Space Industry News: Headlines from Across the Industry

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Wave of Dust Rolls Through Texas NASA · 18 Mar 2026 An advancing cold front kicked up a sharp line of sand and other small particles that swept over the high plains.
Space Force overhauls buying structure with new mission portfolios SpaceNews · 17 Mar 2026 New structure gives ‘Portfolio Acquisition Executives’ authority over funding, requirements and integration across major space missions
Telesat pivots Lightspeed toward defense as delays push global service to 2028 SpaceNews · 17 Mar 2026 Telesat plans to carve out 25% of its Lightspeed broadband constellation for military Ka-band as the program’s latest delay pushes global service into early 2028, creating more room to align the design with shifting geop...
NASA’s X-59 Prepares for Second Flight NASA · 17 Mar 2026 NASA’s X-59 experimental aircraft is preparing for its second flight, a step that will set the pace for more flight testing in 2026. Over the coming months, NASA will take the quiet supersonic jet faster and higher, whil...
Office of Space Commerce weighing options for TraCSS user fees SpaceNews · 17 Mar 2026 The Trump administration has not yet decided whether to charge for space safety data despite a change in space policy enabling the government to do so.
Dim Delights in Cancer NASA · 17 Mar 2026 Cancer the Crab is a dim constellation, yet it contains one of the most beautiful and easy-to-spot star clusters in our sky: the Beehive Cluster. Cancer also possesses one of the most studied exoplanets: the superhot sup...
Space boom strains supply chain, industry report warns SpaceNews · 17 Mar 2026 The industry’s supply network, built for smaller volumes and slower production cycles, is struggling to keep pace.
Golden Dome cost estimate rises to $185 billion as Pentagon expands space layer SpaceNews · 17 Mar 2026 Guetlein: ‘We were asked to procure some additional space capabilities’
ISPTech Raises €5.5M Seed Round to Redefine How Spacecraft Manoeuvre in Orbit SpaceNews · 17 Mar 2026 Stuttgart, Germany – Marc. 17, 2026 – ISPTech, a German space technology company developing propulsion systems for agile in-orbit maneuvering, announced it has raised €5.5 million in seed funding to […]
A large meteor is visible from much of Ohio and parts of neighboring states Ars Technica · 17 Mar 2026 Meteor's fiery passage through the atmosphere was captured by a space-based lightning mapper.
Solving Asteroid Bennu’s Mysteries NASA · 17 Mar 2026 These X-ray computed tomography (XCT) scans released on March 17, 2026, give us a glimpse inside asteroid Bennu. They show the most common types of crack networks observed in Bennu samples; these networks solved a myster...
Sirius Space Services Acquires AMM-42 as It Prepares for Inaugural Flight European Spaceflight · 17 Mar 2026 French launch startup Sirius Space Services has acquired the high-precision metal-component manufacturer AMM-42. The acquisition is part of the company’s vertical integration efforts to bring key manufacturing capabiliti...
Asteroid Bennu’s Rugged Surface Baffled NASA, We Finally Know Why NASA · 17 Mar 2026 In one of the biggest surprises of NASA’s OSIRIS-REx mission, its target asteroid, Bennu, turned out to be a jagged, rugged world covered in large boulders, with few of the smooth patches of sandy or pebbly material scie...
Hail Yeah! NASA Researchers Use Volunteer Observations for Hail Estimates NASA · 17 Mar 2026 The bigger the hailstone, the more damage it can cause. But scientists find that predicting hailstone size can be challenging. How quickly does hail melt as it falls?
Hera on course for asteroid rendezvous ESA · 17 Mar 2026 A successful deep-space manoeuvre has put ESA’s Hera spacecraft on course for its rendezvous with the Didymos binary asteroid system later this year.
Canadian military invests in sovereign launch SpaceNews · 17 Mar 2026 The Canadian military announced March 16 a major investment in both launch facilities and companies in a bid to create a sovereign space access capability.
An astronaut’s tiny stand-in: tissue chips in space health SpaceNews · 17 Mar 2026 Before you ever set foot on a spacecraft bound for deep space, tiny replicas of your organs might make the journey first. Suspended in microgravity aboard a research mission, this organ-on-a-chip, or tissue chip, enginee...
Innospace completes investigation into Hanbit-Nano launch failure SpaceNews · 17 Mar 2026 South Korean startup Innospace says its inaugural launch failed in December when exhaust leaked from a combustion chamber and caused the rocket to break up.
A Bit of Gray on an Emerald Isle NASA · 17 Mar 2026 Ireland is best known for its many greens, but the striking grays of the island’s Burren region also stand out in satellite images.
Kshatriya Hints NASA May Reconsider South Pole for Initial Artemis Landings SpacePolicyOnline.com · 17 Mar 2026 NASA Associate Administrator Amit Kshatriya said today that to be as agile as possible, the agency is opening up the specifications for early Artemis landings while keeping their sights on
Launch Preview: Falcon 9, Spectrum, Electron to launch during busy week of launches NASASpaceflight · 16 Mar 2026 Another busy launch manifest is scheduled for this week, with nine launches expected from various…
Live coverage: SpaceX to launch a Falcon 9 rocket on St. Patrick’s Day morning Spaceflight Now · 16 Mar 2026 The Starlink 10-46 mission will add another 29 Starlink V2 Mini satellites to the low Earth orbit constellation. Liftoff from pad 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station is scheduled during a window that opens at 6:26 a...
