New Glenn Vs. Nova
Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket completed its first flawless propulsive landing in November 2025, cementing the company’s entry into the operational, partially reusable heavy‑lift market. The launch delivered NASA’s ESCAPADE probes and demonstrated a rapid test‑fix cycle after a failed first attempt in early 2025. Meanwhile, Stoke Aerospace is advancing its Nova vehicle, a fully reusable medium‑lift system designed for 24‑hour turnaround using a full‑flow staged‑combustion engine and an actively cooled upper‑stage heat shield. The divergent approaches highlight a split in the launch industry between heavy‑lift reliability and rapid‑response flexibility.
Iceye Revenue Doubles to $294M, Targets Another Double
.@Iceye 2025 financials: Revenue doubled, to $294M, & will double again this year; $153M in operating cash flow; EBITDA over $176M; $1.76B in backlog. https://t.co/FaGdnli5TX https://t.co/IqCzJ853gK
NASA ESCAPADE Will Study Space Weather From Earth to Mars
NASA’s ESCAPADE mission has activated its twin science instruments to study how the solar wind stripped Mars of its atmosphere, turning a once‑wet world into a barren desert. Launched on 13 Nov 2025, the dual‑orbiter pair is the first to operate together...
China Designates Satellite Broadband as Top Priority
China’s premier Li Qiang has elevated satellite broadband to a national priority, placing it alongside semiconductors and cloud‑computing in the government work report. The National Development and Reform Commission will treat satellite Internet as a "large‑scale major project," unlocking hundreds...
Amid Crowded Skies, FAA Kills Rule Aimed at Regulating Space Junk
The FAA withdrew a 2023 proposal that would have forced commercial launch providers to remove upper‑stage rocket debris within 25 years, after industry pushback over cost and authority concerns. The rule aimed to curb a growing orbital junk problem that...
AIRMO Raises €5M for Airborne and Space-Based GHG Monitoring
AIRMO announced a €5 million seed round led by Ananda ImpactVentures, with participation from several venture firms and strategic investors. The funding will finance its first satellite mission slated for 2027 and broaden its airborne monitoring footprint across Europe, MENA and...
Loft Orbital Aims To Launch AI-Processing Satellites Later This Year
Loft Orbital, a San Francisco‑based space startup, announced plans to launch an AI‑processing satellite constellation later this year. The fleet will run a lightweight, low‑power AI model directly on board, sidestepping the energy demands of large terrestrial models. By analyzing...
New National Timing Centre to Protect Critical Services
The UK government is allocating £180 million to build a National Timing Centre (NTC) that will safeguard critical services such as mobile networks, banking and emergency response from GNSS disruptions. Led by the National Physical Laboratory, the NTC will employ atomic...
Teen Discovers 1.5 Million Unidentified Space Objects Based On NASA Data
Matteo Paz, a high‑school student at Caltech’s Planet Finder Academy, built an AI system to scan NASA’s NEOWISE infrared archive. The algorithm, dubbed VARnet, processed over 200 billion detections and uncovered roughly 1.5 million previously unidentified celestial objects, ranging from binary stars...
Robots Run Fully Automated Lunar Vegetable Factory
Lunar Vegetable Factory Powered Entirely by #Robot Workers by @Fabriziobustama #AgriTech #Robotics #Innovation #Technology #TechForGood https://t.co/XF1FATDxtI
ESA Shows Space Circular Economy Is Viable
Building a circular economy in space: European Space Agency studies pave the way “orbit refurbishment, manufacturing, and recycling are not just technological experiments but are viable options to form the foundation of a future circular economy in space" https://t.co/Zc2mH5u3fB
The Post-Capacity Era of Satellite Connectivity
Novaspace’s eighth Capacity Pricing Trends report declares a Post‑Capacity Era for satellite connectivity, where bandwidth is no longer the primary differentiator. Starlink’s sub‑$0.30 per GB pricing is driving a structural decline in capacity costs and forcing the industry to compete...
