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- NASA disqualifies X-ray telescope from Probe mission competition SpaceNews · 11 Mar 2026 NASA has disqualified one of the two proposals for a large astrophysics mission, a decision the project’s leader blames on upheaval within the agency last year.
- Telesat expands Canadian landing station footprint for Lightspeed SpaceNews · 11 Mar 2026 Telesat has gained access to more land across Canada to set up landing stations ahead of plans to deploy pathfinders for its Lightspeed broadband constellation in December.
- Large Series C signals scale-up of China’s laser satellite communications sector SpaceNews · 11 Mar 2026 Shanghai-based laser communications startup BlueStar Optical Domain has raised funding in the region of $70 million, highlighting growing demand from China’s emerging satellite internet constellations.
- The tiny lens antenna with big potential ESA · 11 Mar 2026 Every day, we rely on satellite navigation – so much so that it has become a target for disruption. As our dependence on the technology grows, so do the risks associated with its interruption. Some antennas offer protect...
- Cyprus First to Use EU GOVSATCOM Secure Communications Service European Spaceflight · 11 Mar 2026 The European Union’s space agency, EUSPA, announced on 10 March that Cyprus has become the first country to use its GOVSATCOM secure communications service for “safety and security purposes along the south-eastern border...
- Curiosity Blog, Sols 4825-4831: Exploring the Borderlands NASA · 11 Mar 2026 Written by William Farrand, Senior Research Scientist, Space Science Institute Earth planning date: Friday, March 6, 2026 Curiosity is in the last stage of its exploration of the spiderweb-like boxwork unit. This stage c...
- Anduril to acquire space-tracking firm ExoAnalytic Solutions SpaceNews · 11 Mar 2026 Deal adds ground-based telescope network and space surveillance data to defense tech company’s expanding space business
- A Most Unusual Lake NASA · 11 Mar 2026 Lake Unter-See in Antarctica, sealed beneath thick ice, contains unusually high levels of dissolved oxygen and cone-shaped microbial reefs resembling some of Earth’s oldest fossils.
- NASA IG Applauds NASA Contracting for Artemis HLS, Raises Concerns About Crew Safety SpacePolicyOnline.com · 11 Mar 2026 NASA’s Office of Inspector General’s new report on development of Human Landing Systems for the Artemis program gives NASA credit for its contractual approach, but raises concerns about critical elements
- About Subsonic Vehicle Technologies and Tools Project NASA · 11 Mar 2026 Project Overview NASA’s Subsonic Vehicle Technologies and Tools (SVTT) project develops technologies and tools for various types of aircraft that fly in different speed regimes, including next-generation vertical take-of...
- NASA inspector general assesses agency’s management of moon lander risk Spaceflight Now · 10 Mar 2026 NASA's Office of Inspector General said that while NASA is working to "mitigate and prevent hazards" associated with lunar landers being built by SpaceX and Blue Origin, "there are currently gaps in the agency's approach...
- Starlab Space fully books commercial payload space on planned space station SpaceNews · 10 Mar 2026 The Starlab commercial space station has fully booked its commercial payload space as the joint venture developing it awaits the next phase of a NASA program.
- Viasat wins $14 million contract to provide in-flight satcom for Navy executive aircraft SpaceNews · 10 Mar 2026 The two-year deal covers satellite communications for Navy C-37 executive jets used to transport senior leaders
- Launch Preview: Falcon 9 to dominate another busy week of missions NASASpaceflight · 10 Mar 2026 Eight launches are scheduled worldwide this week, with Falcon 9 again dominating the launch schedule.…
- Suspended NOAA satellite chief warns of threats to federal science programs SpaceNews · 10 Mar 2026 The head of NOAA’s satellite division, on administrative leave for more than half a year, warned that workforce reductions and cuts to science programs have “lobotomized” the federal government.
- Insights into Spallation Mechanisms of Thermal Protection System Materials from Mass Spectrometry and HyMETS Testing NASA · 10 Mar 2026 An effort was undertaken to investigate the mechanisms responsible for internal pressure build up within thermal protection system (TPS) materials subjected to high-enthalpy environments. Understanding how gases evolve,...
- March 2026 Satellite Puzzler NASA · 10 Mar 2026 Your challenge is to tell us the location of the satellite image and why it is interesting.
- Computational Modeling of Failure at the Fabric Weave Level in Reentry Parachute Energy Modulators NASA · 10 Mar 2026 Download PDF: Computational Modeling of Failure at the Fabric Weave Level in Reentry Parachute Energy Modulators Energy modulators (EM) are textile mechanical devices designed to dissipate snatch loads that occur when pa...
- Ice to Fuel: NASA Tests Technology for Refueling Landers NASA · 10 Mar 2026 The farther the destination, the more fuel a rocket needs. The more fuel the rocket carries, the heavier the spacecraft. The heavier the spacecraft, the more fuel it requires to launch. Experts at NASA’s Glenn Research C...
- NASA and SpaceX disagree about manual controls for lunar lander Ars Technica · 10 Mar 2026 "NASA’s tracking of SpaceX’s manual control risk indicates a worsening trend."
