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- Chinese startup Mega Engine advances reusable staged-combustion rocket engine SpaceNews · 26 May 2026 A new Chinese commercial rocket engine startup has conducted a successful long-duration hot fire test of a closed-cycle kerosene-liquid oxygen engine.
- Orbit Fab, Thales Alenia to study refueling for electric-propulsion satellites SpaceNews · 26 May 2026 The companies will explore integrating Orbit Fab’s refueling interface with electric propulsion systems developed by Thales Alenia Space
- Exolaunch and SEOPS purchase Falcon 9 launches for dedicated rideshare missions SpaceNews · 26 May 2026 Two companies best known for brokering payload space on SpaceX rideshare launches have each purchased Falcon 9 launches to meet the growing demand for such missions.
- A Full Moon Checkup NASA · 26 May 2026 Once a month during the full Moon, Landsat 9 turns from Earth to image the lunar surface, helping keep the spacecraft’s data accurate and consistent.
- Launch Preview: Starlink and Amazon Leo missions fill manifest NASASpaceflight · 25 May 2026 Six orbital launches are expected worldwide this week, headlined by four Falcon 9 Starlink missions…
- Starship V3 Debuts, with Mixed Results Space Scout · 25 May 2026 Starship's 12th flight test ended with mixed results, advancing the program in some ways and stumbling backwards in others.
- Redwire Delivers Argonaut Robotic Arm Prototype European Spaceflight · 25 May 2026 US-based space technology company Redwire has delivered an initial prototype of a robotic arm that could be used aboard the European Space Agency’s Argonaut lunar lander. The announcement comes as ESA has opened a call f...
- Northern Norway is ready to launch. EU Space Regulation — and its new Arctic policy – is not. SpaceNews · 25 May 2026 The European Commission is currently updating its Arctic policy, with a new policy statement expected this coming autumn. Unlike the latest policy from 2021, the update will place greater emphasis […]
- An Early “Decoration Day” Celebration NASA · 25 May 2026 In a precursor to Memorial Day, people in Charleston, South Carolina, honored fallen Civil War troops with flowers, songs, and marches at an event at a racetrack on May 1, 1865.
- Shenzhou-23 crew arrives at Tiangong as China maps path to 2030 lunar landing SpaceNews · 24 May 2026 Three Chinese astronauts arrived at Tiangong space station Sunday, with one crewmember expected to become China’s first to stay in orbit for an entire year.
- Vehicle arrivals, science experiments, and maintenance keep Expedition 74 busy through April NASASpaceflight · 24 May 2026 Recent weeks aboard the International Space Station have been busy, with the Expedition 74 crew…
- What’s Happening in Space Policy May 24-30, 2026 SpacePolicyOnline.com · 24 May 2026 Here is SpacePolicyOnline.com’s list of space policy events for the week of May 24-30, 2026 and any insight we can offer about them. The House and Senate are in recess
- Live coverage: SpaceX to launch 29 Starlink satellites on a Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral Spaceflight Now · 24 May 2026 The mission is SpaceX’s 60th orbital flight of the year, including one Falcon Heavy launch and 59 Falcon 9 flights. Liftoff of the Starlink 10-47 mission from pad 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station is scheduled dur...
- NASA to add missions to SpaceX commercial crew contract SpaceNews · 24 May 2026 NASA plans to add more missions to SpaceX’s commercial crew contract, protecting the agency from the possibility that Boeing’s spacecraft is never certified for missions to the International Space Station.
- Shenzhou 23 set to launch new crew to Tiangong space station NASASpaceflight · 23 May 2026 The Chinese space station Tiangong, permanently occupied since June 5, 2022, is set to receive…
- SpaceX Launches New Starship V3 For First Time SpacePolicyOnline.com · 23 May 2026 After a scrub yesterday, SpaceX successfully launched the new version of Starship today. It was the 12th launch in the series, but the first of Version 3, or V3, with
- Musk praises “epic” Super Heavy-Starship launch Spaceflight Now · 23 May 2026 The Starship upper stage was equipped with six third-generation Raptor engines and one of three optimized for operating in vacuum shut down early during the climb to space. The flight computer kept the other five engines...
- Blue Origin completes investigation into New Glenn launch failure SpaceNews · 23 May 2026 Blue Origin has completed the investigation into the failure on the third flight of its New Glenn rocket, clearing launches of the vehicle to resume.
- SpaceX launches first Starship V3 SpaceNews · 23 May 2026 SpaceX launched the newest version of its Starship vehicle for the first time May 22, completing most of the test objectives planned for the suborbital flight.
- Space Force awards Viasat, SES $437 million for military satellite network SpaceNews · 22 May 2026 The companies will build four small geostationary satellites for the Protected Tactical Satcom-Global program
- Call for Creatives: NASA Seeks Help Illuminating Mission Storytelling NASA · 22 May 2026 As NASA pushes the boundaries of exploration and innovation for the benefit of humanity, the agency is looking for partners to share mission stories covering Artemis Moon missions, nuclear propulsion, aeronautics, and mo...
