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- JPL 3D-Printed Part Springs Forward NASA · 26 Feb 2026 Description With a simple motion, a jack-in-the-box-like spring designed at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory showed the potential of additive manufacturing, also known as 3D printing, to cut costs and complexity for futu...
- Vast and Axiom awarded new private missions to ISS, continue work on commercial space stations NASASpaceflight · 26 Feb 2026 With NASA awarding back-to-back Private Astronaut Missions to aerospace companies Vast Space and Axiom Space…
- Landsat 9: More Than Just A Picture NASA · 26 Feb 2026 For over 50 years, the Landsat program has provided the longest continuous satellite record of Earth’s land surface from space. Landsat 9, launched in 2021, is the latest mission in this remarkable legacy.
- Inside Project Hail Mary NASA · 26 Feb 2026 NASA astronaut and deputy director of the Flight Operations Directorate Kjell Lindgren takes a selfie with panelists and the audience at the agency’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory on Feb. 25, 2026. Actors Ryan Gosling and Sa...
- Airbus and Leonardo report increased space revenues for 2025 SpaceNews · 26 Feb 2026 MILAN – Two of Europe’s largest primes, Airbus and Leonardo, reported increased revenues in their respective space businesses from last year. The results, which were announced earlier this week in separate earnings repor...
- NASA Invites Media to Discuss Next Steps for Artemis Campaign NASA · 26 Feb 2026 With rollback of NASA’s Artemis II SLS (Space Launch System) rocket and Orion spacecraft to the Vehicle Assembly Building complete, the agency will host a news conference at 10 a.m. on Friday, Feb. 27. Live from NASA’s K...
- NASA’s ESCAPADE Ready to Study Space Weather from Earth to Mars NASA · 26 Feb 2026 Mars is not what it used to be. Once warm, watery, and blanketed by a thick atmosphere, today the Red Planet is cold, dry, and draped by a thin atmospheric veil. The main culprit is a relentless stream of particles from...
- NASA Names Acting Leaders for Two Key Human Spaceflight Roles NASA · 26 Feb 2026 On Thursday, NASA announced Joel Montalbano will serve as the acting associate administrator for the Space Operations Mission Directorate (SOMD) at NASA Headquarters in Washington, and Dana Hutcherson will serve as the a...
- A non-public document reveals that science may not be prioritized on next Mars mission Ars Technica · 26 Feb 2026 For some reason, NASA chose not to publicly release its Mars orbiter objectives.
- Navigation Training Course now open for application ESA · 26 Feb 2026 ESA Academy is inviting university students to apply for the Navigation Training Course, taking place from 22 to 26 June 2026 at ESA Academy’s Training and Learning Facility in ESA ESEC, Belgium. Organized in collaborati...
- NordSpace founder backs Wyvern with new Canada-focused venture arm SpaceNews · 26 Feb 2026 The founder and sole investor behind Canadian launch startup NordSpace has invested in Earth observation operator Wyvern with a new venture arm focused on advancing Canada’s sovereign space capabilities.
- Phantom Space reclaims former Vector launch technology SpaceNews · 26 Feb 2026 Remnants of Vector Launch have made it back to one of its original architects after Phantom Space bought launch assets that were sold off in 2020 during the small rocket developer’s bankruptcy.
- CesiumAstro acquires Vidrovr to embed AI in communications systems SpaceNews · 26 Feb 2026 SAN FRANCISCO – CesiumAstro announced the acquisition Feb. 26 of Vidrovr, a startup that specializes in artificial intelligence for multimodal signals analysis. Terms of the transaction, which closed in late 2025, were n...
- Sierra Space names Dan Jablonsky CEO SpaceNews · 26 Feb 2026 Founder Fatih Ozmen, who was interim CEO, remains board chair
- First glimpse of comet 3I/ATLAS from Juice science camera ESA · 26 Feb 2026 From the ESA Blogs.
- NASA astronaut says his medical issue led to early return from the ISS SpaceNews · 26 Feb 2026 NASA astronaut Mike Fincke said he was the crew member whose medical issue prompted the early return of the Crew-11 mission from the International Space Station last month.
- China’s Tianwen-2 probe operating normally on approach to asteroid SpaceNews · 26 Feb 2026 China’s Tianwen-2 spacecraft is operating normally on its way to a near-Earth asteroid ahead of sampling later this year, according to a rare official update.
- Bowersox to retire from NASA SpaceNews · 26 Feb 2026 Ken Bowersox, NASA’s associate administrator for space operations, is retiring from the agency after the release of a report critical of NASA’s handling of the Starliner crewed test flight.
- World-first gigabit-per-second laser link between aircraft and geostationary satellite ESA · 26 Feb 2026 Faster, more secure connections from space could one day make broadband on planes, ships and even remote roads as easy as turning on a light. The European Space Agency (ESA), Airbus Defence and Space, the Netherlands Org...
- UKAEA to Help Pulsar Fusion with Shielding for Nuclear Propulsion System European Spaceflight · 26 Feb 2026 UK-based in-orbit propulsion systems provider Pulsar Fusion has announced that the UK Atomic Energy Authority will assist the company with the development of neutron shielding and activation modelling for its Sunbird Mig...
- Space Force halts Vulcan missions pending investigation into solid rocket Issue SpaceNews · 26 Feb 2026 Delay complicates ULA’s push to accelerate launch cadence
- Dry-Season Floods Drench Northern Colombia NASA · 26 Feb 2026 Villages and farmland were swamped after unusually heavy early-February rains pushed the Sinú River over its banks.
