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- Citra Space raises $15 million Series A to expand platform for identifying objects in orbit SpaceNews · 13 Apr 2026 Washington Harbour Partners leads round, with participation from other investment firms
- Orbit is filling up fast. Now comes the awkward bit: pre-empting and handling a crisis. SpaceNews · 13 Apr 2026 Earth’s orbit is “on track for a catastrophe.” That was the rather alarming prediction of the authors of a recent piece published in The Conversation. As the argument goes, orbit is filling up fast, and both nation-state...
- Atomic-6 unveils online marketplace for orbital data centers SpaceNews · 13 Apr 2026 ODC.space aims to streamline procurement of satellites for on-orbit computing
- Hubble Spies an Active Spiral NASA · 13 Apr 2026 A luminous swirl set against the deep black of space, the barred spiral galaxy IC 486 glows with a soft, ethereal light in this new NASA Hubble Space Telescope image. IC 486 lies right on the edge of the constellation Ge...
- Artemis II: around the Moon in 10 days ESA · 13 Apr 2026 Artemis II completed a 10-day journey around the Moon, carrying humanity farther into space than it has gone in over 50 years.
- Key Senate appropriator rejects proposed NASA budget cuts SpaceNews · 13 Apr 2026 The chairman of the Senate appropriations subcommittee that funds NASA says he opposes proposed cuts to part of NASA’s budget and will seek to fund the agency at 2026 levels.
- Q&A: Building a broadband constellation for a contested space era SpaceNews · 13 Apr 2026 As a wave of plans for low Earth orbit (LEO) broadband constellations enters the market, a 63-year-old former NASA Branch Chief and Google executive is betting on narrow beams, higher […]
- ESA Publishes New Details on Crew Launch Abort Demonstrator European Spaceflight · 13 Apr 2026 The European Space Agency has opened its call for proposals to develop a crew launch abort demonstrator, a project first announced on 28 November 2025. With the call now open, the agency has published additional informat...
- Sophia and Kepler to marry orbital compute with optical links SpaceNews · 13 Apr 2026 COLORADO SPRINGS – Sophia Space will begin deploying edge compute nodes on Kepler Communications satellites in late 2026, under a strategic pact announced April 13. Through the partnership, Sophia Space will demonstrate...
- What’s Happening in Space Policy April 12-18, 2026 SpacePolicyOnline.com · 12 Apr 2026 Here is SpacePolicyOnline.com’s list of space policy events for the week of April 12-18, 2026 and any insight we can offer about them. The House and Senate are in session
- Ship 39 and Booster 19 Roll out for Static Fire Testing NASASpaceflight · 12 Apr 2026 Following the successful return of Orion, attention for the Artemis program has now shifted to…
- Rocket Lab wins contract for three more iQPS launches SpaceNews · 12 Apr 2026 Rocket Lab has won a contract from Japanese radar satellite company iQPS for three additional Electron launches.
- Artemis II Crew Joyously Back Home in Houston SpacePolicyOnline.com · 12 Apr 2026 The four astronauts who flew around the Moon and splashed down in the Pacific Ocean yesterday are now back in Houston. The USS John P. Murtha recovery ship returned to
- Falcon 9 launches Cygnus cargo spacecraft to the ISS SpaceNews · 11 Apr 2026 A Falcon 9 launched a Cygnus cargo spacecraft April 11 as Northrop Grumman continues its dependence on a competitor to fly resupply missions to the International Space Station.
- La NASA da la bienvenida a la Tierra a los exploradores lunares de Artemis II, quienes batieron récords NASA · 11 Apr 2026 Los primeros astronautas en viajar a la Luna en más de medio siglo han regresado a la Tierra tras una misión que ha establecido nuevos récords a bordo del vuelo de prueba Artemis II de la NASA. Los astronautas de la NASA...
- NASA Science, Cargo Launch Aboard Northrop Grumman CRS-24 NASA · 11 Apr 2026 NASA is sending more science, technology demonstrations, and crew supplies to the International Space Station following the successful launch of the agency’s Northrop Grumman Commercial Resupply Services 24 mission, or N...
- Falcon 9 launches CRS NG-24 cargo ship to ISS NASASpaceflight · 11 Apr 2026 Weeks after Northrop Grumman’s Cygnus S.S. William McCool ended its CRS NG-23 mission with a…
- Artemis II Splashes Down NASA · 11 Apr 2026 This image from April 10, 2026, captures NASA’s Orion spacecraft, with its parachutes deployed, seconds before splashdown in the Pacific Ocean. The Artemis II crew accomplished many milestones on their nearly 10-day miss...