Tenkoh‑2 Satellite Deployed From HTV‑X1 on March 11
The Tenkoh-2 satellite was deployed at 0934 UTC Mar 11 from the HTV-X1 cargo ship, which left the ISS on Mar 6
SpaceX Lowers 1,600 Starlink Satellites to Lower Orbit
SpaceX's massive redeployment of its higher orbit (~550 km) Starlink sats to a lower (~480 km) orbital shell continues. 652 sats have completed orbit lowering while 972 are currently on the way down https://t.co/BFtdccOGvs
Rheinmetall Withdraws From Mynaric Bidding Process; Rocket Lab Acquisition Clears Major Competitive Hurdle
Rheinmetall AG announced it will not submit a formal bid for laser‑communications specialist Mynaric AG, ending a brief period of speculation about a German “national solution” to block Rocket Lab’s $150 million acquisition. The withdrawal leaves Rocket Lab as the sole...
New Study Says There's a Way to Make Dyson Bubbles and Stellar Engines Stable
Physicist Colin R. McInnes has shown that Dyson Bubbles and flat‑disk Stellar Engines can be engineered for passive stability, countering long‑standing claims of inherent gravitational instability. By concentrating mass at the rim of a reflective disc, radiation pressure and gravity can...
SpaceBridge CEO David Gelerman Explains Why UniHub Is a Pivotal Launch for Company
SpaceBridge is set to unveil UniHub at SATShow 2026, a software‑defined, modular VSAT hub packaged in a compact 3RU enclosure. The all‑in‑one solution promises up to five‑fold performance gains over the legacy ASAT‑II architecture and dramatically faster field deployment. CEO...
Contrivian Becomes Authorized Reseller of Amazon Leo for State, Local Governments
Contrivian announced it has become an authorized reseller of Amazon’s Leo low‑Earth‑orbit satellite service, extending its portfolio of multi‑modal connectivity for U.S. state and local governments. The partnership allows Contrivian to embed Leo’s satellite links into its software‑defined network platform,...
ST Engineering iDirect Forms African Connectivity Partnership With Q-KON
ST Engineering iDirect and African satellite services firm Q‑KON announced a partnership to launch the Intuition Unbound platform across Africa. Q‑KON will provide satellite capacity and teleport facilities in South Africa, while iDirect supplies its scalable ground connectivity solution. The...
What Happened When ESA Simulated a Mission to Mars on Earth
The European Space Agency partnered with Russia’s Institute of Biomedical Problems to run MARS500, a ground‑based simulation of a 520‑day crewed Mars mission from 2010‑2011. Six international participants lived in sealed modules, experienced realistic communication delays, and followed a scripted...
MTN Launches Click-to-Deploy StarEdge Horizon Satellite Service on AWS Marketplace
MTN has launched StarEdge Horizon, a private LEO satellite service, on the AWS Marketplace, allowing enterprises to provision global satellite links as a native cloud resource. The solution delivers a true Layer 2 network over SpaceX’s Starlink constellation with static IP...
Stasis Pods and Deep Space Exploration
Stasis research, building on therapeutic hypothermia and animal hibernation, aims to place astronauts in a torpor‑like state for long‑duration spaceflight. NASA’s NIAC program funded SpaceWorks Enterprises, whose 2016 Torpor Inducing Transfer Habitat study suggested a torpor‑based Mars transit could reduce...
Europe’s RLV C5 Heavy Lift Launch Vehicle
Europe’s German Aerospace Center is proposing the RLV C5, a heavy‑lift launch vehicle that pairs a winged, reusable first stage with an expendable upper stage. By switching to liquid hydrogen/oxygen propulsion, the C5 can deliver roughly 76 t to orbit while weighing...
Artemis Launch Revives Apollo’s Global Awe
I came across this @life magazine back-issue. Hundreds of thousands came to nasakennedy to watch the launch live, with hundreds of millions (like me) tuned in on TV. Makes me wonder where the naysayers think the gigantic Saturn V rockets...
