Space News for Thursday, September 17, 2026
Avio Reports Influx of Commercial Satellite Customers as SpaceX Freezes New Falcon 9 Orders, Impulse Space Closes...
Avio Reports Influx of Commercial Satellite Customers as SpaceX Freezes New Falcon 9 Orders, Impulse Space Closes...
SpaceX scrubs Vandenberg launch of national security payload, targets backup window on Wednesday, Exolaunch Selected...
SpaceX launches 700th Falcon rocket, carries final 3 O3b mPOWER satellites to orbit for SES, Financial Pressures and...
SES Introduces SES CORE Hybrid Content Delivery and Orchestration Platform, On this day in...
The FCC Asked Cowboy Space How Big Its Satellites Are, Cailabs and RBC Signals Partner to...
SpaceX launches classified payload for the U.S. Space Force, Iridium, Deutsche Telekom IoT, and...
Arianespace Secures Contract for 10 Ariane 64 Launch Vehicles, Allocating Six Missions to Amazon...
Kymeta Secures $20 Million Department of Defense Order for Resilient Flat-Panel SATCOM...
SpaceX launches 80th Starlink mission of 2026, ISRO Clarifies National Space Mandate, Confirming...
No Robot Has Captured an Uncontrolled Satellite. The Pentagon Is Buying It Anyway., Silicon...
Munich Startup Project-S Emerges from Stealth with Multi-Million-Euro Funding for Orbital Safety...
SpaceX to launches Starlink mission from West Coast, CycloKinetics and Venus Aerospace Complete...
Silicon Valley Space Week Speaker Focus: Ron Faith, RBC Signals, NASA Launches Nancy Grace Roman...
Arianespace Launches Thales Alenia Space MTG-I2 Satellite Aboard Ariane 62 Rocket, Financial...
LatConnect 60 and Phi Earth Partner to Connect Space and Soil, The threat environment and...
Propulsion is having a moment, Space Angel secures $1.75m WA Government backing to advance...
NASA Roman Space Telescope Passes Flight Readiness Review Ahead of SpaceX Falcon Heavy Launch,...
Landspace aims to refly recovered Zhuque-3 booster within six months, New space transportation...
Hypersonic missile startup Castelion raises $1 billion, Eartheye Space forges strategic...
New report takes closer look at the Space Force spending surge, HEO to use Planet satellites for...
Lynk and Omnispace form Elveo Mobile to advance D2D services, Satellite operators emphasize...
U.S. Space Force adds second surveillance sensor to Japanese constellation, Wallops gears up for...
Bulgaria advances project to launch new space, defense innovation hub, In-Orbit Services Market...
Virgin Galactic delays resumption of commercial flights to 2027, Space Force orders two more...
Firefly increases vehicle production even as launches lag, U.S. expands missile production as...
Kepler books Neutron for 2028 optical relay launch, Chinese Long March 7A rocket explodes...
Bipartisan Senate bill would sharpen Space Force training for conflict with China, Lessons for...
NASA and Roscosmos continue seat barter agreement, New Glenn explosion linked to rocket engine...
Neuraspace raises $18 million to expand sovereign space awareness, Voyager seeks relaxed...
Rocketdyne reemerges as standalone space company, Kreios Space to fly VLEO demonstration in...
Sending repurposed Mars rover to the moon could cost more than $1 billion, Inside the effort to...
Rules of the road needed for orbital data center constellations, K2 Space raises $500 million...
Sophia Space and Caltech claim patent for space data centers, Proposed rule would exempt...
Boeing still working with NASA to schedule next Starliner flight, Chinese startup raises funds...
NASA and ESA facilities avoid major damage from wildfires in Spain, SpaceX Falcon 9 launches...
Air Force takes over troubled military GPS receiver program, NASA programs feel effects of...
FCC approves sweeping space reforms while clearing more C-band for 5G, Vast establishes division...
Zenno Astronautics to relocate to the United States, SpaceX launches Northrop mission to extend...
Italian startup ORiS raises funding for laser power-beaming technology, Pipelines to payloads:...
Space Force Declares Return to U.S. Electromagnetic Spectrum Dominance Following Iran...
SpaceX aborts Starship Flight 13 launch attempt, SpaceX launches 21 satellites for military data...
Swissto12 raises $70 million to accelerate small GEO satellite production, Space Force awards...
Isaacman attends Soyuz launch of ISS crew, Space acquisition and NRO picks face SASC, U.K....
FCC approves first Reflect Orbital satellite, Earth observation satellites pass telecom in...
China becomes second country to recover orbital booster with Long March 10B, Interior Department...
Space Force adds Relativity, Impulse Space to national security launch program, Skyroot prepares...
Isar Aerospace signs agreement for Canadian launch site, Blue Origin continues work on lunar...
GAO flags satellite costs, launch risks in Space Force portfolio, BNP Paribas Outlines Steep...
Pegasus launches Swift reboost mission, Chinese satellite manufacturer Hongqing raises $191...
Pegasus launches Swift reboost mission, Chinese satellite manufacturer Hongqing raises $191...
Report links Starliner problems to overconfidence and unrealistic schedules, FCC to vote on...
NASA and Boeing still uncertain about when Starliner will return to flight, Trump executive...
SpaceX to launches 24 Starlink satellites on Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg, Preparing for Day...
