Eric Ingram: The Power and Promise of Lunar Gravity
Eric Ingram released a detailed account of his two lunar‑gravity research flights, highlighting the first moment he could stand unassisted in reduced‑gravity conditions. The Substack post includes previously unseen photos and video from the second flight, illustrating how lunar‑gravity environments affect human balance and mobility. Ingram reflects on the broader implications for accessibility, human limits, and the future of space habitation. The story marks his first public disclosure of these experiences.
10 of 33 Raptor 3s Pass Initial Test
10 out of the 33 Raptor 3's in this first test. Let's see how she all goes with this shall we!? 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
Booster 19 Lift Missing Engines Raises Asymmetric Thrust Concerns
🚨BOOSTER 19 LIFT IN PROGRESS: It is missing quite a few engines... What for? Will we just see a static fire of the center engines? Everything else would be an asymmetric thrust. 🤷♂️ Watch LIVE with me: https://t.co/9fNjC5XZZs https://t.co/jlcIaSmTgj
SpaceX Launches 25 More Starlink Satellites
SpaceX successfully launched 25 additional Starlink satellites aboard a Falcon 9 from Vandenberg Space Force Base. The rocket’s first stage marked its seventh flight, achieving a precise drone‑ship landing in the Pacific. With this mission, SpaceX’s 2026 launch tally of 29...
Apollo Cosplay on a 21st-Century Clock – Why Artemis Keeps Slipping Toward 2029 – Part 3
NASA’s Artemis program is reshaping its roadmap to echo Apollo, scheduling a crewed lunar flyby in 2026, a low‑Earth‑orbit rendezvous in 2027, and a south‑pole landing originally slated for 2028. The timeline now drifts toward 2029 as hardware setbacks, SLS...
A.i. Solutions Partners with USGS to Integrate AI Into Landsat Flight Operations
On March 5, 2026, a.i. solutions entered a CRADA partnership with the U.S. Geological Survey to embed artificial‑intelligence and machine‑learning tools into Landsat’s flight operations. The collaboration will automate anomaly triage, telemetry trending, and orbital mechanics analysis for the sun‑synchronous Landsat constellation....
BlackSky Awarded $99M Air Force Contract for Advanced Optical Testbed; Lockheed Martin Expands Missile Production
The U.S. Department of Defense awarded BlackSky Geospatial Solutions a $99 million SBIR Phase III contract to build an advanced optical imaging testbed for the Air Force Research Laboratory. Simultaneously, Lockheed Martin Missiles and Fire Control received a $53.1 million contract modification to...
Space Launches Are Changing the Chemistry of Earth's Atmosphere, Studies Warn. Here's What Can Be Done
Recent studies warn that the surge in satellite launches and uncontrolled re‑entries is altering the chemistry of the middle and upper atmosphere. By the 2030s, re‑entering spacecraft could inject thousands to tens of thousands of tonnes of alumina and other...
EarthDaily’s Dave Gebhardt on the Future of Satellite Data in Agriculture
EarthDaily, formerly EarthDaily Analytics, rebranded to emphasize its satellite‑driven data focus. In June 2025 the company launched its first satellite, marking the start of a global constellation aimed at agriculture. It now offers daily, five‑meter resolution imagery and low‑touch analytics...
NASA Picks 16 Finalists for LunaRecycle Challenge Phase 2
NASA announced 16 finalists for Phase 2 of the LunaRecycle Challenge, a $3 million competition aimed at creating waste‑recycling technologies for lunar missions. The teams, drawn from 11 U.S. states, will spend the next six months refining prototypes or digital‑twin systems before...
March 8, 1986: The Second of Five Probes Flies by Halley’s Comet
On March 8 1986, Japan’s Suisei probe became the second spacecraft to fly past Halley’s Comet, part of an international “Halley Armada” that also included two Soviet Vega probes, Japan’s Sakigake, and ESA’s Giotto. The comet’s perihelion occurred on February 9, placing it...
