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- NASA-European Sea Level Mission Homes in on El Niño NASA · 27 May 2026 Sea level data from a satellite launched by NASA and European partners shows that a swell of warm water hundreds of miles wide has arrived in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of South America, a sign that El Niño will lik...
- Former Ukraine official calls for stricter restrictions on Russian use of Starlink SpaceNews · 27 May 2026 AMSTERDAM – A former senior Ukrainian defense official called on SpaceX to tighten controls on Starlink terminals that she said are reaching Russian forces through third-party countries or intermediaries. Kateryna […]
- Webinar 6/17: Discover, Access, and Task Commercial Data with NASA’s Satellite Data Explorer NASA · 27 May 2026 Learn how to use the Satellite Data Explorer to search, access, and task commercial Earth Observation data.
- Sitael Accelerates Growth in Space:New Missions, Industrial Capacity and a Trajectory Towards 2031 SpaceNews · 27 May 2026 • SITAEL announces a growth plan targeting €200 million in revenues by 2031, currently supported by over €150 million in backlog and nine launches planned by 2030.• The company confirms […]
- Schaeffler AG joins forces with Spire to build sovereign European satellites SpaceNews · 27 May 2026 AMSTERDAM – Spire Global revealed another element of its campaign to rapidly scale satellite production in German: strategic cooperation with Schaeffer AG, a major German manufacturer of automotive systems and […]
- Starcloud’s path to 88,000 computing satellites SpaceNews · 27 May 2026 In November, Starcloud sent a small satellite called Starcloud-1 into orbit via a SpaceX launch. The 60-kilogram spacecraft was the first to carry a compute system with an NVIDIA H100 […]
- Webb reveals black hole that formed before its galaxy ESA · 27 May 2026 Using the unprecedented imaging and spectroscopic power of the NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope, researchers have mapped the motion and composition of gas orbiting a black hole in the centre of Abell2744-QSO1, a t...
- NASA’s Webb Reveals Black Hole That Formed Before Its Galaxy NASA · 27 May 2026 Which comes first, the galaxy or the black hole? We don’t know, but scientists have long thought it could be the galaxy: Large stars within an existing galaxy consume their fuel and collapse to form black holes, which ca...
- Spire expands European manufacturing with Munich plant SpaceNews · 27 May 2026 AMSTERDAM – Spire Global has established a facility in Munich to develop and manufacture as many as 100 small satellites annually. With manufacturing plants in Boulder, Colorado, Glasgow, Scotland, and […]
- National Institutes of Health Nutrition Education Challenge NASA · 27 May 2026 NASA’s Center of Excellence for Collaborative Innovation (CoECI) assists in the use of crowdsourcing across the federal government. CoECI’s NASA Tournament Lab offers the contract capability to run external crowdsourced...
- Hot surfaces during Europe's heatwave 'seen' by Sentinel-3 ESA · 27 May 2026 From the ESA Blogs.
- Europe’s satellite spectrum proposal clouds SpaceX and Viasat plans SpaceNews · 27 May 2026 Europe has proposed reserving two-thirds of 2 gigahertz mobile satellite spectrum up for renewal next year for European operators, complicating SpaceX’s direct-to-device ambitions and the outlook for Viasat’s European Av...
- NASA’s 2026 Lunabotics: Winning Student Teams Engineering Lunar Future NASA · 27 May 2026 Resilient. Efficient. Autonomous. These are qualities NASA demands of its hardware, especially as the agency accelerates plans for a permanent Moon Base. NASA’s 2026 Lunabotics Challenge put those traits on full display,...
- Artemis 2 captured the world’s attention. It should change how we think about supply chains. SpaceNews · 27 May 2026 The Artemis 2 mission has captured global attention for obvious reasons. It signals a return to the moon, reflects geopolitical ambition and showcases the next phase of human spaceflight. But […]
- Hubble Spies Faint Irregular Galaxy NASA · 27 May 2026 This NASA Hubble Space Telescope image features the dwarf irregular galaxy ESO 490-017, roughly 12,000 light-years in diameter and some 23 million light-years away in the constellation Canis Major. The galaxy’s low surfa...
- World’s smallest deployable operational optical ground station proves capability in successful trials SpaceNews · 27 May 2026 Oxford, UK – 27 May 2026 Archangel Lightworks, the laser communications company, has successfully completed field trials of the TERRA-M, the world’s smallest deployable operational optical ground station, proving its […]
- European space industry watching SpaceX IPO plans SpaceNews · 27 May 2026 Space companies and investors in Europe are closely watching SpaceX’s plans to go public, an event that could spur new investment in other companies.
- SITAEL Accelerates Growth in Space: New Missions, Industrial Capacity and a Trajectory Towards 2031 European Spaceflight · 27 May 2026 SITAEL announces a growth plan targeting €200 million in revenues by 2031, currently supported by over €150 million in backlog and nine launches planned by 2030. The company confirms its role as prime contractor for ESA’...
- Nations opt for a mix of sovereign, bilateral, federated and commercial space capabilities SpaceNews · 27 May 2026 AMSTERDAM – European nations are adopting a mix of sovereign, bilateral, federated and dual-use commercial technologies to enhance military readiness. “When we talk about sovereignty, independence, safety or security, we...
