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- Archangel Lightworks Raises Over $13.5m In Series A Funding Round SpaceNews · 14 Apr 2026 Oxford, UK – Archangel Lightworks announces the successful close of an oversubscribed $13.5m Series A funding round to accelerate the commercialisation of its deployable optical ground station, the TERRA-M. Archangel […]
- Amazon buys Globalstar to catapult into direct-to-device race SpaceNews · 14 Apr 2026 Amazon announced plans April 14 to buy satellite operator Globalstar in an $11.57 billion deal, marking its entry into the emerging market for providing connectivity directly to mobile phones and other cellular devices.
- BAE Systems introduces Ascent™ spacecraft to support space superiority and exploration SpaceNews · 14 Apr 2026 BROOMFIELD, Colo. — April 14, 2026 — BAE Systems has introduced its Ascent spacecraft, a new addition to the company’s Elevation spacecraft line that supports superiority and exploration missions across […]
- NASA’s Webb Redefines Dividing Line Between Planets, Stars NASA · 14 Apr 2026 Planets, like those in our solar system, form in a bottom-up process where small bits of rock and ice clump together and grow larger over time. But the heftier the planet, the harder it is to explain its formation that w...
- Nutrition Research Arrives Aboard Space Station NASA · 14 Apr 2026 No matter how far humanity aims to travel or how ambitious the mission, nutrition will play a key role for the crew members on distant worlds. Before planning long-term stays on the Moon, Mars, and beyond, humans must le...
- Is COPUOS at a turning point? Governing space in a new era SpaceNews · 14 Apr 2026 The 63rd Session of the Scientific and Technical Subcommittee (STSC) of the United Nations Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space (COPUOS), held in Vienna in February, highlighted a reality that is becoming increa...
- Eutelsat’s U.S. arm pitches hosted payloads deals on OneWeb satellites SpaceNews · 14 Apr 2026 The company is in talks with Pentagon and intelligence agencies interested in flying payloads on OneWeb’s next-gen constellation
- Ecliptic Enterprises and The Extraterrestrial Investment Company Announce Strategic Agreement SpaceNews · 14 Apr 2026 Colorado Springs, Colorado, April 14, 2026 — Ecliptic Enterprises, a pioneer in space avionics and imaging systems with more than 220 missions flown over 25 years, announced a strategic development agreement […]
- Axiom Space plans 2027 flight test of spacesuit SpaceNews · 14 Apr 2026 Axiom Space expects to test the spacesuit it is developing for Artemis lunar missions in space in 2027, either on the International Space Station or Artemis 3.
- AI and geopolitics spur space investment surge SpaceNews · 14 Apr 2026 AI advances and rising geopolitical tensions are helping usher in a new phase of investment in space infrastructure, according to quarterly research released April 14 by early-stage investor Space Capital.
- Tendeg Delivers First Antenna from New Industrial Production Facility, Targets 100+ Deployable Apertures Annually SpaceNews · 14 Apr 2026 Louisville, Colorado – Tendeg today announced the delivery of the first flight antenna manufactured at Innovation Drive, the company’s new 120,000-square-foot production facility built to support scaled production of dep...
- L3Harris investing upfront in bid for Golden Dome work SpaceNews · 14 Apr 2026 Sam Mehta: ‘We’ve invested hundreds of millions of dollars in inventory, getting long lead parts and components on order’
- First Proba-3 science: surprisingly speedy solar wind ESA · 14 Apr 2026 Since July 2025, the European Space Agency’s pair of Proba-3 satellites has already created 57 artificial solar eclipses. So far, the mission has collected more than 250 hours of high-resolution videos of the Sun’s atmos...
- Jielong-3 launches internet test satellite, Kinetica-1 lofts 8 remote sensing sats SpaceNews · 14 Apr 2026 A pair of solid rocket launches have added to China’s satellite internet and commercial remote sensing capabilities, sending a total of nine satellites into orbit.
- The perfect place for Celeste’s first navigation signal ESA · 14 Apr 2026 From the ESA Blogs.
- Live coverage: SpaceX to launch 1,000th Starlink satellite of 2026 on Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral Spaceflight Now · 14 Apr 2026 The Starlink 10-24 mission will add another 29 satellites to the low Earth orbit constellation. Liftoff from pad 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station is scheduled for 5:33:10 a.m. EDT (0933:10 UTC).
- Super Typhoon Sinlaku NASA · 14 Apr 2026 The violent storm aimed at the U.S. Northern Mariana Islands and Guam in mid-April 2026.
- President Trump signs legislation reauthorizing SBIR SpaceNews · 14 Apr 2026 COLORADO SPRINGS – President Donald Trump signed the Small Business Innovation and Economic Security Act April 13, reestablishing key sources of funding for early-stage space companies. The legislation reauthorizes the S...
- Washington agrees on space urgency, but not on how to deliver SpaceNews · 13 Apr 2026 Policymakers and industry warn that money alone won’t solve structural bottlenecks
- NASA Invites Media to Rollout Event for Artemis III Moon Rocket Stage NASA · 13 Apr 2026 NASA will roll the largest section of the agency’s SLS (Space Launch System) rocket, which will launch the second crewed Artemis mission, out of the agency’s Michoud Assembly Facility in New Orleans on Monday, April 20....