France’s Aldoria Inks Agreement With India’s AXISCADES For Optical Station Based SSA
French space‑tech firm Aldoria has signed a contract with Indian engineering company AXISCADES to deliver optical stations for Space Situational Awareness (SSA) in India. The first station will be deployed in 2026, with a phased rollout targeting more than a...
HEBI Robotics Awarded $850,000 Business Contract by NASA
NASA has granted HEBI Robotics an $850,000 Phase II SBIR contract to develop and test space‑rated actuation hardware. The two‑year effort will produce modular actuators and compatible avionics for low‑Earth‑orbit and geosynchronous missions. HEBI’s technology aims to survive ionizing radiation and...
A New Low Earth Orbit Regime Must Be Grounded in Geopolitics, Not Detached From It
Low Earth Orbit is on track to host up to half a million satellites by 2040, driven by aggressive mega‑constellation plans from both commercial firms and nation‑states. Existing licensing relies on UN notifications and national approvals, with little cross‑agency coordination,...
Israeli Space Startup Remondo Unveils A Unique Cost-Cutting Plan
Israeli startup Remondo unveiled its Partial Aperture Imaging System (PAIS), a novel approach that replaces costly large mirrors and sensors with rings of smaller mirrors, a light modulator and coding to achieve 30‑cm resolution imagery. The design cuts satellite development...
NASA Awards ULA’s Centaur-5 Upper Stage for Future SLS Launches
NASA announced a sole‑source contract awarding United Launch Alliance (ULA) the Centaur‑5 upper stage for future Space Launch System (SLS) flights after Artemis‑3. The decision leverages the proven RL10 engine heritage, compatibility with Mobile Launcher 1, and ULA’s existing work with...
Honest Real Time Answers From NASA
NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman answered a public query on Twitter in real time, rejecting the notion that the agency faces a budget shortfall. He highlighted that NASA receives roughly $25 billion annually, plus an additional $10 billion from the recent bipartisan funding...
The Last Four Years Ch. 21: Astrum Aerospace Launches First Colonists to the Moon Amid Global Uncertainty
Astrum Aerospace successfully launched its first crew of Moon colonists, marking the inaugural step in CEO Sanjay Forrester's plan to create off‑world havens amid an impending comet threat. The mission, featuring botanist Dr. Lena Zhou and habitat engineer Marco Diaz,...
Living in Space Can Change Where Your Brain Sits in Your Skull – New Research
A new MRI analysis of 26 astronauts reveals that microgravity causes the brain to shift upward and backward inside the skull, with movements up to more than 2 mm in year‑long missions. The study segmented the brain into over 100 regions,...
JWST Confirms 2032 Asteroid Won’t Hit Earth or Moon
Remember the asteroid we thought might hit Earth or the Moon in 2032? New data from the JWST shows it will hit NEITHER. JWST's IR eyes are great for this because the asteroid is tiny and far, and thus, really dim....
Forgot My BE4, Wondering About Second
Busy morning. Might have snowed a little when I was at the Cape. If only I’d brought a BE4 back with me. Would that count as my second carry on? https://t.co/xcmYV6Pziw
Book Review: The Islands and the Stars: A History of Japan’s Space Programs
Subodhana Wijeyeratne’s "The Islands and the Stars" offers the first comprehensive English‑language chronicle of Japan’s space program, tracing its evolution from 1920s wartime rocketry to the 2003 creation of JAXA. The book highlights Japan’s early emphasis on unmanned missions, the...
BlackSky Global Satellite Successfully Launched Into 467‑477 Km Orbit
The BlackSky Global satellite launched on Electron on Mar 5-6 has been cataloged in a 467 x 477 km x 42.0 deg orbit, confirming successful launch.
Starship Flight 12 Slated for Early April Launch
🚨STARSHIP LAUNCH WINDOW UPDATE According to Musk we should see Starship Flight 12 in the first week of April.
Centaur V Upper Stage Added To Artemis IV and V
NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center issued a procurement notice for a next‑generation upper stage, Centaur V, to be used on the Space Launch System’s Artemis IV and V flights. The agency will award the contract solely to United Launch Alliance, citing the...
