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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Isar Aerospace Wins Planet Germany Launch Deal for Pelican Satellite
Planet Labs' German subsidiary has chosen Isar Aerospace to launch a Pelican imaging satellite aboard the Spectrum rocket within twelve mont…
Roman, Swift, Canadarm2: Space Sector Moves on Multiple Fronts
A flagship telescope reaches Florida under budget, a storied robot arm gets emergency surgery in orbit, and a dormant rocket revives to save…
Rocket Lab bets eight billion dollars on Iridium acquisition
Rocket Lab has agreed to acquire satellite communications operator Iridium for eight billion dollars, a landmark transaction that signals th…
Rocket Lab scores double win with Synspective and NASA deals
Within 48 hours, Rocket Lab launched a Japanese radar satellite and secured a NASA contract for three Electron flights in 2027. A telling si…
DARPA Wants to Rebuild Satellite Networks Within Hours of an Attack
What happens when key military satellites go dark in the middle of a conflict? DARPA is now actively seeking novel concepts to reconstitute …
ESA at ILA 2026: Europe stakes its claim in space
Two packed days at ILA Berlin gave the European Space Agency room to map out its strategic direction: operational resilience, Earth observat…
US Space Force navigates budget uncertainty and major restructuring
A $55.5 billion budget proposal, a congressional push to absorb two key acquisition agencies, and fresh contracts for Rocket Lab and K2 Spac…
ISS leaks and GPS jamming: Russia at the center of two space crises
A NASA crew sought temporary refuge inside a SpaceX Dragon capsule as fresh leaks were detected on the Russian ISS segment, while new analys…
New Glenn Explosion Squeezes an Already Strained Launch Market
The destruction of Blue Origin's New Glenn during a ground test in late May 2026 removes a key heavy-lift option from an already constrained…
SpaceX Keeps Its Falcon 9 Production Line Running at Full Tilt
Within two days, SpaceX launched 53 Starlink satellites from opposite coasts of the United States, marking a milestone around flight number …
Space Force Goes on a Satellite Spending Spree
The U.S. Space Force awarded contracts to Viasat, SES and Rocket Lab within days of each other, committing hundreds of millions to new geost…
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