Space News for Tuesday, April 21, 2026
Falcon 9 launches final GPS 3 satellite into orbit for U.S. Space Force, Artemis spacesuit development risks further...
Falcon 9 launches final GPS 3 satellite into orbit for U.S. Space Force, Artemis spacesuit development risks further...
L3Harris investing upfront in bid for Golden Dome work, Jielong-3 launches internet test satellite, Kinetica-1 lofts...
Sophia and Kepler to marry orbital compute with optical links, Rocket Lab wins contract for three more iQPS...
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...
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...
SBQuantum and Spire to send quantum diamond magnetometer into orbit, ispace redesigns lunar...
Blue Origin joins the orbital data center race, Register now: The energy imperative driving the...
Rocket Lab wins $190 million Pentagon deal for hypersonic test flights, Space Command classified...
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...
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...
Bowersox to retire from NASA, Space Force halts Vulcan missions pending investigation into solid...
Boeing demonstrates large language model for space-grade hardware, Meink, Saltzman make case for...
Israeli startup targets the economics of high-resolution Earth observation, German defense firm...
NASA seeks to bolster workforce, reduce reliance on contractors, Viasat sees orbital data center...
Forrester’s Digest: Ergen explains “cash rich” future plans – SatNews, Busy week ahead with...
Satnews Publishers wishes everyone an enjoyable Labor Day Holiday – SatNews, ESA’s Flight Ticket...
Arianespace to launch CO3D + MicroCarb satellites via Vega C – SatNews, Axient selected for USSF...
SpaceX’s successful nightime launch of Starlink Group 10-18 smallsats from Florida – SatNews, In...
ULA’s Amazon Project Kuiper now set for April 28 launch – SatNews, Rocket Lab on-ramped to...
Rocket Lab’s Neutron Rocket On-Ramped for the USSF’s $5.6 billion NSSL program – SatNews, Space...
SpaceX scrubs Crew-10 human spaceflight mission due to transporter-erector hydraulics issue –...
Astrum Mobile selects SWISSto12 to manufacture NEASTAR-1 GEO satellite – SatNews, SpaceX’s...
Blue Origin’s successful human spaceflight mission NS-30 and “the life-changing impact of seeing...
French startup gets state-backed seed funds for VLEO broadband constellation, SpaceX’s...
Airbus and Astroscale expand in-orbit servicing partnership, NASA watchdog finds quality control...
Space Force to expand missile-defense satellite network in medium Earth orbit, Chinese...
Europe’s space funding gap threatens industry potential, Turion wins Space Force contract for...
Electron launches second NASA PREFIRE cubesat, Revolv Space seeks to expand satellite duty...
Falcon 9 launches first Intuitive Machines lunar lander, Governments worldwide use satellite...
Probing the origin and evolution of water-rich asteroids, U.S. intelligence agency selects...
ESA preparing for “assisted reentry” of Aeolus spacecraft, Space Force changed launch...
Amini gets initial funding for closing Africa’s environmental data gap, Space Force selects...
Swedish astronaut to fly to ISS on Axiom mission, Inmarsat still trying to restore satellite...
L3Harris to acquire Aerojet Rocketdyne for $4.7 billion, Space Launch System: One Step Closer to...
Japan agrees to space station extension and Gateway contributions, NASA calls test of inflatable...
Final module docks at China’s Tiangong space station, NASA predicts first Starship orbital...
NASA selects Axiom Space to develop Artemis spacesuit, Ariane 5 launches Konnect VHTS satellite...
NASA cautions planetary science funding falls short of decadal projections, SpaceVPX (VITA 78)...
Eutelsat and OneWeb agree multi-orbit merger plan, NASA: no notification by Russia to end ISS...