Astrobotic says sale to Voyager will allow it to scale up, Atmospheric Alignment: NASA...
June 25: Golden Dome: How Could Sensors Protect the United States?, Astrobotic unveils Griffin-1...
Gilat to buy Comtech satcoms business six years after failed merger, Space Force orders two more...
Missile production push runs into solid rocket motor bottleneck, Revised Artemis lunar lander...
SpaceX shares rise nearly 20% in historic IPO, Avanti trims GEO exposure with Hylas-3 sale,...
Artemis 3 commander confident crew will be ready for 2027 mission, House appropriators back...
BlackSky to accelerate broad-area collection work under NRO contract modification, Iceye raises...
Leaf Space partners with D-Orbit and EnduroSat to test connectivity service, Next Ariane 6...
Delian Asparouhov and Philip Johnston on making the case for orbital data centers, NASA working...
SpaceX to raise at least $75 billion in IPO, NASA declares end to MAVEN Mars mission, AST...
New Glenn rocket explodes on Cape Canaveral pad, Setting up a permanent lunar presence needs...
Virgin Galactic returns Unity to flight to prepare for next-generation spaceplane, FAA requires...
Nations opt for a mix of sovereign, bilateral, federated and commercial space capabilities,...
Blue Origin completes investigation into New Glenn launch failure, SpaceX launches first...
Ground equipment problem scrubs Starship launch attempt, Sixth Varda mission successfully...
LatConnect 60 announces accelerated growth investment round to build AUKUS-aligned Highest...
Isaacman expects Chinese crewed mission around the moon in 2027, SDA director Sandhoo takes on...
SpaceX launches CRS-34 cargo mission to ISS, Starlink Mobile challengers back proposed telco-led...
Swift reboost mission completes environmental tests, Paraguay signs the Artemis Accords, Rocket...
SatVu zooms in energy facilities in Cuba, India and Australia, Lunar Outpost raises $30 million,...
NGA Rapid Capabilities Office to embrace speed and risk-taking, Scolese puts talent at center of...
Ukrainian forces test direct-to-device satellite imagery for frontline troops, New NGA head...
Firefly plans late summer launch of first Alpha Block 2 rocket, NRO taps EarthDaily, Iceye,...
ISS module cracking still unresolved despite stopping air leaks, May 13: Software Integration...
Startup targets radio segment of Golden Dome missile-defense network, Overview Energy to provide...
The Day of the Trifid Nebula, Artemis 2 came home in triumph. Artemis 3 must survive the real...
Artemis 2 came home in triumph. Artemis 3 must survive the real test., FAA to begin collecting...
The governance gap: Why orbital data centers need certification before they scale, Astrobotic...
Commerce Department budget proposal would halt work on TraCSS, China backs orbital data center...
L3Harris investing upfront in bid for Golden Dome work, Jielong-3 launches internet test...
Moog Technology Keeps Artemis II Astronauts Safe During Historic Lunar Mission, Orion splashes...
Vantor to expand imaging satellite fleet, adding smallsats to increase revisit rates, Apex to...
China’s commercial Tianlong-3 rocket fails on debut launch, Artemis 2 heads to the moon, Swift...
SBQuantum and Spire to send quantum diamond magnetometer into orbit, ispace redesigns lunar...
Lunar lander developers say they are ready to meet anticipated increased NASA demand, Swissto12...
Space Force overhauls buying structure with new mission portfolios, Telesat pivots Lightspeed...
Nvidia unveils AI computing module for space-based data centers, Kayrros sale signals rising...
Firefly Alpha returns to flight, The Post-Capacity Era of Satellite Connectivity, Enpulsion...
Meridian Space Diplomacy Forum & Executive Space Training – March 25 & 26, SSTL to build...
NASA selects Centaur for new SLS upper stage, Eutelsat completes $5.8 billion refinancing plan,...
China designates space sector an “emerging pillar industry,” sets deep space ambitions in new...
Deutsche Telekom aims to bring Starlink Mobile V2 to Europe in 2028, Kelli Kedis Ogborn Joining...
Open Cosmos unveils vision for imagery-linked sovereign satellite connectivity, ESA announces...
NASA revises plans for future Artemis missions, cancels upgrades to SLS, Rocket Lab delays...
Bowersox to retire from NASA, Space Force halts Vulcan missions pending investigation into solid...
NASA preparing for Artemis 2 rollback to fix upper stage problem, NASA’s Artemis 2 rocket hit by...
Bruno says he joined Blue Origin to work on ‘urgent’ national security projects, Aalto plots...
Starliner investigation identifies flawed NASA decision making, Creating new demand in the...
Japan’s ispace warns of delays in new lunar lander engine, Pentagon seeks commercially built GEO...
Simera Sense to offer larger cameras and enhanced autonomy, China’s Space Epoch raises new...
Leonardo funding development of Earth observation constellation, NASA work on several programs...
A new book captures the forces shaping space: China, the moon and industry, Senate committee...
ULA’s Vulcan launches U.S. Space Force mission to geosynchronous orbit, FCC Space Bureau chief...
Reusable launch vehicles will change everything in space, and on Earth, Eutelsat gets nearly 1...
Hawkeye 360 satellites to monitor illegal fishing in Pacific Islands, Ariane 5 launches for the...
SpaceX launches eighth dedicated smallsat rideshare mission, House FAA bill would give agency...