin moves toward launch at Vandenberg, NRO highlights government and industry partnerships, SES and Boeing...
L3Harris investing upfront in bid for Golden Dome work, Jielong-3 launches internet test...
Sophia and Kepler to marry orbital compute with optical links, Rocket Lab wins contract for...
Falcon 9 launches Cygnus cargo spacecraft to the ISS, NRL to Showcase Sovereign Space...
Moog Technology Keeps Artemis II Astronauts Safe During Historic Lunar Mission, Orion splashes...
PLD Space secures $35 million European Investment Bank loan for MIURA 5 launcher, Heather...
Vantor to expand imaging satellite fleet, adding smallsats to increase revisit rates, Apex to...
Inspection cubesat demo planned as first step toward orbital defense mothership, Astroscale...