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- ESA announces 100 million euro satellite-mobile convergence initiative SpaceNews · 2 Mar 2026 The European Space Agency announced up to $118 million in funding March 2 for projects promising to accelerate the convergence of satellite and terrestrial communications.
- Scoria Cones on Earth and Mars NASA · 2 Mar 2026 The hill-shaped features are a sign of explosive volcanic activity—a rarity on the Red Planet.
- NASA outlines objectives for Mars communications orbiter SpaceNews · 2 Mar 2026 NASA has provided new details about its plans to procure a Mars communications orbiter funded under last year’s budget reconciliation bill as companies continue positioning themselves to bid on it.
- What’s Happening in Space Policy March 1-7, 2026 SpacePolicyOnline.com · 1 Mar 2026 Here is SpacePolicyOnline.com’s list of space policy events for the week of March 1-7, 2026 and any insight we can offer about them. The Senate is in session this week.
- Shareholder Advisory Firms Disagree on Avio Bylaw Amendments European Spaceflight · 1 Mar 2026 Proxy adviser Glass Lewis has recommended that Avio shareholders vote in favour of a set of proposed bylaw amendments that would reduce the maximum size of the company’s board of directors. The recommendation comes after...
- Space Force opens secretive space tracking to commercial firms SpaceNews · 1 Mar 2026 Officials says commercial data and software can sharpen space threat detection
- Live coverage: SpaceX to launch 29 Starlink satellites on Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral Spaceflight Now · 1 Mar 2026 The Starlink 10-41 mission will see the Falcon 9 rocket head out on a north-easterly trajectory upon leaving pad 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. Liftoff is expected on March 1 at 7:34 p.m. EST (0034 UTC).
- NASA announces overhaul of Artemis lunar program amid technical delays SpaceDaily · 1 Mar 2026 Cape Canaveral (AFP) Feb 27, 2026 NASA on Friday abruptly said it was shaking up its Artemis lunar program that has suffered multiple delays in recent years, a bid to ensure Americans can return to the Moon's surface by...
- NASA astronaut who required evacuation from ISS 'doing very well' SpaceDaily · 1 Mar 2026 New York (AFP) Feb 25, 2026 The astronaut who faced a health issue prompting the first-ever medical evacuation in International Space Station history is "doing very well," he said in a statement issued by NASA on Wednesd...
- NASA rolls Moon rocket off launchpad for repairs SpaceDaily · 1 Mar 2026 Washington, United States (AFP) Feb 25, 2026 NASA on Wednesday was rolling its towering Moon rocket back to its hangar for repairs, after windows for liftoff were pushed back over technical issues. The US space agency sa...
- CAS Space to launch Kinetica-2 in late March carrying prototype cargo spacecraft SpaceNews · 1 Mar 2026 Chinese launch firm CAS Space is preparing for the inaugural launch of its reusable Kinetica-2 liquid rocket in late March, carrying a prototype cargo spacecraft.
- Live Coverage: SpaceX to launch 25 Starlink Satellites from the West Coast Spaceflight Now · 1 Mar 2026 Liftoff from Space Launch Complex 4 East is scheduled for 1:55:50 a.m. PST (4:55:50 a.m. EST / 0955:50 UTC). The rocket will take southerly trajectory on departure from the launch site in central California.
- Intuitive Machines raises $175 million in stock sale SpaceNews · 1 Mar 2026 Intuitive Machines raised $175 million in a stock sale Feb. 25 and plans to use the proceeds to help build out a deep space communications network.
- Rocket Lab Showcases Hypersonic Test Flight Space Scout · 28 Feb 2026 On February 27th, 2026, Rocket Lab launched the “That’s Not A Knife” mission from Wallops Island, Virginia, carrying a hypersonic test vehicle for the Defense Innovation Unit.
- NASA on ‘aggressive’ schedule to complete SLS repairs for April launch SpaceNews · 28 Feb 2026 NASA has about three weeks to complete repairs to the Space Launch System’s upper stage to make the next launch window for the Artemis 2 mission in early April.
- Firefly Alpha FLTA007 “Stairway to Seven” set for launch from California coast NASASpaceflight · 28 Feb 2026 Firefly Aerospace is returning its Alpha launch vehicle to flight after a nearly 10-month stand…
- NASA Makes a “Course Correction” for the Artemis Program SpacePolicyOnline.com · 27 Feb 2026 NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman revealed a reconfigured plan for the Artemis program today that increases the cadence of launches and adds an earth-orbit test flight before a lunar surface return.
- Firefly Eyes Late February for Return to Flight Space Scout · 27 Feb 2026 Following a mishap in April of 2025, Firefly Aerospace is aiming to return its Alpha rocket to launch on the 28th of February.
- Harnessing the Sun to Extract Oxygen on the Moon NASA · 27 Feb 2026 Light shines onto a solar concentrator being tested in this Aug. 7, 2025, photo. The concentrator is part of the Carbothermal Reduction Demonstration (CaRD) project, which aims to produce oxygen from simulated lunar rego...
