ESA's €544 Million Launcher Challenge Bets on Europe's NewSpace Generation
The European Space Agency has committed €543.6 million to three emerging launch companies under its European Launcher Challenge, signaling a…
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MTG-I2 Set to Ride Ariane 6 Into Europe's Weather Watch
Europe's MTG-I2 weather satellite is ready for liftoff aboard an Ariane 6 rocket from Kourou, French Guiana. The mission marks a pivotal ste…
Europe's Busy Week: Weather Satellites and Spacewalks
Within days of each other, the European Space Agency is pulling off two significant achievements: launching the MTG-I2 weather satellite abo…
SpaceX hits 100 orbital launches in 2026, booster sets reuse record
Within days of each other, SpaceX logged its 99th and 100th Falcon 9 launches of 2026, while a single booster completed a record-breaking 37…
White House Sets New Course for U.S. Space Transportation
Washington has unveiled its first space transportation policy since 2013, signaling a decisive shift toward commercial operators and a push …
Heat Records and Rocket Ranges: Europe's Spatial Infrastructure Under Climate Pressure
A relentless series of heatwaves has made summer 2026 one of Europe's most punishing on record. NASA's Earth observation data tells the stor…
SpaceX hits 100 orbital launches in 2026 with no sign of slowing
SpaceX completed its 100th orbital mission of 2026 in late August, having also placed its 2,000th Starlink satellite of the year into orbit …
Europe pulls the plug on Ariane 6 upgrade plans
Europe has officially scrapped the technical upgrades that were meant to keep Ariane 6 competitive on the global launch market. The decision…
Blue Origin plans dual-pad operations at Cape Canaveral
Blue Origin is moving beyond simply repairing its main Florida launch pad. The company has revealed plans for a second Cape Canaveral platfo…
SpaceX fires off back-to-back Starlink missions in under 48 hours
With its 72nd and 73rd Starlink flights of the year launched within 48 hours from two separate pads, SpaceX is sustaining a launch tempo tha…
Blue Origin to hot-fire New Glenn upper stage at Stennis
Blue Origin has finalized an agreement with NASA to hot-fire test New Glenn's second stage on the B-2 stand at Stennis Space Center, keeping…
SpaceX hits 600 reused Falcon booster flights in a record week
Between July 10 and 13, 2026, SpaceX conducted three separate Starlink missions from two launch sites, including a milestone flight marking …
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