- NASA Announces 32nd Annual Human Exploration Rover Challenge Winners NASA · 13 Apr 2026 NASA’s 32nd annual Human Exploration Rover Challenge, one of the agency’s longest-standing student challenges, culminated April 10-11 with its final excursion event at the U.S. Space & Rocket Center near NASA’s Marshall...
- Q&A: Heather Pringle on what to expect from Space Symposium SpaceNews · 13 Apr 2026 The global space community is looking to build on a wave of momentum to expand its civil and national security sectors and sustain the industry’s resurgence well into the future. Heather Pringle, the Space Foundation’s c...
- NASA Awards Data Engineering, Informatics Support Contract NASA · 13 Apr 2026 NASA has selected Development Seed of Washington to provide research and development services to the Office of Data Science and Informatics (ODSI) at the agency’s Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama. The...
- Launch Preview: Falcon 9 to launch Starlink satellites, New Glenn to launch with flown booster NASASpaceflight · 13 Apr 2026 Six launches are scheduled worldwide this week, with the third launch of Blue Origin’s New…
- Curiosity Blog, Sols 4852–4858: When Data Take Their Time… NASA · 13 Apr 2026 Written by Susanne P. Schwenzer, Professor of Planetary Mineralogy at The Open University, UK Earth planning date: Friday, April 3, 2026 I was the geology science team lead on Monday for planning Sols 4852-4853, when our...
- Curiosity Blog, Sols 4845-4851: Bye-Bye Boxwork, Bye-Bye NASA · 13 Apr 2026 Written by Lucy Thompson, APXS Strategic Planner and Planetary Geologist at the University of New Brunswick, Canada Earth planning date: Friday, March 27, 2026 Last weekend’s drive took us just over the southernmost cont...
- NASA to Host Artemis II Crew Postflight News Conference NASA · 13 Apr 2026 Fresh off their return to Earth, the Artemis II astronauts will hold a news conference at 2:30 p.m. EDT Thursday, April 16, at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston to discuss their historic mission around the Moon. NAS...
- Phantom Space eyes edge in orbital data race with thermal deal SpaceNews · 13 Apr 2026 Phantom Space believes it now has the key pieces of a vertically integrated model to compete on the edges of the emerging orbital data center market, where industry giants are already staking claims to meet soaring AI-dr...
- Aerospace to support industry with government furnished talent SpaceNews · 13 Apr 2026 The Aerospace Corp. plans to offer industry access to its expertise and facilities through a new program called government furnished talent (GFT). By providing companies with access to the Federally Funded Research and D...
- Spring fever pitch: Three questions to listen for this Space Symposium SpaceNews · 13 Apr 2026 A historic mission to the moon. A record-setting budget for the Space Force. Billions of dollars in new valuations. As the 41st Space Symposium opens in Colorado Springs, optimism is bountiful for the space industry. At...
- The path to $50 billion in new space investment SpaceNews · 13 Apr 2026 The future of space is commercial, with American companies critical to establishing a moon base and developing a vibrant economy in low Earth orbit (LEO) and beyond. The Trump administration has set a goal to attract at...
- Artemis II Astronauts Aboard USS John P. Murtha NASA · 13 Apr 2026 The first astronauts to travel to the Moon in more than half a century are back on Earth after a record-setting mission aboard NASA’s Artemis II test flight. NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman (commander), Christina Koch (miss...
- Artemis II Safe and Sound on Earth Space Scout · 13 Apr 2026 After spending nine days in space, visiting the Moon for the first time in a generation, and traveling farther from home than anyone in history, the crew of NASA’s Artemis II mission is safe on Earth once again.
- Amazon reveals aviation antenna as LEO inflight connectivity race intensifies SpaceNews · 13 Apr 2026 Amazon has unveiled the antenna its upcoming constellation would use to provide gigabit speeds to commercial aircraft, after gaining ground with major airlines despite Starlink’s LEO broadband dominance.
- Live coverage: Space Station to capture, berth Cygnus XL ’S.S. Steven R. Nagel’ cargo spacecraft Spaceflight Now · 13 Apr 2026 The vehicle launched on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station on Saturday, April 11, at 7:41 a.m. EDT (1141 UTC). Capture by the space station’s Canadarm2 is anticipated on Monday, April 13, at...
- Fueling test suggests imminent debut of China’s reusable Long March 10B rocket SpaceNews · 13 Apr 2026 China has conducted what appears to be a wet dress rehearsal for its Long March 10B, paving the way for a potential launch within weeks.
- Gravitics targets 2027 flight test for ‘orbital carrier’ architecture SpaceNews · 13 Apr 2026 Seattle startup aims to pre-position spacecraft in orbit for rapid deployment
- NASA Night-light Imagery Tracks US Energy Transition, Global Volatility NASA · 13 Apr 2026 New nighttime maps based on NASA satellite imagery are upending assumptions, revealing a world where artificial brightening and dimming have intensified over the past decade. The findings show intense flaring over major...
- First-of-its-kind ship-to-ship call ESA · 13 Apr 2026 The first‑of‑its‑kind ship‑to‑ship call between astronauts on deep‑space and low Earth orbit missions.On 7 April, the Artemis II crew of NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover and Christina Koch, together with CSA (...
- Near real-time payload data delivery with SSC Space Go SpaceNews · 13 Apr 2026 Easy access to space depends as much on ground communications as on launch availability or satellite design. In a quickly growing commercial space market, an increasing number of operational services […]