Space News for Sunday, April 26, 2026
Artemis 2 came home in triumph. Artemis 3 must survive the real test., FAA to begin collecting user fees for...
Artemis 2 came home in triumph. Artemis 3 must survive the real test., FAA to begin collecting user fees for...
Artemis 2 came home in triumph. Artemis 3 must survive the real test., FAA to begin collecting user fees for...
The governance gap: Why orbital data centers need certification before they scale, Astrobotic tests advanced rocket...
Commerce Department budget proposal would halt work on TraCSS, China backs orbital data center...
Falcon 9 launches final GPS 3 satellite into orbit for U.S. Space Force, Artemis spacesuit...
China ramps up satellite production capacity amid constellation ambitions, Space Force weighs...
NASA selects Falcon Heavy to launch ESA Mars rover mission despite budget threat, NorthStar to...
Qingzhou prototype cargo spacecraft completes rendezvous tests in orbit, Taiwan floats shared...
Blue Origin moves toward launch at Vandenberg, NRO highlights government and industry...
L3Harris investing upfront in bid for Golden Dome work, Jielong-3 launches internet test...
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...
Inspection cubesat demo planned as first step toward orbital defense mothership, Astroscale...
Artemis 2 swings around the moon, Moog Highlights Growing Satellite Bus Capabilities with...
Isaacman defends NASA budget proposal despite steep cuts, NASA stops work on SLS Mobile Launcher...
NASA finalizes science plans for Artemis 2 lunar flyby, Atlas 5 launches Amazon Leo satellites,...
Artemis 2 in good shape cruising towards the moon, Italy’s Argotec plans to scale Florida...
China’s commercial Tianlong-3 rocket fails on debut launch, Artemis 2 heads to the moon, Swift...
Artemis 2 launches on first human mission to the moon in more than 50 years, SpaceX quietly...
Vantor wins intelligence agency contract to monitor space objects, Chinese startup tests...
Europe’s space sector faces power shift as funding grows, Artemis 2 countdown underway, Second...
‘Shots on goal and win the game’: NASA’s effort to accelerate lunar landings, Starfish Space...
Artemis 2 astronauts arrive at Kennedy Space Center ahead of NASA's historic launch around the...
SBQuantum and Spire to send quantum diamond magnetometer into orbit, ispace redesigns lunar...
Geopolitical shifts bring opportunities and headaches for satellite execs, Moog taps Redwire to...
Lunar lander developers say they are ready to meet anticipated increased NASA demand, Swissto12...
Some European Launcher Challenge funding remains in limbo, Artemis 2 returns to the pad for...
Officina Stellare wins $2 million contract for lasercom ground station in Spain, Rocket Lab...
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...
iMetalX emerges from stealth with technology to model resident space objects, Astroscale selects...
China’s Tianwen-3 Mars sample return mission moves into spacecraft construction phase, Voyager...
Firefly Alpha returns to flight, The Post-Capacity Era of Satellite Connectivity, Enpulsion...
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...
Third Kairos launch fails, Senate committee advances NASA authorization bill that changes...
Open Cosmos unveils vision for imagery-linked sovereign satellite connectivity, ESA announces...
CAS Space to launch Kinetica-2 in late March carrying prototype cargo spacecraft, Intuitive...
NASA revises plans for future Artemis missions, cancels upgrades to SLS, Rocket Lab delays...
China set for its first one-year human spaceflight mission, confirms Pakistani astronaut flight,...
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...
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...
Portions of the Pentagon’s LEO constellation on hold as acquisition reviews proceed, Isaacman...
NASA continues SLS hydrogen leak tests, Replacement crew docks at space station, boosts crew...
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...
Musk says SpaceX focus is on the moon rather than Mars, There’s a way forward for sovereign...
NASA seeks to bolster workforce, reduce reliance on contractors, Viasat sees orbital data center...
China set for in-flight abort test of Mengzhou crew spacecraft, Tomorrow.io banks $175 million...
FY26 Defense Bill: Congress Unlocks Billions for ‘Golden Dome’ and Restores SDA Tranche 3 –...