Chinese satellite manufacturer MinoSpace has received approval for an initial public offering (IPO) and plans to attract 736 million dollars to develop the constellation and expand the product line. The prospectus mentions defense agencies as clients, and the chapter on remote sensing of the Earth lists military intelligence as one of the key applications. For reference: MinoSpace, founded in 2017 year, […]

NASA released new details of the Artemis III mission, scheduled for 2027 year. It was supposed to end with the landing of astronauts on the moon, but in February 2026 year, the agency changed its plans. Now, within the limits of this flight, the docking in the Earth's orbit will be worked out, which will be a preparatory step for the actual lunar expedition of Artemis IV. Four astronauts will go into orbit around the Earth on board the ship […]

14 May 2026 year Iridium Communications reported, that concluded an agreement to purchase the rest 61% tracking company Aireon, which is already operating on its constellation of communications satellites, to go even deeper into the field of aviation security, surveillance and data services. The satellite operator bought the rest of the company for approx 367 million dollars from five air navigation service providers (ANSP): […]

13 May 2026 China launched a Zhuque-2E rocket fueled by methane and liquid oxygen from the special Landspace site in the Dongfeng Commercial Space Innovation Test Area (Jiuquan launch site). The rocket successfully launched a mass payload into a 900-kilometer polar orbit 2800 Kg, which Landspace called a large-scale constellation deployment experiment. The mission demonstrated the ability to withdraw a large load and the readiness of the company […]

Navigation is becoming more and more of a challenge for spacecraft, operating outside the Earth's orbit, where GPS coverage weakens. Northrop Grumman adapts technology, developed for the James Webb Space Telescope, into a smaller navigation system, aimed at medium-sized satellites. The defense contractor reported, that developed a navigation system for spacecraft called LR-450, which allows transport […]

15 May 2026 year Fr. 04:33 (UTC) from the center of launch of Juzuan satellites, China was launched using the "Kinetica 1" launch vehicle 5 Kita. It is reported, that the launch payloads were probably commercial or technological devices: Taijing-3-05A, Taijing-3-05B, Tianyi-50, Tianyan-27, Jilin-1 HR-03D-55. China has been actively using Kinetica-1 for cluster launches of small remote sensing satellites in recent years […]

11 May 2026 China launched the cargo spacecraft Tianzhou-10, which successfully docked with the Tiangong space station. The main goal of the mission is the delivery of provisions, technical equipment, fuel and materials for scientific experiments. This flight was China's 27th orbital launch in 2026 year, while in general during the year the country plans to make more than 100 space launches. According to […]

Cowboy Space, was founded less than two years ago to develop space solar energy, attracted 275 million dollars in a Series B funding round. The company plans to build rockets, the upper stages of which after entering low Earth orbit (LEO) will work as data centers. The deal makes Cowboy one of the space industry's fastest-growing "unicorns" -- privately held companies valued at 1 […]

Space technology company Creotech Instruments has announced plans to acquire 118 millions of dollars, which will allow it to open a new factory for the production of satellites in Poland until 2029 year as part of the new long-term development strategy. Creotech Instruments hopes to nearly quadruple production capacity by then 40 satellites per year. CEO of Creotech Instruments […]

14 May 2026 year Fr. 02:52 (UTC) from the center of launch of Juzuan satellites, China conducted a test launch of the "Zhuque-2E" launcher "Zhuque-2E" – it is a modernized version of the Chinese methane launch vehicle "Zhuque-2", developed by the private company LandSpace. It is two -stage, uses liquid methane and liquid oxygen as fuel, and an improved TQ-15A engine is installed on the second stage, re -run. […]

12 May 2026 year, the Singapore company Transcelestial announced, that conducted the test, during which ground stations in Singapore and Spain were able to detect and track laser transmissions from the satellite, built by Open Cosmos and launched last year. The company's co-founder and CEO Rohit Jha said, that this test is the last step before attempting to transfer data […]

Blue Origin has completed another series of tests of its unmanned lunar lander and is moving the vehicle closer to the launch pad. The company expects to make the first unmanned landing on the moon this year. Blue Origin is building two landing modules. First, Blue Moon MK1, intended for unmanned flights and testing technologies, named Endurance. It has recently been tested in a vacuum chamber […]

European Space Agency (THIS) actively implements augmented reality technologies — from training astronauts to open platforms for developers and the general public. Expected, that these tools will change the approach to space operations and popularization of science. Augmented reality (XR) is a collective term for several related technologies. Virtual reality completely immerses a person in an artificial environment, augmented reality imposes […]

The management of MDA Space stated, which continues to be actively working on the Canadarm3 robotic arm, despite NASA's March announcement of the de facto cancellation of the Gateway project in favor of a lunar base focus. Canadarm3 is Canada's contribution to Gateway, to which Europe also joined, Japan, United Arab Emirates and NASA. For reference: MDA Space is a leading Canadian aerospace and technology company […]

A geological crisis is taking place in the capital of Mexico, which threatens the safety of almost 20 million residents of the metropolis. Satellite, developed jointly by NASA and ISRO, provided evidence of an acceleration of this destructive trend, by making a map of the subsidence of Mexico City. NISAR apparatus (NASA-ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar) was able to record the evolution of soil subsidence with unprecedented detail. The researchers analyzed satellite data, collected during the dry season […]

8 May 2026 of the year Commercial Space Office of the Space Systems Command (OKK KKS) The USA announced the conclusion of a contract with the company Viasat 307 million dollars to provide satellite communications services for the US Marine Corps. The company retained this work, winning the re-tender. For reference: Viasat Inc. is a global American telecommunications and satellite company from […]

12 May 2026 year Fr. 11:59 (UTC) from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, China, with the help of the "Long March 6A" launch vehicle, the 18th Chinese "G60 Polar Group 09" spacecraft was launched. G60 Polar Group 09 – is a group of 18 communication satellites in low Earth orbit with a payload in the Ku bands, Q and V for grouping […]

12 May 2026 year Fr. 02:13 (UTC) from Vandenberg Air Force Base, California, USA, with the help of the "Falcon" launch vehicle 9 Block 5" was launched by the NROL-172 mission spacecraft. The "NROL-172" mission has a completely secret nature, since the main customer is the US National Intelligence Service, and therefore the purpose of the NROL-172 mission spacecraft is not known. The payload is probably a batch of "Starshield" satellites. […]

8 May 2026 year, NASA and spacecraft manufacturer Katalyst Space reported, that Katalyst's Link spacecraft, designed to raise the orbit of a NASA astronomical satellite, successfully completed a series of environmental tests at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center. The tests included vibration testing to simulate the conditions, that Link will experience during launch on a Northrop rocket […]

7 May 2026 Paraguay signed the Artemis Agreement, becoming the sixth country, which did so in the last two and a half weeks after Latvia, Jordan, Morocco, Malta and Ireland. Head of the Paraguayan Space Agency Osvaldo Almirón Riveros signed during a ceremony in. Asuncion, the capital of Paraguay. The event was attended by representatives of the US Embassy and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Paraguay. […]