- Hyperion author Dan Simmons dies from stroke at 77 Ars Technica · 27 Feb 2026 I went into Hyperion blind, decades ago, knowing almost nothing about it. I was never the same.
- NASA announces major overhaul of Artemis moon program: “We’ve got to get back to basics” Spaceflight Now · 27 Feb 2026 New NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman announced a major overhaul of the agency's Artemis moon program Friday, acknowledging that the agency's plan to land astronauts on the moon in 2028 was not realistic without another...
- NASA’s Home for Experimental Flight Advances Aeronautics Mission NASA · 27 Feb 2026 Nestled in the Mojave Desert, NASA’s Armstrong Flight Research Center in Edwards, California, pushes the boundaries of flight to advance the agency’s aeronautics mission. This is where Chuck Yeager broke the sound barrie...
- Flight 12: Ship 39 rolls out to Masseys to begin testing NASASpaceflight · 27 Feb 2026 After spending a few months in Mega Bay 2 fully stacked, Ship 39 – the…
- NASA Adds Mission to Artemis Lunar Program, Updates Architecture NASA · 27 Feb 2026 As part of a Golden Age of exploration and discovery, NASA announced Friday the agency is increasing its cadence of missions under the Artemis program to achieve the national objective of returning American astronauts to...
- NASA revises plans for future Artemis missions, cancels upgrades to SLS SpaceNews · 27 Feb 2026 NASA announced major changes to its Artemis lunar architecture, adding a test flight of lunar landers in low Earth orbit while canceling planned upgrades to the Space Launch System.
- NASA shakes up its Artemis program to speed up lunar return Ars Technica · 27 Feb 2026 "Launching SLS every three and a half years or so is not a recipe for success."
- NASA shakes up its Artemis program to speed up lunar return Ars Technica · 27 Feb 2026 "Launching SLS every three and a half years or so is not a recipe for success."
- In-flight call with ESA astronaut Sophie Adenot ESA · 27 Feb 2026 On 26 February, ESA astronaut Sophie Adenot conducted her first in-flight call with selected French media.
- Week in images: 23-27 February 2026 ESA · 27 Feb 2026 Week in images: 23-27 February 2026
- Rocket Lab delays Neutron debut to late 2026 SpaceNews · 27 Feb 2026 The failure of a propellant tank during testing in January will delay the first launch of Rocket Lab’s Neutron rocket to at least the fourth quarter of this year.
- Rocket Report: Neutron launch date is delayed again; Vector Launch is back—sort of Ars Technica · 27 Feb 2026 "As the original architect of Vector’s vision, it’s deeply meaningful to bring these assets home."
- China set for its first one-year human spaceflight mission, confirms Pakistani astronaut flight SpaceNews · 27 Feb 2026 China will begin its first one-year duration astronaut mission this year, while the first international astronaut will make a short visit to Tiangong space station.
- Earth from Space: Terra Nova Bay, Antarctica ESA · 27 Feb 2026 From the ESA Blogs.
- ArianeGroup Test Fires Greta Engine and Secures New ESA Contract European Spaceflight · 27 Feb 2026 ArianeGroup announced on 25 February that it had successfully completed a months-long test campaign of its Greta rocket engine and secured a European Space Agency contract to continue its development. Greta is an evoluti...
- Chesapeake Bay Locked in Ice NASA · 27 Feb 2026 Nearly 50 years ago, the first Landsat satellite captured the rare sight of Mid-Atlantic waterways frozen over.
- NASA Safety Panel Warns of “High Risk” for Artemis III SpacePolicyOnline.com · 27 Feb 2026 As NASA prepares to launch the Artemis II crew around the Moon in the very near future, the Aerospace Safety Advisory Panel (ASAP) is raising warning flags about the next
- Live coverage: SpaceX planning pre-dawn Falcon 9 launch from Cape Canaveral of 29 Starlink satellites Spaceflight Now · 27 Feb 2026 Liftoff from pad 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida with 29 Starlink satellites is scheduled for 5:20:50 a.m. EST (1020:50 UTC).
- Two Top NASA Spaceflight Leaders Replaced SpacePolicyOnline.com · 27 Feb 2026 One week after promising leadership changes stemming from the 2024 Boeing Starliner Crew Flight Test incident, NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman has replaced the heads of the Space Operations Mission Directorate
- Space Force keeps door open to future human presence in orbit SpaceNews · 26 Feb 2026 Officials insist there are no plans to deploy troops in orbit, but commercial infrastructure and cislunar ambitions are reshaping the debate
- Virgin Media O2 launches Europe’s first Starlink direct-to-smartphone service SpaceNews · 26 Feb 2026 British mobile operator Virgin Media O2 said it started offering satellite-to-smartphone connectivity in the United Kingdom Feb. 26, marking the first commercial deployment of Starlink’s Direct-to-Cell service in Europe.