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- SpaceX Files FCC Complaint Over Ariane 64 Amazon LEO Launch European Spaceflight · 3 Apr 2026 In a complaint filed with the FCC on 1 April, US launch services provider SpaceX accused Amazon and its launch partner, Arianespace, of deploying 32 satellites into a higher orbit than authorised during a February Ariane...
- Barents Sea Tied to Low Arctic Sea Ice NASA · 3 Apr 2026 Patches of open water in the region contributed to low sea ice extent across the Arctic in March 2026, which tied with the lowest maximum observed in the satellite record.
- Artemis II Orion performs TLI Burn — Now headed to the Moon NASASpaceflight · 3 Apr 2026 In a historic milestone more than 50 years in the making, NASA’s Orion spacecraft Integrity…
- NASA’s Artemis II Mission Leaves Earth Orbit for Flight around Moon NASA · 3 Apr 2026 For the first time in more than 50 years, astronauts on a NASA mission are bound to fly around the Moon after successfully completing a key burn of Orion’s main engine. With the approximately six-minute firing of the spa...
- Artemis 2 heads to the moon SpaceNews · 3 Apr 2026 NASA’s Artemis 2 mission is on its way to the moon after a successful maneuver April 2.
- Four astronauts are now inexorably bound for the Moon Ars Technica · 3 Apr 2026 “I don’t think we could be more pleased."
- Four Astronauts Headed to Moon After Successful TLI Burn SpacePolicyOnline.com · 3 Apr 2026 After a day in earth orbit checking out systems on the Orion capsule, the Artemis II crew is headed to the Moon. Earlier today the Mission Management Team gave them
- Swift spacecraft reorientation buys time for reboost mission SpaceNews · 2 Apr 2026 NASA modified operations of an astrophysics spacecraft in a decaying orbit to buy more time for a mission later this year that will attempt to raise its orbit.
- Former Sierra Space CEO Tom Vice to lead Astrion SpaceNews · 2 Apr 2026 Huntsville-based defense contractor focuses on systems engineering and integration, and space mission assurance
- Optical terminals still a bottleneck in Pentagon’s proliferated constellation SpaceNews · 2 Apr 2026 GP Sandhoo: ‘From an optical communications terminal perspective, we’re not there yet on how many we need’
- Pentagon awards Raytheon $45 million for GPS ground system as program future is reassessed SpaceNews · 2 Apr 2026 The ‘unpriced change order’ supports satellite launches while officials reassess long-delayed ground system
- Artemis II Astronauts Launch to Moon NASA · 2 Apr 2026 NASA’s Space Launch System rocket and Orion spacecraft lift off in this April 1, 2026, image. NASA’s Artemis II mission will take NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, and Christina Koch, and CSA (Canadian Space A...
- Artemis 2 crew blasts off on historic moon mission Spaceflight Now · 2 Apr 2026 A three-man one-woman crew blasted off on a voyage to the moon Wednesday, riding atop the world's most powerful operational rocket as it roared away on a trail-blazing flight to help pave the way for upcoming lunar landi...
- Artemis II Rises Space Scout · 2 Apr 2026 Artemis II took to the skies at 6:35 PM EDT on Wednesday afternoon, paying off years of hard work and planning by NASA and its partners.
- How to follow the Smile launch live ESA · 2 Apr 2026 ESA will be broadcasting live as the European-Chinese Smile mission launches at 07:29 BST/08:29 CEST (03:29 local time) on 9 April 2026.
- Moog Technology Successfully Steers Artemis II Launch SpaceNews · 2 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, provided the critical […]
- Artemis II is unlikely to be the cultural touchstone Apollo 8 was, and that's OK Ars Technica · 2 Apr 2026 NASA has struggled to deal with the widespread sentiment that NASA has “been there, done that."
- Carmel Ortiz on the evolving landscape of satellite communications SpaceNews · 2 Apr 2026 In this week’s episode of Space Minds, host Mike Gruss interviews Carmel Ortiz, senior vice president of medium-Earth-orbit constellation programs at SES. They discuss new technology to help satellites communicate […]
- Phantom Space buys thermal specialist to support orbital data center push SpaceNews · 2 Apr 2026 Phantom Space has acquired satellite thermal hardware provider Thermal Management Technologies to bolster development of its planned Phantom Cloud orbital data center constellation.
- Smile: A global answer to a global mystery ESA · 2 Apr 2026 The European Space Agency and the Chinese Academy of Sciences are joining hands to uncover how Earth defends itself against dangerous particles and radiation from the Sun.
- A silicon chip that can do it all ESA · 2 Apr 2026 From the ESA Blogs.
