3 May 2026 In 2018, a SpaceX Falcon rocket was launched from the Vandenberg Space Force base in California 9. On board she carried 45 satellites, among which was the South Korean research vehicle CAS500-2. The launch of the satellite was planned back in 2022 year on the Russian Soyuz rocket, however, Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine destroyed international partnerships. CAS500-2 also terminated the contract […]

President Donald Trump has nominated Lt. Gen. Douglas Schiess for promotion and selected him to be the next chief of space operations. As of today, the nomination is being considered by the Senate Armed Services Committee, and if confirmed, Schiess will replace General Bradley Chance Saltzman, who has led the Space Force since September 2022 year. Douglas Schiess started his career […]

Singapore startup SpaceComputer, which develops distributed computing infrastructure, is preparing to test its hardware and software in orbit later this year. The startup's first product, Space Fabric, is a hardware-software architecture that provides secure communication between Earth and space. Thanks to physically isolated elements, the system not only protects data, but also allows satellites to share computing power alone […]

29 April, Morocco signed the Artemis Agreement, becoming a third country, who did it last 10 days. During a ceremony in the capital of Morocco, Rabat, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the country, Nasser Burita, signed the Agreements. US Deputy Secretary of State Christopher Landau and US Ambassador to Morocco Duke Buchan III attended the ceremony. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Morocco in its […]

York Space Systems plans to acquire satellite communications terminal supplier All.Space in a deal worth close to 355 millions of dollars. This will allow the company to expand its activities beyond the production of spacecraft and enter the market of terminal equipment and network connectivity. The Denver-headquartered satellite maker said, that acquisition, if approved, will make All.Space a wholly-owned subsidiary. Expected, what […]

Planet is developing a new version of its Tanager spacecraft with improved capabilities to detect and monitor emissions of methane and other trace gases. Unlike the hyperspectral Tanager-1, launched in 2024 year, the new satellite “will focus exclusively on short-wave infrared (SWIR) light" and will provide "five times more coverage area". Besides the SWIR Tanager, the launch of which is planned not earlier […]

Cracks in the Russian part of the International Space Station (ISS) for several years have been a source of small, but constant air leaks, because of which PrK is the vestibule of the "Zvezda" service module, which connects the docking port to the rest of the station - was hermetically sealed off from the rest of the station, when it was not in use. Recent efforts by Russian cosmonauts on the ISS to apply sealant to cracks, looks like, […]

EraDrive is working with Northrop Grumman to increase the autonomy of spacecraft using artificial intelligence. Northrop Grumman's vice president of AI integration Han Park noted, that the partnership will help speed up the design, testing and autonomous control of space vehicles. EraDrive CEO Sumanth Sharma noted, that modern robotic systems, as Northrop Grumman's devices, are extremely complex, however insufficient […]

Canadian Space Agency (CSA) canceled the contract, signed last year with Spire Global to build a fleet of small satellites called WildFireSat, intended for forest fire monitoring. As of 29 April 2026 year, the reason for the termination of the contract was not announced. CSA selected Spire for the WildFireSat project in February 2025 year, having entered into a contract of value 52,7 million US dollars on […]

US Space Force Office of Rapid Space Capabilities (Space Rapid Capabilities Office, Space RCO) chose three companies to develop sensors, designed to help US military satellites in geosynchronous orbit detect, when they are observed from Earth. For reference: The Office of Rapid Space Capabilities is a specialized procurement unit, which focuses on rapid deployment of space systems. 29 April […]

01 May 2026 year Fr. 18:06 (UTC) from Cape Canaveral, Florida, USA, with the help of the "Falcon" launch vehicle 9 Block 5 ”was launched 29 US spacecraft "Starlink Group 10-38". 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 […]

Startup Tensor aims to supply the component, which could become critical to the Pentagon's missile defense architecture in space: compact radio stations, capable of rapidly transmitting targeting data between satellites and interceptors. For reference: The Tensor company was founded in 2025 year by radio frequency systems engineer Christopher Timperio with the support of venture capitalist Christopher Klaus. It is based in Los Angeles and uses Small Business Innovation contracts […]

Researchers at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in California have successfully tested a lithium vapor electromagnetic engine prototype, that will deliver astronauts to Mars. According to NASA information, the power of the new system reached 120 kW, that in 25 times higher than the systems of the Psyche spacecraft, which is now accelerating to speed in a vacuum 124 thousands of miles per hour. During five runs […]

30 April 2026 year Fr. 09:57 (UTC) from the Guyana Space Center, French Guiana was launched using the Ariane 64 launch vehicle 32 US spacecraft "Amazon Leo" (THE-06)». «Amazon Leo» – This is a mega-constellation of satellites in a low Earth orbit, which will provide broadband online access, analogue of the American Starlink system. To manage this constellation will be Kuiper Systems LLC, […]

30 April 2026 year Fr. 02:42 (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 17-36". 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 Artemis III mission will fly to the moon no earlier than the end 2027 year, as the original flight plan was deemed too over-tasked and risky: astronauts would have to dock for the first time and transfer to a Starship or Blue Moon without first practicing complex maneuvers 380 thousand km from Earth. According to the updated version, NASA will launch the Orion spacecraft with a crew, […]

27 April 2026 European Space Agency (THIS) launched a six-week science field campaign in the Arctic to test sensor technologies for three upcoming Copernicus expansion missions. This international initiative includes aerial measurements and ground-based ice studies, aimed at improving data processing algorithms for the Copernicus Imaging Microwave Radiometer missions (CIMR), Copernicus Polar Ice and Snow […]

29 April 2026 year Fr. 14:13 (UTC) from the Kennedy Space Center, Florida, ViaSat-3 F3 spacecraft was launched in the USA using the Falcon Heavy launch vehicle. "ViaSat-3 F3" – it is the third satellite in a series of high-performance geostationary communications satellites, developed by the American company Viasat Inc. in cooperation with Boeing Satellite Systems. Expected, that the ViaSat-3 series satellites in the Ka-band will have […]

To 2028 NASA will send four autonomous drones to the South Pole of the Moon, to prepare the ground for the crews of the Artemis program. Together, the apparatuses will carry forty cameras and scientific instruments, thanks to which the drones will make a detailed map of the area to choose safe landing sites. The mission was named MoonFall. Each drone will be able to overcome close 50 km, "jumping" from site to site. […]

European Space Agency (THIS) with the help of a controlled explosion, dismantled the 52-meter mobile service tower of the Soyuz-ST rocket launch complex at the Kourou Cosmodrome in French Guiana. In the future 80% infrastructure of the complex will be transferred to the startup Maiaspace (a subsidiary of the French Arianespace) for launches of the new Maia rocket. For reference: Maiaspace was founded in 2022 year. Her two-stage Maia long rocket 50 meters […]