- Seraphim closes second early-stage space fund above $100 million target SpaceNews · 26 Feb 2026 Seraphim Space announced Feb. 25 it has completed fundraising for its second private early-stage venture fund, after exceeding its $100 million target to back young space technology startups.
- NASA’s Aerospace Safety Advisory Panel Releases 2025 Annual Report NASA · 25 Feb 2026 The Aerospace Safety Advisory Panel (ASAP), which advises NASA and Congress on safety, has released its 2025 annual report on NASA’s performance and challenges. While the panel acknowledged NASA’s safety achievements, it...
- Golden Dome to require unprecedented coordination between U.S. combatant commands SpaceNews · 25 Feb 2026 Leaders of U.S. Space Command, U.S. Strategic Command and U.S. Northern Command closely involved in Golden Dome planning
- Making an Entrance NASA · 25 Feb 2026 NASA astronaut Jack Hathaway smiles up at the camera as he enters the International Space Station Feb. 14, 2026, after docking to the orbiting laboratory aboard a SpaceX Dragon spacecraft. Since Hathaway and fellow Crew-...
- SLS rocket hauled back to VAB for repairs Spaceflight Now · 25 Feb 2026 A 6.6-million-pound Apollo-era crawler-transporter rolled up the ramp to pad 38B on Tuesday and was positioned directly under the 3.5-million-pound Space Launch System rocket and its 11.3-million-pound mobile launch plat...
- Valve malfunction blamed for failure of Indian satellite to raise its orbit SpaceNews · 25 Feb 2026 India’s space agency says a valve failure prevented a navigation spacecraft launched more than a year ago from raising its orbit.
- Listen to This Month’s ‘Planetary Parade’ With NASA’s Chandra NASA · 25 Feb 2026 In late February, people in the Northern Hemisphere can look up for a special sight : Six planets will all be visible from clear and dark night skies. New sonifications from NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory released [day...
- NASA Study to Analyze Fermented Food Samples from Space NASA · 25 Feb 2026 Certain nutrients critical for human health lack the shelf life needed to span multi-year missions to the Moon, Mars, and beyond. NASA’s BioNutrients-3 is part of an experiment series testing ways to use microorganisms t...
- NASA’s Webb Examines Cranium Nebula NASA · 25 Feb 2026 Two heads are better than one in the latest images from NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope, which reveal new detail in a mysterious, little-studied nebula surrounding a dying star. Nebula PMR 1 is a cloud of gas and dust...
- The future of astronomy is both on Earth and in space SpaceNews · 25 Feb 2026 A recent SpaceNews opinion article argued that it is time to “take astronomy off Earth.” The suggestion is straightforward: If satellite constellations and commercial space activity threaten ground-based astronomy, perha...
- Live coverage: SpaceX to launch 500th Starlink satellite in 2026 during Wednesday Falcon 9 flight Spaceflight Now · 25 Feb 2026 The Starlink 17-26 mission will also be the 540th launch of a previously flown Falcon booster. Liftoff from pad 4 East at Vandenberg Space Force Base is scheduled for 6:17:49 a.m. PST (9:17:49 a.m. EST / 1417:49 UTC).
- In space traffic coordination, the biggest challenge may be coordination SpaceNews · 25 Feb 2026 As the number of satellites in orbit grows, one emerging challenge is the difficulty some satellite operators have contacting counterparts to avoid potential collisions.
- OQ Technology secures $30 million from Europe for satellite-to-smartphone expansion SpaceNews · 25 Feb 2026 Europe’s investment arm is lending Luxembourg-based OQ Technology 25 million euros ($30 million) to expand its direct-to-device constellation, bolstering the continent’s push to compete with U.S.-led efforts to connect s...
- Eutelsat to Raise €1.5 Billion to Refinance its Debt European Spaceflight · 25 Feb 2026 European satellite operator Eutelsat has announced that it will raise €1.5 billion to refinance existing debt and add cash to the company’s balance sheet. In June 2025, Eutelsat reported net debt of just over €2.6 billio...
- AAC Clyde Space adds Sedna satellites to boost maritime data services SpaceDaily · 25 Feb 2026 London, UK (SPX) Feb 20, 2026 AAC Clyde Space has started building two additional maritime data satellites, Sedna-3 and Sedna-4, to expand capacity in its established space-based maritime data services. The company has p...
- Brain learns faster from rare rewards than from repetition SpaceDaily · 25 Feb 2026 Los Angeles CA (SPX) Feb 20, 2026 More than a century after Pavlov trained dogs to link a bell with food, neuroscientists at the University of California, San Francisco report that the brain may rely more on the timing o...
- Infleqtion lists shares on NYSE as neutral atom quantum firm SpaceDaily · 25 Feb 2026 Los Angeles CA (SPX) Feb 20, 2026 Infleqtion, a provider of neutral atom based quantum computing and sensing systems, has completed its business combination with Churchill Capital Corp X and is now listed on the New York...
- Superconducting thruster cuts power and mass for space propulsion SpaceDaily · 25 Feb 2026 Singapore (SDX) Feb 25, 2026 Small satellites have become attractive for space missions because they offer low cost and flexibility, but their growth has been limited by the lack of compact, efficient propulsion systems...