- Five things Juice has revealed about Comet 3I/ATLAS ESA · 2 Apr 2026 ‘Extreme but not exotic,’ – a glimpse at Comet 3I/ATLAS through the eyes of the European Space Agency’s Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer (Juice).
- Five things Juice has revealed about Comet 3I/ATLAS already ESA · 2 Apr 2026 ‘Extreme but not exotic,’ – a glimpse at Comet 3I/ATLAS through the eyes of the European Space Agency’s Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer (Juice).
- Relativity, Hermeus, Astrion and Divergent executives join Fortastra C-suite SpaceNews · 2 Apr 2026 SAN FRANCISCO – Los Angeles startup Fortastra has hired veterans from Relativity Space, Hermeus, Astrion and Divergent Technologies to design and operate maneuverable spacecraft for on-orbit security. Josh Jetter, former...
- Italy Signs Agreement with NASA to Cooperate on Moon Base European Spaceflight · 2 Apr 2026 The Italian government and NASA have signed an agreement to cooperate on the development of a U.S.-led lunar surface base. The move is the latest in a series of bilateral efforts between the two nations, including a June...
- Artemis II: Journey to the Moon begins ESA · 2 Apr 2026 Artemis II launched on 2 April at 00:35 CEST, (18:35 local time on 1 April), sending astronauts around the Moon for the first time in over 50 years. At the heart of the mission is ESA's European Service Module, which pow...
- Réunion Island Lava Reaches the Sea NASA · 2 Apr 2026 The February 2026 eruption at Piton de la Fournaise has lasted longer and produced a larger volume of lava than recent eruptions from this frequently active volcano.
- First Time is the Charm! Four Astronauts Headed to the Moon SpacePolicyOnline.com · 2 Apr 2026 All the hard work to get the Space Launch System rocket and Orion spacecraft ready to send four people around the Moon for the first time in 53 years paid
- Liftoff! NASA Launches Astronauts on Historic Artemis Moon Mission NASA · 1 Apr 2026 Spurred by American ingenuity, astronauts on NASA’s Artemis II mission are in flight, preparing for the first crewed lunar flyby in more than 50 years. NASA’s SLS (Space Launch System) rocket lifted off from Launch Pad 3...
- Artemis 2 launches on first human mission to the moon in more than 50 years SpaceNews · 1 Apr 2026 The first human mission beyond Earth orbit in more than 50 years is underway with an April 1 launch of four astronauts on a flight around the moon.
- Artemis II mission begins ESA · 1 Apr 2026 At 00:35 CEST today (18:35 local time on 1 April), NASA's Space Launch System rocket lifted off from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida, carrying four astronauts aboard the Orion spacecraft on Artemis II. At the heart o...
- SpaceX quietly files for big bang IPO SpaceNews · 1 Apr 2026 SpaceX has taken a key step toward going public after confidentially filing for a potentially record-breaking initial public offering, according to multiple reports citing people familiar with the matter, in what space l...
- Teledyne forms dedicated space unit to capture rising demand SpaceNews · 1 Apr 2026 The aerospace supplier is combining imaging, electronics and component lines under Teledyne Space
- Artemis 2’s (nearly) 10-day flight around the moon SpaceNews · 1 Apr 2026 The Artemis 2 mission will send humans to the vicinity of the moon for the first time in more than 50 years on a mission lasting almost 10 days.
- Today Still Looking Good for Artemis II — No Fooling! SpacePolicyOnline.com · 1 Apr 2026 It may be April Fool’s Day to some, but to NASA it’s launch day to send humans around the Moon for the first time in more than 50 years. As
- Saltzman: Space ‘baked into’ modern combat operations SpaceNews · 1 Apr 2026 Space Force personnel supporting operations under U.S. Central Command are positioned in the Middle East, at headquarters in Tampa, Florida, and at Shaw Air Force Base in South Carolina
- Aspect Aerospace secures early funding to advance swarm-deployable VLEO satellites SpaceNews · 1 Apr 2026 Aspect Aerospace, a University of South Alabama spin-off, has raised $2.4 million to develop circuit-board-sized spacecraft that could be deployed from space into very low Earth orbit in swarms to monitor the space envir...
- Creating near-term lunar settlements: lessons from space history SpaceNews · 1 Apr 2026 March 16, 2026, was the 100th anniversary of Robert Goddard’s first flight of a liquid fueled rocket. It reached an altitude of 41 feet. 31 years later, in 1957, Sputnik began a lonely beep as the first satellite in orbi...
- Artemis 2 fueling underway SpaceNews · 1 Apr 2026 Fueling of the SLS is underway for an April 1 launch attempt of Artemis 2, the first mission to send humans toward the moon in more than 50 years.
- From the Midwest to the Moon SpaceNews · 1 Apr 2026 Why space companies are betting on Ohio