Nvidia unveils AI computing module for space-based data centers SpaceNews · 16 Mar 2026 Chipmaker says new system is designed for satellites and other power-constrained missions
Live coverage: SpaceX to launch 25 Starlink satellites on Falcon 9 rocket from California Spaceflight Now · 16 Mar 2026 Liftoff of the Starlink 17-24 mission is scheduled for 8:39:30 p.m. PDT (11:39:30 p.m. EDT / 0339:30 UTC).
Kayrros sale signals rising demand for satellite intelligence amid Hormuz crisis SpaceNews · 16 Mar 2026 Tensions around the Strait of Hormuz have pushed interest in commercial geospatial intelligence services to unprecedented levels, an executive at Kayrros said after the satellite analytics provider agreed to be acquired...
NASA Invites Media to Learn About Upcoming X-59 Test Flights NASA · 16 Mar 2026 NASA will hold a media teleconference at 5:30 p.m. EDT on Thursday, March 19 to highlight plans for its X-59 quiet supersonic aircraft’s upcoming flight tests. The teleconference is set to take place after the X-59 is sc...
SPARCS CubeSat ‘First Light’ Images NASA · 16 Mar 2026 Description This pair of images shows stars observed by the SPARCS (Star-Planet Activity Research CubeSat) space telescope simultaneously in the near-ultraviolet, left, and far-ultraviolet, right. These observations were...
To Protect Artemis II Astronauts, NASA Experts Keep Eyes on Sun NASA · 16 Mar 2026 As four astronauts travel around the Moon on NASA’s Artemis II mission, they will venture beyond Earth’s protective magnetic field. The crew’s spacecraft, Orion, will carry and protect them as they journey into deep spac...
Melagen Labs and Satlyt Announce Joint ISS Mission to Demonstrate Radiation-Resilient In-Orbit Computing and Next-Gen Shielding SpaceNews · 16 Mar 2026 NEW YORK, March 2026 — Melagen Labs and Satlyt today announced a joint technology demonstration aboard the International Space Station (ISS) through the AEGIS MISSE platform. The mission will generate […]
Many Questions, Few Answers as Artemis II Targets April Space Scout · 16 Mar 2026 NASA is on track to launch Artemis II as soon as April 1st, with daily launch opportunities through April 6th. After major changes to the Artemis program, answers have been slow to materialize.
Kepler Communications: Call for Live-Stream Payload Concepts SpaceNews · 16 Mar 2026 Kepler is issuing a call for payloads seeking persistent, real-time data streaming in Low Earth Orbit. Integration starts soon for the limited number of hosted payload slots remaining available across […]
European Defence Agency Awards Contract for First VLEO Military Satellite Concept European Spaceflight · 16 Mar 2026 The European Defence Agency (EDA) has awarded a €15.65 million research contract to a consortium led by Spanish aerospace engineering company Sener to design a military satellite specifically optimised for very low Earth...
Celebrating 100 Years Since Goddard’s Breakthrough Moment in Modern Rocketry NASA · 16 Mar 2026 From the voyages of spacecraft to the Moon and beyond, to the launches of satellites that help us navigate, communicate, and understand our planet and the universe, the use of liquid-fueled rockets has been key to humani...
A Combination of Techniques Leads to Improved Friction Stir Welding NASA · 16 Mar 2026 Download PDF: A Combination of Techniques Leads to Improved Friction Stir Welding The NESC developed several innovative tools and techniques during an assessment to find the root cause of poor tensile strength and low to...
NESC Develops Method for Estimating Risk When Reducing NDE NASA · 16 Mar 2026 Download PDF: NESC Develops Method for Estimating Risk When Reducing NDE Performing nondestructive evaluation (NDE) can have both cost and schedule impacts, leading some to question whether descoping (i.e., reducing or e...
Investing in student programs is essential for America’s lead in space SpaceNews · 16 Mar 2026 The University of Illinois’ Space Entanglement and Annealing Quantum Experiment (SEAQUE) is a compelling success story in the global race to develop quantum communication networks in space. The experiment’s success was e...
A stellar year for talent: more than 400 job opportunities in 2026 ESA · 16 Mar 2026 With more than 400 positions to be published in 2026, the European Space Agency is launching a recruitment drive to support ESA’s programmes, missions and strategic initiatives following the 2025 Ministerial Council in B...
New Moog Innovations for the Satellite Market on Full Display at SATELLITE 2026 Conference SpaceNews · 16 Mar 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 will highlight its […]
A century after the first rocket launch, Ars staffers pick their favorites Ars Technica · 16 Mar 2026 "I realized that if something went wrong up there, things might go very badly down here."
China launches new highly retrograde Yaogan satellite, KZ-11 rideshare deploys 8 satellites SpaceNews · 16 Mar 2026 China conducted a pair of launches Sunday, sending a second Yaogan-50 satellite into a highly retrograde orbit and completing a Kuaizhou-11 solid rocket rideshare mission.

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