- Ever Restless Mount Dukono Erupts NASA · 27 May 2026 The volcano on Indonesia’s Halmahera Island routinely ejects ash, volcanic gases, and volcanic bombs.
- NASA Awards Initial Moon Base Rover and Lander Contracts SpacePolicyOnline.com · 27 May 2026 Pressing forward with plans to build a Moon Base as part of the Artemis program, today NASA announced awards of several service contracts to build and/or deliver landers and rovers
- NASA outlines nearly $1 billion investment into initial Moon Base missions Spaceflight Now · 27 May 2026 NASA’s vision for a sprawling Moon Base will cover “hundreds of square miles” to cover the multitudes of various sites that the agency wants to explore.
- Following Starship V3 debut, SpaceX prepares for follow up NASASpaceflight · 27 May 2026 Starship Version 3 flew for the first time this week in a mission of several…
- SpaceX wins $2.29 billion Space Force contract for military data network SpaceNews · 26 May 2026 The contract is for the development of the U.S. Space Force’s Space Data Network backbone
- NASA selects four companies for initial moon base awards SpaceNews · 26 May 2026 NASA announced May 26 the first contracts associated with its plans to develop a lunar base, picking four companies to develop and deliver landers and drones to the moon.
- NASA to Announce Artemis III Crew, Provide Mission Progress Update NASA · 26 May 2026 NASA will provide an update on the agency’s Artemis III mission and announce the astronauts assigned to the test flight during a live event at 11 a.m. EDT on Tuesday, June 9, at the agency’s Johnson Space Center in Houst...
- Open Cosmos’ CEO on what it takes to bring IoT to space SpaceNews · 26 May 2026 Open Cosmos, based in the United Kingdom, is facing a 2028 deadline to field an ambitious broadband constellation for Europe. That system, ConnectedCosmos, aims to reduce reliance on undersea cables […]
- NASA Astronauts to Answer Questions from Students in New York NASA · 26 May 2026 Students in New York will hear from NASA astronaut Jessica Meir as she answers their prerecorded science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) questions while aboard the International Space Station. The Earth-...
- NASA takes steps toward building Moon Base, including discussing a "perimeter" Ars Technica · 26 May 2026 "We also obviously want to be very mindful of the Outer Space Treaty."
- NASA Provides Update on Moon Base Rovers, Landers, Missions NASA · 26 May 2026 During a Moon Base event Tuesday at NASA’s Headquarters in Washington, the agency announced new contracts for lunar rovers for crew to drive and uncrewed cargo landers bound for the Moon. NASA leaders also shared target...
- Live coverage: NASA updates progress towards established a Moon Base, Artemis 3 mission Spaceflight Now · 26 May 2026 The press conference on Tuesday, scheduled to begin at 2 p.m. EDT (1800 UTC), is the first major update from NASA since Administrator Jared Isaacman unveiled the project in late March.
- Starcloud orders Starlink lasers for orbital data center network SpaceNews · 26 May 2026 Starcloud has ordered optical terminals from SpaceX to use Starlink as a global data-relay network for its future orbital data centers, deepening ties with the company it is counting on to launch full-size spacecraft.
- The surge in military budgets can help Europe’s entrepreneurial space sector — if spending speeds up SpaceNews · 26 May 2026 AMSTERDAM – The recent surge in European defense spending could bolster Europe’s entrepreneurial space sector, but only if bureaucratic roadblocks are cleared, panelists said at the SmallSat Europe conference. While […]
- Voyager wins DARPA contract for solid rocket propellant technology SpaceNews · 26 May 2026 The $16.5 million award is for ‘thrust-control technology’ designed to make solid propulsion systems more adaptable across different missions and weapons programs
- Italy’s Lunar Habitat Clears NASA System Requirements Review European Spaceflight · 26 May 2026 The Italian Space Agency announced on 22 May that its Multi-Purpose Habitation (MPH) module had been cleared by a NASA review board to progress toward a Preliminary Design Review in 2027. The first MPH module is expected...
- Chennai City Lights NASA · 26 May 2026 Chennai, on India’s southern coast along the Bay of Bengal and with a metropolitan population of about 8.7 million, shines with white LED streetlights in this photograph taken at approximately 9:13 p.m. local time on May...
- Analyst on China's spent rocket stages: "Things only continue to get worse" Ars Technica · 26 May 2026 Spent upper stages are the most dangerous kind of space debris.
- Regulations and access to capital continue to hinder Europe’s smallsat industry SpaceNews · 26 May 2026 Burdensome regulations and limited access to capital continue to act as a drag on Europe’s smallsat sector despite proposed new legislation and an influx of defense spending.
- Live coverage: SpaceX to launch 24 Starlink satellites on Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg SFB Spaceflight Now · 26 May 2026 The Starlink 17-37 mission will fly on the 60th Falcon 9 rocket launched in 2026. Liftoff from pad 4E at Vandenberg Space Force Base is scheduled for 7:50 a.m. PDT (10:50 a.m. EDT / 1450 UTC).
- New Instrument Used Antarctic Ice Sheet to Probe Extreme Universe NASA · 26 May 2026 The Payload for Ultrahigh Energy Observations (PUEO) is a NASA Astrophysics Pioneers Program mission designed to detect the most energetic particles in the universe.