- NASA Cheers First Successful Moon Mission Since 1972 SpacePolicyOnline.com · 11 Apr 2026 NASA is cheering the return of the Artemis II crew tonight after a 9-day mission around the Moon. Administrator Jared Isaacman aboard the recovery ship USS John P. Murtha declared
- The Artemis II mission has ended. Where does NASA go from here? Ars Technica · 11 Apr 2026 "The work ahead is greater than the work behind us."
- NASA Welcomes Record-Setting Artemis II Moonfarers Back to Earth NASA · 11 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, Victor Glover, and Christina Koc...
- Moog Technology Keeps Artemis II Astronauts Safe During Historic Lunar Mission SpaceNews · 11 Apr 2026 East Aurora, NY – Moog Inc. (NYSE: MOG.A and MOG.B), a worldwide designer, manufacturer, and systems integrator of high-performance precision motion and fluid controls and control systems, highlights the critical […]
- They’re Home! Artemis II is Back on Earth SpacePolicyOnline.com · 11 Apr 2026 The Artemis II crew is back on Earth after the first trip around the Moon since 1972. NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover and Christina Koch and Canadian Space Agency
- Orion splashes down to successfully end Artemis 2 mission SpaceNews · 11 Apr 2026 The first human mission beyond Earth orbit in more than 50 years successfully concluded with a splashdown in the Pacific Ocean April 10.
- NASA confident Artemis 2 heat shield will protect crew during re-entry Spaceflight Now · 10 Apr 2026 When the Artemis 2 Orion crew capsule returns to Earth after flying around the moon, it will hit the discernible atmosphere some 75 miles above the Pacific Ocean at a blistering 24,000 mph, fast enough to fly from New Yo...
- HawkEye 360 files to go public SpaceNews · 10 Apr 2026 Based in Herndon, Virginia, the company specializes in space-based radio-frequency signals intelligence for government agencies
- Spacety raises $190 million to scale satellite manufacturing, plans IPO SpaceNews · 10 Apr 2026 Chinese satellite maker Spacety has completed multiple rounds of equity financing worth $190 million to scale its vertically integrated satellite manufacturing and data services model.
- New Perspective of Home NASA · 10 Apr 2026 Seen during Artemis II’s lunar flyby on April 6, 2026, the Moon and Earth align in the same frame, each partially illuminated by the Sun. The Moon’s surface appears in sharp detail in the foreground, while Earth sits muc...
- Artemis II set for return to Earth after historic 10-day mission around the Moon NASASpaceflight · 10 Apr 2026 After 10 days, over 800,000 km traveled, and a historic flyby of the Moon, Artemis…
- GSOA and Novaspace Launch the Space Industry Forum (SIF) 2026 in Singapore SpaceNews · 10 Apr 2026 Paris, April 2026 – GSOA and Novaspace announce the inaugural edition of the Space Industry Forum (SIF), a new flagship event co-organized by both organizations, taking place on May 19, 2026, at The Fullerton Hotel in Si...
- Here's what to expect from the fiery, 14-minute return of Artemis II Ars Technica · 10 Apr 2026 "Let’s not beat around the bush—we have to hit that angle correctly."
- Week in images: 06-10 April 2026 ESA · 10 Apr 2026 Week in images: 06-10 April 2026
- Commerce Department budget proposal revives concerns about TraCSS SpaceNews · 10 Apr 2026 A budget proposal for the Department of Commerce raises new doubts about the future of a civil space traffic management system under development there.
- China’s Chang’e-7 arrives at spaceport for lunar south pole exploration mission SpaceNews · 10 Apr 2026 China’s multi-element Chang’e-7 lunar spacecraft has arrived at Wenchang spaceport for launch preparations ahead of a planned liftoff in the second half of 2026.
- NASA prepares for Artemis 2 return SpaceNews · 10 Apr 2026 The Artemis 2 mission is set for a final, fiery test when the spacecraft reenters April 10 ahead of a splashdown off the California coast.
- Rocket Report: Price parity between Ariane 6 and Falcon 9? Isar stands down. Ars Technica · 10 Apr 2026 “As space becomes increasingly strategic, access is no longer a luxury."
- Register for ESA’s Industry Space Days 2026 ESA · 10 Apr 2026 Registration is open for Industry Space Days 2026 at the European Space Agency’s (ESA) technical centre in Noordwijk, The Netherlands, on 16–17 September.
- Earth from Space: Lava flow on Réunion Island ESA · 10 Apr 2026 From the ESA Blogs.
- ESA’s Celeste broadcasts first navigation signal from low Earth orbit ESA · 10 Apr 2026 The European Space Agency has achieved a European first with Celeste, successfully transmitting a navigation signal from low Earth orbit, following the launch of the mission’s first satellites on March 28.
- Artemis II closing in on Earth return NASASpaceflight · 10 Apr 2026 After a groundbreaking 10-day mission that carried humans farther from Earth than ever before, the…