Russia's Comsat Failure Highlights Delayed Domestic Satellite Plans
Russia's Ekspress-AT1 comsat shuts down mysteriously as Roskosmos is struggling to transition to domestic development of communications satellites. The replacement is promised at the end of 2030... if money available. Details: https://t.co/OeG1s4wfhC https://t.co/gjAig4ks29
SpaceX’s Simple Plan: Moon, Mars, Robots, Multiplanetary Future
Explain like I'm 5. The SpaceX roadmap, from their children's book: • Moon, Mars, Beyond ✔️ • Making Life Multiplanetary 🔜 Mars ✔️ • Robots working it ✔️
Taiwan Ramps up Space-Defense Drive Amid Beijing Threats
Taiwan is fast‑tracking a government‑led space‑defense program to counter growing Chinese threats. The Taiwan Accelerator Plus (TAcc+) initiative, managed by ITRI and funded by the Ministry of Economic Affairs, has supported 42 startups developing satellites, rocket engines and geospatial tools...
USSF Eyes ‘Dual-Use’ Ways to Boost Space Superiority, Prep for Guardians in Orbit
U.S. Space Force leaders are exploring dual‑use initiatives that can sustain today’s space‑superiority mission while laying groundwork for future Guardians—military astronauts—operating in orbit. At the AFA Warfare Symposium, officials warned that China’s fully integrated civil‑military space program could give it...
NASA Changed an Asteroid’s Orbital Path Around the Sun, a First for Humankind
In September 2022 NASA’s DART spacecraft slammed into Dimorphos, the smaller member of the Didymos binary, deliberately altering its orbit. New analysis published in Science Advances shows the impact also slowed the entire binary system’s heliocentric speed by roughly 12 microns...
Space Solar Power: Companies Turning Sci‑Fi Into Reality
A new generation of companies are building satellites designed to collect sunlight in orbit and beam energy wherever it’s needed…whether that’s on Earth, in orbit, or even on the Moon. 🛰️⚡️ From power grids in space to sunlight on demand, space-based...
NASA Must Delay Deorbiting the ISS, U.S. Lawmakers Say
U.S. Senate Commerce Committee added a draft provision to the NASA Authorization Act of 2026 that would extend the International Space Station’s operational life to 2032, two years beyond the current plan. The measure also bars NASA from deorbiting the...
Logic Robotics Develops a Logistics Operating System for the Space Economy
Logic Robotics unveiled a logistics operating system designed to automate the movement of palletized cargo from terrestrial factories to spaceports and beyond. The platform, called LINK, integrates an AI‑driven digital twin that models facilities, vehicles, and missions in real time,...
Can We Observe Earth-Like Exoplanets From Our Own Planet?
A hybrid observatory that pairs a space‑based starshade with large ground‑based telescopes such as the ELT can achieve the extreme contrast needed to directly image Earth‑like exoplanets. The study, led by Nobel laureates John C. Mather and Michel Mayor, demonstrates...
The Iran Question…
Elon Musk announced on X that Starlink weapon systems are shut down when identified, and the next day SpaceX limited the maximum in‑motion speed for its Roam and Priority plans to 100 mph. The company simultaneously launched higher‑priced Aviation 300 and Aviation 450...
Commercial Space Federation (CSF) Welcomes New Members
The Commercial Space Federation (CSF) announced that LeoLabs, the American Society for Gravitational and Space Research (ASGSR), and SurgeStreams have joined as new members. Their inclusion expands CSF’s reach into orbital intelligence, gravitational biology research, and commercial‑space digital infrastructure. Each...
NASA Rules Out Asteroid Smashup on the Moon in 2032
NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope observed asteroid 2024 YR4 in February 2026, confirming it will miss the Moon by about 13,200 miles on Dec. 22, 2032. Earlier analyses in 2025 gave the rock a 4.3% chance of lunar impact, but the new data...