- NASA Announces Major Reorganization SpacePolicyOnline.com · 22 May 2026 NASA announced a major reorganization today that Administrator Jared Isaacman said is designed to “accelerate mission delivery.” He also emphasized it is not about a reduction-in-force, program cancellations or closures,
- NASA Sets Coverage for Roscosmos Spacewalk Outside Space Station NASA · 22 May 2026 NASA will provide live coverage on Wednesday, May 27, as two Roscosmos cosmonauts conduct a spacewalk outside the International Space Station. The spacewalk is scheduled to begin at approximately 10:15 a.m. EDT and last...
- Webb Studies Star Clusters NASA · 22 May 2026 This near-infrared image released on May 6, 2026, shows a section of one of the spiral arms of Messier 51 (M51). M51 is one of four nearby galaxies observed by NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope in a study of nearly 9,000...
- NASA unveils sweeping reorganization SpaceNews · 22 May 2026 NASA announced one of its biggest reorganizations in recent memory May 22, combining mission directorates and reshuffling personnel.
- ESA’s Prodex programme brings scientific research to space ESA · 22 May 2026 The launch of the 4DSpace-Daedalus mission in Norway is the latest success supported by Prodex, a European Space Agency (ESA) programme which enables highly skilled research institutes to partake in European space scienc...
- Keeping NASA Flying: Ground Crews Ensure Aircraft Readiness NASA · 22 May 2026 From high‑speed research flights to high‑altitude science campaigns, NASA depends on aircraft that perform at their best and the ground crews who keep them mission ready. At NASA’s Armstrong Flight Research Center in Edw...
- ESA at GLOBSEC 2026 ESA · 22 May 2026 ESA Director General Josef Aschbacher participated in the 21st edition of the GLOBSEC Forum, held from 21 to 23 May in Prague, Czechia, under the theme ‘The Global Systemic Transformation.’ The high‑level gathering broug...
- NASA to Compete Contract for Jet Propulsion Laboratory Management NASA · 22 May 2026 NASA announced plans Friday to compete the next contract for managing and operating the agency’s federally funded research and development center (FFRDC) in Southern California at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), to...
- To achieve major goals, NASA seeks to streamline its organization Ars Technica · 22 May 2026 "It is imperative to concentrate resources towards the highest priority objectives."
- ICEYE Secures €300 Million Revolving Credit Facility European Spaceflight · 22 May 2026 Finnish Earth observation data provider and Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) satellite manufacturer ICEYE has secured a €300 million, three-year revolving credit facility (RCF). The company intends to use the facility to i...
- NASA Announces Realignment to Accelerate Mission Delivery NASA · 22 May 2026 NASA announced Friday an agencywide realignment to increase mission focus and move out on the National Space Policy. These changes position the agency to better deliver on the nation’s highest‑priority objectives with sp...
- New Material Could Help NASA Melt Moon Rocks, Harness Lunar Resources NASA · 22 May 2026 A material recently discovered and tested at NASA’s Glenn Research Center in Cleveland could help astronauts pack lighter for future missions to the Moon. NASA is researching ways explorers could “live off the land” by h...
- Leveraging AUKUS and southern geography: building Australia’s dual-use space infrastructure for strategic resilience SpaceNews · 22 May 2026 The Deep Space Advanced Radar Capability (DARC) Site 1 in Western Australia is already delivering early tracking data for AUKUS partners, with full operational capability targeted for 2027. This milestone […]
- SpaceX IPO filing casts Starlink Mobile as future wireless challenger SpaceNews · 22 May 2026 SpaceX’s IPO prospectus casts Starlink Mobile as more than a remote-area backup, with next-generation direct-to-smartphone services designed to be “on par with terrestrial mobile networks” even in urban areas.
- Week in images: 18-22 May 2026 ESA · 22 May 2026 Week in images: 18-22 May 2026
- Rocket Lab launches ninth Synspective satellite SpaceNews · 22 May 2026 Rocket Lab launched another radar imaging satellite for Synspective as the company plans to sell up to $3 billion in stock to fund future initiatives.
- Hubble Captures Galaxy Cluster NASA · 22 May 2026 Look closely at this image from NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope and you’ll see galaxies of various shapes and sizes clustered together toward the center-left of the image. A few foreground stars shine brightly and are easi...
- Rocket Report: Starship launch delayed, German launch company may aid Canada Ars Technica · 22 May 2026 All eyes on South Texas for the latest Starship test flight.
- Rocket Lab wins first GEO satellite production contract from U.S. Space Force SpaceNews · 22 May 2026 The $90 million contract is to build build and operate two satellites carrying optical payloads