- Expanding the Human Factors Toolbox: An Approach to Balancing Crew and Mission Design Parameters NASA · 10 Mar 2026 This article is from the 2025 Technical Update. The human factors TDT looks for and creates opportunities to influence design to leverage human strengths and to protect people and missions. The human factors team has exp...
- Precision in Orbit: Heraeus Catalysts Safeguard Satellite Control SpaceNews · 10 Mar 2026 When a satellite travels through orbit at up to 17,500 mph, a fraction of a second can determine whether a course correction is successful, as even minor trajectory deviations can […]
- Webinar 3/25: NASA CSDA Vendor Focus – Satellogic NASA · 10 Mar 2026 Join us March 25 at 2:00 p.m. EDT to learn more about the data offered by CSDA program vendor Satellogic.
- COPV Damage Tolerance Life Demonstration Guidelines NASA · 10 Mar 2026 The NESC has invested significant time and resources to better understand composite overwrapped pressure vessels (COPV) performance and more importantly, how these complex, high-pressure storage systems can fail. These v...
- A Technical Resource for the Agency NASA · 10 Mar 2026 The NESC’s Thermal Control & Protection Technical Discipline Team (TDT) is a resource providing subject matter expertise in active and passive thermal control as well as ascent and entry thermal protection across the spe...
- Celebrating NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter’s 20th Anniversary: Crater Near Sirenum Fossae NASA · 10 Mar 2026 NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) captures a detailed view of a relatively fresh crater in this image released on June 3, 2015. The crater has a sharp rim and well-preserved ejecta. The steep inner slopes are carv...
- Impulse Space expands Colorado presence SpaceNews · 10 Mar 2026 Space mobility company Impulse Space has opened a Colorado facility to support development of its spacecraft.
- NASA Discovers Crash of Extreme Stars in Unexpected Site NASA · 10 Mar 2026 A fleet of NASA missions has likely uncovered a collision between two ultradense stars in a tiny galaxy buried in a huge stream of gas. Astronomers have never seen this type of explosive event in an environment like this...
- Developing Robust Electronics That Can Withstand Harsh Conditions on Cold Planetary Bodies NASA · 10 Mar 2026 A NASA-sponsored team has developed electronics that can operate reliably in the harsh radiation and temperature conditions found on distant planetary bodies like Europa, an ocean world orbiting Jupiter. Not only could t...
- Starliner and Artemis: commercial label vs. commercial discipline SpaceNews · 10 Mar 2026 NASA’s Commercial Crew Program was supposed to be the template: services-based procurement, private ownership of hardware and competition between providers. Yet NASA has now formally designated Boeing’s 2024 Starliner cr...
- Lux Aeterna raises $10 million ahead of 2027 reusable satellite demo SpaceNews · 10 Mar 2026 Denver-based Lux Aeterna has secured $10 million in seed funding to develop a reusable satellite designed to survive atmospheric reentry and fly again with new payloads, starting with a demonstration flight slated for ea...
- NASA Invites Media to 63rd Annual Goddard Space Science Symposium NASA · 10 Mar 2026 Media are invited to attend the 63rd annual Goddard Space Science Symposium, taking place Thursday, March 12, and Friday, March 13, at the National Housing Center in Washington. The event also will be streamed online. Or...
- Landspace tests 220-ton methane engine for future heavy-lift launchers SpaceNews · 10 Mar 2026 Chinese launch startup Landspace says it has completed a long-duration full-system hot-fire test of its new 220-ton-class methane rocket engine for new-generation launchers.
- ESA Calls on European Startups to Design Spaceplane European Spaceflight · 10 Mar 2026 The European Space Agency (ESA) has published a call for the design of a fully reusable, responsive launch system that employs spaceplanes. The call is restricted to non-prime contractors, limiting eligibility to small-...
- Shades of a Lunar Eclipse NASA · 10 Mar 2026 A series of nighttime satellite images revealed how moonlight reaching Earth varied throughout a total lunar eclipse.
- After years of missteps, Blue Origin to finally offer meaningful stock options Ars Technica · 9 Mar 2026 "It's a big fat middle finger for those that thought they had something."
- Live coverage: SpaceX to launch direct television satellite for EchoStar Spaceflight Now · 9 Mar 2026 The launch of the EchoStar 25 satellite is SpaceX’s first launch to a geosynchronous transfer orbit so far this year. Liftoff from pad 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station is scheduled for 11:19 p.m. EDT (0319 UTC).
- Meridian Space Diplomacy Forum & Executive Space Training – March 25 & 26 SpaceNews · 9 Mar 2026 Washington, D.C. — Meridian International Center today announced the return of its Space Diplomacy Forum: Shared Horizons (https://diplomacyforum.meridian.org/space), a half-day forum dedicated to advancing cooperation i...
- SSTL to build spacecraft for private space telescope SpaceNews · 9 Mar 2026 Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd. (SSTL), a British company best known for developing small satellites, will help build a large, privately funded space telescope.
- Missile detection satellite designed by BAE Systems passes early review SpaceNews · 9 Mar 2026 Space Force pushes ahead with medium Earth orbit sensor layer for hypersonic tracking