Shares of the two aerospace companies rose sharply after that, як США та Іран повідомили про прогрес у мирних переговорах. Інвестори переглянули перспективи галузі, яка залежить як від стану міжнародної торгівлі, так і від оборонних бюджетів. Аерокосмічна галузь рідко отримує сигнал, який одночасно покращує обидва напрями бізнесу. Коли зникає загроза великої війни, нафта дешевшає, авіаперевезення оживають, because […]

The US Department of Defense is building a satellite data network for its Golden Dome missile defense project. Для цього вони уклали контракт з компанією SpaceX, що є лідером у наданні глобального високошвидкісного супутникового зв’язку. У рамках угоди SpaceX отримала 2,29 мільярда доларів для створення безпечної високошвидкісної мережі супутникового зв’язку, яка з’єднає військові сенсори та бойові платформи по […]

NASA talked about the next steps in the implementation of the Ignition Moon Base program. According to management experts, така база дасть змогу США проводити наукові експерименти, потенційно видобувати цінні ресурси та спростить майбутні польоти на Марс. Програма Ignition Moon Base складається з трьох етапів. Перед висадкою людей на Місяць управління планує відправити роботизовані посадкові модулі та дрони для […]

Orbit Fab and Thales Alenia Space will work on the project, aimed at studying the possibility of in-orbit refueling of satellites, which use electric traction systems. The research will take place with the support of the Space Agency of Great Britain. The British company Orbit Fab is developing a commercial refueling service in space, and Thales Alenia Space is one of Europe's largest Franco-Italian satellite manufacturers with enterprises […]

NASA has announced three unmanned missions to the moon this year as the first step toward building a lunar base worth 20 billions of dollars. For the first of them, management chose Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin company, not Elon Musk's SpaceX. The company Blue Origin received a contract for 230,4 million dollars for the first two lunar base missions. Cargo landing module […]

According to The Times newspaper, a few days ago, a British Air Force aircraft experienced jamming of the GPS signal. Defense Minister John Geely was on board the ship, who was returning home after visiting British soldiers in Estonia. The electronic intervention started at the beginning of the route, when the plane flew near the Russian border. As a result of the jamming, the pilots had to use a different navigation system, because […]

24 May 2026 In 2018, the Long March 2F rocket with the Shenzhou-23 spacecraft launched from the Jiuquan Space Center in the Gobi Desert, after which the ship successfully docked with the Tiangong Orbital Station. One of the three crew members must spend an entire year on the station, preparing within the framework of the Moon landing program to 2030 year, which will be the first time in Chinese […]

26 May 2026 year Fr. 16:16 (UTC) from the Wenchang Launch Center, China launched China's classified communications satellite TJSW-24 using the Long March 7A launch vehicle. "TJSW-24" is the twenty-fourth satellite in a series of Chinese communication technology test satellites. These satellites, known as TJS (Tongxin Jishu Shiyan), used for different purposes, including technology demonstration, […]

26 May 2026 year Fr. 14:50 (UTC) from Vandenberg Air Force Base, California, USA, with the help of the "Falcon" launch vehicle 9 Block 5 ”was launched 24 US spacecraft "Starlink Group 17-37". 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 […]

IN 2027 2018, the US Space Force plans to launch several vehicles into geostationary orbit. They will test refueling satellites, and the service ship's ability to dock with other objects and control their movement. As part of the USSF-23 mission, the Space Force will use three vehicles: fuel dispenser from Astroscale U.S., the Orbit Fab development orbital refueling station and the servicing "space tug" of the Starfish company […]

Earth hurricanes and tornadoes generate invisible waves, which rise through the atmosphere and reach the Earth's orbit. NASA confirmed this with an instrument aboard the International Space Station. Mission completed 21 May 2026 year, after more than two years of observation. AWE tool (Atmospheric Waves Experiment) studied atmospheric gravity waves. These are gigantic fluctuations in the atmosphere, which arise, when powerful […]

25 May 2026 year Fr. 12:48 (UTC) from Cape Canaveral, Florida, USA, with the help of the "Falcon" launch vehicle 9 Block 5 ”was launched 29 US spacecraft "Starlink Group 10-47". 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 […]

According to data released this week by the leadership of the US Space Force, in 2027 for the fiscal year, an increase in the number of personnel is planned 2800 military personnel of regular service and 2000 civilian employees. The goal of these measures is a large-scale expansion of the staff of the military component by almost two times by the end of the current decade. This expansion comes amid a dramatic increase in Pentagon spending on military space […]

A new report from Altana, which specializes in supply chain analysis, quantifies the degree to which the US commercial space industry is dependent on components, provided by Chinese suppliers. This is due to increasingly strong pressure on space companies, which are required to reduce dependence on foreign suppliers, recognized by the Pentagon as a security threat. 20 May 2026 Altana released the analysis, in which it is stated, […]

24 May 2026 year Fr. 15:08 (UTC) from Jiuquan Space Center, China launched the Shenzhou 23 spacecraft using the Long March 2F/G launch vehicle. "Shenzhou 23" will be the 23rd flight within the "Shenzhou" program. The crew of "Shenzhou-23", like his predecessors, will consist of three taikonauts. Their names and biographies are kept secret for now, but it is known, […]

20 May 2026 SpaceX officially started the IPO process (initial public offering of shares), by filing registration documents and revealing their real financial performance for the first time. The company has filed an S-1 registration statement with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) after the markets close. The S-1 form does not specify the number of shares to be sold and their value. […]

20 May 2026 Varda Space Industries successfully completed its next mission, returning the capsule to Earth, as the startup is actively combining pharmaceutical research in microgravity with hypersonic technology testing. The Varda W-6 mission capsule has landed at the Koonibba Test Range in South Australia, which is owned by Southern Launch. The spacecraft was launched 30 in March as part of the program […]

Lynk Global has received regulatory approval to test it, as its satellites of direct communication with devices (D2D) can expand private networks of utility companies, using terrestrial spectrum from Anterix. Thanks to a wide network of MNO partners (mobile operators), Lynk provides periodic messaging and notification services out there through space, where there is no terrestrial network coverage (in particular in several […]

22 May 2026 year Fr. 10:30 (UTC) from the Mahia Peninsula, UTC, the Japanese Earth remote sensing satellite "StriX Launch 9" was launched using the Electron launch vehicle. The mission was carried out by the American-New Zealand company Rocket Lab for the Japanese company Synspective. "StriX Launch 9" is the ninth launch within the deployment program of the "StriX" series of radar satellites. The device is equipped […]

Commercial space station developer Vast enters satellite manufacturing market with line of high-power satellite platforms. 19 May 2026 In 2018, the company announced Vast Satellite, a line of satellite platforms, optimized for a wide range of tasks: from providing broadband to deploying orbital data centers. Platform mass 700 kilograms, which provides 15 kilowatt of power, can carry a payload at least […]