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- A cosmic ray simulator for extreme science on Earth ESA · 13 Mar 2026 From the ESA Blogs.
- A cosmic rays simulator for extreme science on Earth ESA · 13 Mar 2026 From the ESA Blogs.
- Earth from Space: Maritime highways in the Øresund Strait ESA · 13 Mar 2026 From the ESA Blogs.
- NASA working toward April 1 launch of Artemis 2 SpaceNews · 13 Mar 2026 NASA is pushing ahead with an Artemis 2 launch as soon as April 1 after completing repairs to a helium line that required rolling the rocket back from the pad.
- Eruption at Mayon NASA · 13 Mar 2026 Activity at the volcano in the Philippines sent lava and pyroclastic flows down the volcano’s flanks and prompted evacuations in nearby communities.
- Live coverage: SpaceX to launch 25 Starlink satellites on Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg Space Force Base Spaceflight Now · 13 Mar 2026 The Starlink 17-31 mission is SpaceX’s 26th mission supporting its broadband internet satellite constellation so far in 2026. Liftoff from pad 4 East at Vandenberg Space Force Base is scheduled for 7:33:50 a.m. PDT (10:3...
- Live coverage: SpaceX to launch Friday morning Starlink mission from Cape Canaveral Spaceflight Now · 13 Mar 2026 The Starlink 10-48 mission will add another 29 broadband internet satellites to the company’s constellation in low Earth orbit. Liftoff from pad 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station is scheduled for 8:10 a.m. EDT (12...
- NASA Now Targeting April 1 for Artemis II’s Launch Around The Moon SpacePolicyOnline.com · 12 Mar 2026 NASA announced today they are targeting April 1 at 6:24 pm Eastern Daylight Time for sending the Artemis II crew around the Moon. In preparation, their Space Launch System rocket
- China’s Tianwen-3 Mars sample return mission moves into spacecraft construction phase SpaceNews · 12 Mar 2026 China’s Tianwen-3 Mars sample return mission is entering flight hardware development, targeting a late 2028 launch to seek out biosignatures on the Red Planet.
- About Low Boom Flight Demonstrator (LBFD) Project NASA · 12 Mar 2026 The Low Boom Flight Demonstrator project (LBFD) is part of NASA’s effort to help enable new aircraft noise standards that are required to open the market to commercial supersonic flight over land. The federal government...
- NASA to Cover Upcoming US Spacewalks 94, 95 Outside Space Station NASA · 12 Mar 2026 NASA astronauts will conduct a pair of spacewalks beginning Wednesday, March 18, outside of the International Space Station to prepare for the installation of two roll-out solar arrays. Experts from NASA will preview the...
- About Integrated Aviation Systems Program (IASP) NASA · 12 Mar 2026 The Integrated Aviation Systems Program (IASP) conducts research and integrated, systems-level demonstrations in a flight environment to prove, mature and transition them into future aircraft and systems. The program aim...
- Voyager opens defense and space tech hub in Long Beach SpaceNews · 12 Mar 2026 New facility to support electronics and software development for missile defense and space programs
- Tiny NASA Spacecraft Delivers Exoplanet Mission’s First Images NASA · 12 Mar 2026 With the first images from the spacecraft now in hand, the team behind NASA’s Star-Planet Activity Research CubeSat, or SPARCS, is ready to begin charting the energetic lives of the galaxy’s most common stars to help ans...
- Another Earth raises $4 million to boost AI training with synthetic satellite data SpaceNews · 12 Mar 2026 A Vienna-based startup has raised $4 million to scale a software platform that generates synthetic satellite data for training AI models to detect environmental and operational risks.
- Firefly Sends off Alpha Block I with FLTA007 Space Scout · 12 Mar 2026 Firefly Aerospace completed a successful return to flight on Wednesday, March 11, bringing their Alpha rocket back online after a mishap in April of last year.
- Webb Spots Details in Nearby Spiral Galaxy NASA · 12 Mar 2026 Stars peek through the dusty, winding arms of NGC 5134, a spiral galaxy located 65 million light-years away, in this Feb. 20, 2026, image from NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope. Webb’s Mid-Infrared Instrument collects th...
- Help Galaxy Zoo: Tidal Tales Open Cosmic Storybook NASA · 12 Mar 2026 Galaxies carry the imprints of past encounters. When they pass near one another or collide, gravity pulls their stars into long tails, thin streams, and faint shells – features that preserve the history of these dramatic...
- The new wave of industry coming for the LEO frontier SpaceNews · 12 Mar 2026 In this episode of the SpaceNews Space Minds podcast, host David Ariosto talks with Jonathan Cirtain, CEO and President of Axiom Space. They discuss the challenges — and wonders — […]
- Efficient Large Displacement/Large Rotation Dynamic Simulations Using Nonlinear Dynamic Substructures NASA · 12 Mar 2026 Download PDF: Efficient Large Displacement/Large Rotation Dynamic Simulations Using Nonlinear Dynamic Substructures Utilizing reduced-order dynamic math models (DMM) in linear system-level dynamic analyses is a well-know...