Rocket Factory
Ok. Since you asked so nicely, here’s a few from the NG factory. Can’t beat a rocket factory… And the folks taking me around are awesome. Anything else? https://t.co/XW4SA1PBpD
Airbus and B2Space Team Up for Advanced Stratospheric Missions
Airbus and Spanish HAPS specialist B2Space have signed a strategic partnership to develop end‑to‑end stratospheric missions. B2Space will design, launch and operate high‑altitude balloon platforms, while Airbus will provide payloads, sensors and data‑management capabilities. The collaboration targets applications such as...
Deep Dive Into Satellite Internet Landscape with Experts
Wherein @anshelsag and I talk about Starlink, AST SpaceMobile, Lynk, Viasat, OneWeb... And everything in between. Check it out: https://t.co/jcuKzYPx9n https://t.co/oOsN1Ip41x
Van Allen Probe A Reenters Pacific Near Mexico, Ecuador
[Corrected:] Van Allen Probe A reentered at 1037 UTC Mar 11 over 105W 2S, equatorial Pacific south of Mexico and west of Ecuador, per Space Force data
ATLAS Space Operations Establishes South Pacific Hub with New Ground Station in American Samoa
On March 10, 2026 ATLAS Space Operations and the American Samoa Port Administration signed an agreement to install a 3.7‑meter S/X‑band antenna at Pago Pago International Airport. Construction began March 2 as part of the Territory’s Vision 2030 Airport Master Plan, with lease revenues earmarked...
Iran's Missile Hits Israeli Satellite Hub, Raising Global Alarm
Iran Missile Strike on Israel’s Satellite Communications Hub. Viral Footage of SES Ha’Ela Teleport Destruction Sparks Global Strategic Alarm https://t.co/aptNPBChhA
German MilSatcom Program Overloaded, Delays Expected
.@RheinmetallAG on @OHB JV, + @Airbus as production partner, for $10B German milsatcom constellation, updates on @iceye_global radarsat JV. @bundeswehrInfo generating more procurements than @BaainBw ecosystem can handle. Delays likely. @AirbusSpace.https://t.co/lrTwhaP1uT https://t.co/BWNyguo0Ab
United Semiconductors Secures Starlab Payload Capacity for In-Space Semiconductor Crystal Production
United Semiconductors has signed a payload reservation with Starlab Space to shift its microgravity semiconductor crystal growth from the ISS to the commercial Starlab station in low‑Earth orbit. The agreement gives United access to internal and external platforms, including pure‑vacuum...
Anduril Expands Space Ops with Three Missions, Major Sensor Acquisition
Anduril's space business is growing, with at least three missions in the pipeline and, now, the acquisition of the world's largest space sensor network. https://t.co/QiWvE96S5k
Latin America Must Build Sovereign Satellite Capability
"Just like Europe, Latin America needs to equip itself with sovereign, autonomous [satellite] capabilities that will allow it to make its own decisions in the future." via DPL https://t.co/LcgtXVd5J0
How Robert Goddard’s Self-Reliance Crashed His Rocket Dreams
On March 16, 1926 Robert Goddard launched the world’s first liquid‑fuel rocket, lifting 12.5 meters before crashing after 2.5 seconds. Despite early successes and funding from the Guggenheim family and the Smithsonian, Goddard’s distrust of collaboration kept his work isolated. The...
NASA's AXIS X-Ray Mission Canceled After 2025 Cuts
NASA’s next X-ray mission, AXIS, has been killed Did you think that the cuts to NASA made in 2025 had all been reversed, and everything is now fine? Think again. NASA's AXIS mission, on account of that 2025 bloodbath, is now dead. https://t.co/gdFHBnGzRJ
Starlink Works Fine From a Less‑ideal Hotel Balcony
Starlink is set up in a non-perfect spot on the balcony of my hotel. Not bad. https://t.co/iLyHatxq5W
Space Force Officially Terminates AeroVironment Contract for Satellite Control Antennas
The U.S. Space Force has terminated its roughly $1.7 billion contract with AeroVironment for the Satellite Communications Augmentation Resource (SCAR) program, ending work on the mobile BADGER phased‑array antennas. The termination follows failed renegotiations and reflects a shift toward an open‑competition...
