If you've ever used a smartphone map or watched, as the shipment moves through the tracking app, you used GPS. Many people don't realize, that GPS – America's Global Positioning System – is just one part of a wider family, known as Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS). Four global satellite systems orbit the Earth. They guide the planes, ships, […]

Canada is taking a step towards its own access to space, trying to reduce dependence on foreign launch service providers. The country's Ministry of Defense announced two major investments: in start-up infrastructure and in private companies, that develop light rockets. The Canadian military signed an agreement at a cost 146 million dollars with the spaceport operator Maritime Launch Services, which provides for a 10-year lease of the launch site […]

20 March 2026 year Fr. 21:51 (UTC) from Vandenberg Air Force Base, California, USA, with the help of the "Falcon" launch vehicle 9 Block 5 ”was launched 25 US spacecraft "Starlink Group 17-15". Satellites "Starlink v2" – these are larger and more powerful communication satellites of SpaceX. They weigh approx 750 kg and have a design with two solar panels to enlarge […]

20 March 2026 year Fr. 18:10 (UTC) from the launch complex LC1, Mahia Peninsula, UTC, Japan's StriX spacecraft was launched using the Electron launch vehicle. «StriX» – this is a spacecraft from the Japanese company Synspective, which has its own group of satellites with synthesized aperture radars (SAR) with resolution 1-3 city, and bandwidth […]

The US Air Force increased by 2 billions of dollars worth of the contract with Raytheon for the production and support of the terminals, which connect the planes, command posts and other platforms with the military's most secure satellite communications network. 13 March 2026 2018, the Strategic Communications Department of the Air Force Nuclear Weapons Center announced, which raised the ceiling of the existing contract for the terminals of the protected group of satellites […]

US-Iran conflict turns Strait of Hormuz into testing ground for commercial geospatial intelligence. Narrow water artery, connecting the Persian Gulf with the Gulf of Oman, carries approximately one-fifth of the world's seaborne oil trade, making it one of the most strategically important "bottlenecks" in the global energy system. After that, how 28 February 2026 of the United States […]

16 March 2026 A Memorandum of Understanding was signed between DKA and the British Space Agency on cooperation in the field of peaceful use and exploration of outer space. On behalf of the British side, the document was signed by the Director General of the British Space Agency, Dr. Paul Bate, from Ukrainian (on behalf of DKA) - Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Ukraine to Great Britain, General Valery Zaluzhny. Signature […]

19 March 2026 year Fr. 14:20 (UTC) from Cape Canaveral, Florida, USA, with the help of the "Falcon" launch vehicle 9 Block 5 ”was launched 29 US spacecraft "Starlink Group 10-33". Satellites "Starlink v2" – these are larger and more powerful communication satellites of SpaceX. They weigh approx 750 kg and have a design with two solar panels to increase the number […]

During the Artemis II mission, which should start in April 2026 year, four astronauts will take a step, which humanity has not dared for decades: they will go beyond the Earth's protective magnetic field. On this journey, the hull of the Orion spacecraft will be their only defense against the deadly Sun. During the ten days of the flight, NASA and NOAA specialists will work in […]

Johns Hopkins University's Applied Physics Laboratory has officially entered the stage of assembling one of the most unusual devices in the history of space exploration - the Dragonfly unmanned rotorcraft. The newest drone is a fully autonomous robot the size of a small car. Unlike rovers, which cover several tens of kilometers for years, the flying researcher will be able to "jump" over huge distances, exploring different regions of Titan […]

The cost of developing a promising US anti-missile defense system called "Golden Dome" is now at 10 billions of dollars more, than previously planned. Additional funds were allocated to accelerate the deployment of key space elements of the system. According to the head of the program, General Gatlein, defense giants Lockheed Martin officially joined the project as main contractors, RTX та Northrop Grumman. For reference: Lockheed Martin […]

The committee of the US Senate decided, that NASA should build a base on the moon. In the document, which is still prepared for consideration, the time frame for achieving this goal is marked as “as soon as possible, as possible". However, it is about that, that already in 2028 year, astronauts are supposed to step on the surface of the satellite, and in 2030 there should be already the first module there. American government officials […]

17 March 2026 year Fr. 13:27 (UTC) from Cape Canaveral, Florida, USA, with the help of the "Falcon" launch vehicle 9 Block 5 ”was launched 29 US spacecraft "Starlink Group 10-46". Satellites "Starlink v2" – these are larger and more powerful communication satellites of SpaceX. They weigh approx 750 kg and have a design with two solar panels to increase the number […]

17 March 2026 year Fr. 05:19 (UTC) from Vandenberg Air Force Base, California, USA, with the help of the "Falcon" launch vehicle 9 Block 5 ”was launched 25 US spacecraft "Starlink Group 17-24". Satellites "Starlink v2" – these are larger and more powerful communication satellites of SpaceX. They weigh approx 750 kg and have a design with two solar panels to enlarge […]

The management of NASA made a decision about that, that a new attempt to launch the Artemis II mission to the Moon will take place already 1 April. For this, the SLS rocket must be taken to the launch pad 19 March. The Orion spacecraft is set to depart on its journey from launch pad 39B. But before that happens, the engineers have to conduct a full rehearsal directly on site […]

12 March 2026 Leonardo CEO Roberto Cingolani announced that, that the first field test of the architecture of Michelangelo's "protective dome" will take place in Ukraine until the end 2026 year. For reference: Leonardo S.p.A. is a leading Italian engineering holding, one of the world's largest players in the aerospace industry sectors, defense and security. It designs and manufactures helicopters, […]

16 March 2026 year Fr. 04:12 (UTC) from the center of launch of Juzuan satellites, China launched eight Chinese satellites using the Kuaizhou 11 launch vehicle. «8 satellites» – is a Chinese commercial mission to launch a group of small satellites into orbit. «Wuhan-1» – it is a Chinese satellite for remote sensing of the Earth, developed under the leadership of Wuhan University. It is intended for receiving […]

US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), which for a long time tried to become a "sheriff" in Earth orbit, recently it seemed. After loud promises to introduce strict rules for the disposal of spent rocket stages, management officially abandoned its intentions. The FAA concession is the result of a complex interweaving of big politics, ambitions of billionaires and economic expediency, which, it seems, outweighed the safety of future generations. After that, […]

12 March 2026 Liu Jizhong, the chief designer of the Tianwen-3 mission, said, that the mission to return samples from Mars is entering the flight hardware development phase with the goal of eventually launching it 2028 year to search for biosignatures on the Red Planet. The necessary technologies include the selection and sealing of samples on the surface of Mars, take off and rise from its surface, docking on […]

15 March 2026 year Fr. 13:20 (UTC) from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, China launched the Yaogan 50-02 satellite of China's air defense system using the Long March 6A launch vehicle. According to information from open sources, "Yaogan 50-02" is a military satellite of China, which is used to study national resources, hydrology, meteorological monitoring and elimination of the consequences of natural disasters. Other information about […]