- CELESTE pre-launch media briefing ESA · 12 Mar 2026 Watch the replay of the CELESTE pre-launch media briefing. The briefing covered the mission details of the ahead of the inaugural launch of ESA’s Celeste LEO-PNT in-orbit demonstration constellation. The first two satell...
- Astranis taps retired Gen. John Hyten to lead advisory board SpaceNews · 12 Mar 2026 Hyten has called for greater use of commercial technology and faster acquisition cycles
- York Space acquires satellite propulsion manufacturer Orbion Space SpaceNews · 12 Mar 2026 The Denver-based satellite manufacturer says the acquisition supports its strategy of building an ‘integrated space ecosystem’
- Mantis Space emerges from stealth with $10 million for solar-power constellation SpaceNews · 12 Mar 2026 SAN FRANCISCO – Mantis Space, a New Mexico startup planning a constellation to supply solar power to spacecraft, emerged from stealth March 12 with $10 million in seed funding. “We are building a constellation of satelli...
- Former NASA astronaut Jeanette Epps visits ESTEC ESA · 12 Mar 2026 From the ESA Blogs.
- Thales Alenia Space Selects US Provider to Develop Lunar Habitat Wheels European Spaceflight · 12 Mar 2026 Thales Alenia Space has awarded a contract to US-based Astrobotic to develop the wheels for the Multi-Purpose Habitation module, a mobile lunar habitat under development for the Italian Space Agency (ASI). In 2020, ASI a...
- Firefly Alpha returns to flight SpaceNews · 12 Mar 2026 Firefly Aerospace’s Alpha rocket successfully returned to flight March 11, launching a technology demonstration mission more than 10 months after the rocket’s previous launch failed.
- Dust Outbreak Reaches Europe NASA · 12 Mar 2026 Clouds of dust lofted from the Sahara Desert brought hazy skies and muddy rain to Western Europe.
- The Post-Capacity Era of Satellite Connectivity SpaceNews · 12 Mar 2026 Paris, February 2026 — Novaspace’s Capacity Pricing Trends, 8th Edition finds the satellite connectivity market has entered a Post‑Capacity Era, where bandwidth is no longer the basis of differentiation. Starlink’s verti...
- Enpulsion raises $26 million SpaceNews · 12 Mar 2026 Enpulsion, an Austrian company that produces satellite electric propulsion systems, has raised its first significant outside funding to increase production and potentially acquire other companies.
- Report criticizes delays in Artemis lunar lander development SpaceNews · 11 Mar 2026 NASA’s approach to managing the development of crewed lunar landers for Artemis has successfully controlled costs but not schedule, raising questions about NASA’s desire to accelerate those efforts.
- New crew arrivals and science highlight February aboard the ISS NASASpaceflight · 11 Mar 2026 Following the early departure of Crew-11 in mid-January due to a medical concern, the International…
- FCC chair blasts Amazon after it criticizes SpaceX megaconstellation Ars Technica · 11 Mar 2026 Will it really take "centuries" for SpaceX to deploy its megaconstellation?
- 2026 William T. Pecora Award Nominations Now Being Accepted NASA · 11 Mar 2026 The William T. Pecora Award is presented annually to individuals or teams using satellite or aerial remote sensing that make outstanding contributions toward understanding the Earth (land, oceans, and air), educating the...
- Missile strike hits SES teleport in Israel SpaceNews · 11 Mar 2026 Satellite operator SES said a missile “targeted and struck” its teleport facility in Israel March 9 as tensions spill across the region amid ongoing Israeli and U.S. military operations against Iran.
- About University Innovation Project (UI) NASA · 11 Mar 2026 NASA’s University Innovation (UI) project funds university-led innovation to address the agency’s Aeronautics Research Mission Directorate’s system-level challenges via independent, NASA-alternate-path, multi-disciplinar...
- Telescopes Team Up for New View of Cat’s Eye Nebula NASA · 11 Mar 2026 This March 3, 2026, image combines views from ESA’s (European Space Agency) Euclid and NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope to feature one of the most visually intricate remnants of a dying star: the Cat’s Eye Nebula, also know...
- ESA rolls out new costing software for its suppliers ESA · 11 Mar 2026 The European Space Agency (ESA) will release new software called ECOS version 6 on 30 March 2026 when all companies doing business with ESA will be required to use this version for use in their financial proposals for ES...
- The perils of political impatience in the Artemis program SpaceNews · 11 Mar 2026 Recent engineering setbacks, specifically regarding helium system issues associated with the improper flow of helium into the Space Launch System (SLS) rocket’s upper stage, and persistent hydrogen leaks, have forced NAS...
- Space Force officially terminates AeroVironment contract for satellite control antennas SpaceNews · 11 Mar 2026 The company says it will rework its BADGER antenna design and compete for the follow-on effort