March 6, 1953: The Birth of Carolyn Porco
Carolyn Porco, born March 6, 1953, rose from a doctoral candidate in earth and space sciences to become a leading planetary imaging scientist. She joined the Voyager team in the early 1980s and co‑planned the iconic 1990 “Pale Blue Dot” photograph with...
Hyperscalers Are Coming to an Orbit Near You. Power Will Decide the Winners.
The article warns that power availability will become the decisive bottleneck in the emerging orbital economy of megaconstellations and space‑based data centers. SpaceX has already mitigated this by deploying massive solar arrays, achieving 28 kW peak power and demonstrating the advantage...
Rocket Lab Launches Satellite for Undisclosed Customer
Rocket Lab launched an Electron rocket from New Zealand on March 5, delivering a single satellite for an undisclosed customer, most likely BlackSky’s Gen‑3 Earth‑observation spacecraft. The mission, announced only five hours before liftoff, placed the payload into a 470‑km mid‑inclination orbit....
A Satellite Receiver Trusted by Pentagon, ESA Has More Than 20 Security Flaws — and the Maker Never Responded
A penetration tester uncovered more than 20 critical vulnerabilities in International Data Casting Corporation's SFX2100 satellite receiver, a device deployed by the U.S. Department of Defense, the European Space Agency and other critical infrastructure operators. The flaws include hard‑coded credentials,...
ESA Has Lost Contact With One of Its PROBA-3 Spacecraft
The European Space Agency announced on 6 March that it has lost contact with the Coronagraph spacecraft of its PROBA‑3 formation‑flying mission. An anomaly on 14‑15 February caused a loss of attitude, forcing the satellite into survival mode as its solar arrays...
Centre Ropes In Spacetech Startups To Build ‘Bodyguard’ Satellites
India’s security agencies have moved to partner with deep‑tech spacetech startups to create “bodyguard” satellites that can shield high‑value space assets. Bloomberg reports that Galaxeye, Agnikul and Dhruva Space are in advanced talks, with a test flight slated for June...
AI Compute Moves to Space for Unlimited Sun Power
We just launched GPUs into orbit. Not satellites. GPUs. For the first time, NVIDIA H100 chips are being sent into space to train AI models under constant sunlight. Not as an experiment. As infrastructure. On Earth, AI is already pushing against hard physical limits: →...
Isaacman Chooses Moon Transport Over Contractor Profits
Isaacman decided that vehicles to get us on the Moon are better than vehicles to enrich contractors. https://t.co/MB7VRZhxMB
SpaceX Executes Largest Starship Site Expansion Yet
🚨LAUNCH SITE EXPANSION: SpaceX is performing the largest expansion in its Starship launch site history. At the same time, Pad 2 is made ready for Flight 12, and Pad 1 is being updated. Parallel execution enables SpaceX to be faster than anyone else....
NASA Justifies Sole-Source ULA Contract for Artemis Upper Stages
It's happening. "This justification provides the rationale for contracting by other than full and open competition to award a sole-source contract to United Launch Alliance (ULA) to procure replacement upper stages for use in the Space Launch System (SLS) for the...
Software-Defined Satellite Factory Opens, First Lightspeed Launches This Year
.@MDA_space: Factory for software-defined sats is now open; 1st @Telesat Lightspeed sats expected by year-end; @EchoStar liability for termination of D2D constellation has been paid in full; pursuiing multiple commercial/government constellations.https://t.co/GlbOBv9RT1 https://t.co/kfSe5lSe1k
Lunar Landers Freed: Ditch NRHO, Embrace E
Without a requirement to dock in Gateway’s orbit things get more interesting for lunar landers. Say goodbye to NRHO and hello to EPO/CoLA? https://t.co/C8SSQ6A8bA
This Week's
In this week's Rocket Report: • Artemis shakeup • SpaceX price hike • Russia repairs Soyuz launch pad • Japan's Space One now 0-for-3 • PLD raises $209 million https://t.co/WKoo20b4gS