NASA Disqualifies X-Ray Telescope From Probe Mission Competition
NASA announced that the Advanced X‑Ray Imaging Satellite (AXIS) has been disqualified from the Astrophysics Probe Explorer competition after failing to meet the program’s cost and schedule thresholds. The decision follows a series of internal disruptions at NASA, including a...
Telesat Expands Canadian Landing Station Footprint for Lightspeed
Telesat announced new Canadian landing‑station sites in Estevan and Shaunavon, Saskatchewan, and Papineauville, Quebec, expanding its ground footprint ahead of Lightspeed pathfinder launches in December. The company aims to operate 24 landing stations worldwide by the start of global services...
Ground Control: The Strategic Backbone for Telcos’ Space-Based Infrastructure
Telcos are transforming ground infrastructure into the operational backbone of space‑based connectivity, merging teleports, gateway stations and edge data centers with cloud and 5G networks. e& showcased this shift by delivering the Middle East’s first 1.25 Gbps satellite link from its...
Large Series C Signals Scale-Up of China’s Laser Satellite Communications Sector
Shanghai‑based BlueStar Optical Domain announced a Series C round of roughly 500 million yuan ($72 million). The capital will fund a production‑line upgrade aimed at delivering 1,000 laser communication terminals annually by mid‑2026. The move positions BlueStar as a mass‑production supplier for China’s...
Reading the Sun's Mind Weeks Before It Erupts
Researchers at Southwest Research Institute and NCAR unveiled PINNBARDS, a physics‑informed neural network that reconstructs the Sun’s deep‑layer magnetic activity from Solar Dynamics Observatory data. By mathematically inverting surface magnetic patterns, the tool can identify emerging flare‑producing regions weeks before...
Cyprus First to Use EU GOVSATCOM Secure Communications Service
Cyprus has become the first EU member to operationally use the European Union’s GOVSATCOM secure satellite communications service, announced by EUSPA on 10 March. The service, which went live in January 2026, aggregates capacity from eight satellites operated by five countries to...
Anduril To Acquire ExoAnalytic
Anduril Industries announced it will acquire ExoAnalytic Solutions, effectively doubling its space workforce. The deal adds ExoAnalytic’s 130‑plus engineers and a network of over 400 telescopes, enhancing Anduril’s space‑situational‑awareness (SSA) offerings for Department of Defense and Space Force customers. Anduril...
What the Moon Rocks Were Hiding
Oxford researchers have linked the magnetic strength of Apollo Moon rocks to their titanium content, revealing that only titanium‑rich basalts recorded intense magnetic fields. The study shows the Moon’s magnetic history was dominated by a weak field, punctuated by brief,...
ESA Readies Self-Healing Materials For Use On Spacecraft
The European Space Agency (ESA) is advancing Project Cassandra, a collaboration with CompPair, CSEM and Com&Sens to adapt self‑healing carbon‑fibre composites for spacecraft. The HealTech material, originally developed by CompPair, uses embedded fibre‑optic sensors and 3D‑printed aluminium grids to detect...
Falcon 9 Upper
Echostar XXV has been tracked in a 264 x 22015 km x 26.9 deg subsynchronous transfer orbit. The Falcon 9 upper stage made a perigee lowering burn and reentered at first perigee near 102W 10N at about 1130 UTC...
US Space Force Clears Design Milestone, Advances Missile-Warning Constellation
The U.S. Space Force has cleared the preliminary design review for Epoch 2, a ten‑satellite medium‑Earth‑orbit missile‑warning constellation. The milestone, achieved nine months after awarding a $1.2 billion firm‑fixed‑price contract to BAE Systems Space and Mission Systems, paves the way for a...
Starlab Space Fully Books Commercial Payload Space on Planned Space Station
Starlab Space announced that its commercial payload capacity is fully booked ahead of its planned launch, despite the station not reaching orbit for another 36 months. Voyager Technologies, the lead developer, reported a $6 million backlog tied to these reservations, including...