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Posted by Jason Rainbow

Eutelsat has completed the last step in a 5 billion euro ($5.8 billion) refinancing plan to refresh its OneWeb constellation and support Europe’s IRIS² sovereign connectivity program, the French satellite operator announced March 6.

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Commercial Space Federation (CSF) logo

March 6, 2026 – Washington, D.C.—The Commercial Space Federation (CSF) is pleased to welcome Leolabs,  the American Society for Gravitational and Space Research (ASGSR), and SurgeStreams. Together, these organizations strengthen […]

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Posted by Andrew Rush

Illustration of an optically interconnected orbital data center node Axiom Space and Spacebilt plan to install on the International Space Station in 2027. Credit: Axiom Space

Amid the explosive growth surrounding telecommunications megaconstellations, orbital data centers and next-generation payloads, the space ecosystem is entering a period of rapid and irreversible change. Announcements and filings for satellite constellations numbering in the tens of thousands, hundreds of thousands and now even 1 million-plus are becoming commonplace. The waves that even a fraction of […]

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Posted by Jarosław Adamowski

Poland’s Liftero will supply multi-thruster Booster configurations as the first six degrees of freedom in-orbit servicing application of a nitrous oxide-based propulsion system to OrbitAID, an India-based commercial in-orbit servicing specialist. Credit: Liftero.

WARSAW — Polish chemical propulsion startup Liftero has signed a deal with India’s commercial in-orbit servicing specialist OrbitAID where Liftero will supply green chemical propulsion for OrbitAID’s in-orbit servicing spacecraft.  Under the contract, Liftero will supply two multi-thruster BOOSTER configurations for an upcoming OrbitAID mission expected in the fourth quarter of 2026. The mission will […]

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Posted by Debra Werner

SAN FRANCISCO – Southern California startup General Galactic plans to launch a 500-kilogram satellite later this year to demonstrate a novel multimode propulsion system. When the Trinity mission travels to low-Earth orbit on the SpaceX Transporter-18 rideshare, no earlier than October, General Galactic will test its Genesis platform, which pairs chemical and electric engines. “We’re […]

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Posted by Emma Gatti

Illustration of Infinite Orbits' Endurance spacecraft. Credit: Infinite Orbits

LONDON – In-orbit services provider Infinite Orbits announced plans March 3 to acquire London-based in-orbit servicing and manufacturing startup Lunasa, marking a step in the company’s expansion into the United Kingdom.  The acquisition, the value of which the companies didn’t disclose, will bring together the Infinite Orbits’ and Lunasa’s investments into complementary spacecraft rendezvous and […]

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Texas as a strategic space hub

Mar. 5th, 2026 03:41 pm
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In this episode of Space Minds, Jeff Foust moderates a panel at AIAA AscendxTexas on the role Texas is playing in the space economy. With a series of industry leaders they […]

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Posted by Laurent Hili, Gianluca Furano, Livia Manovi and Jean Vieville

Earth Observation And Climate Information Consortium

For decades, space has served as humanity’s most demanding testing laboratory, where only the most resilient technologies survive the vacuum, radiation and temperature extremes beyond Earth’s protective embrace. Today, we stand at an inflection point where artificial intelligence is poised to fundamentally transform how we explore, understand and operate in space. But making AI-powered space […]

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Posted by Emma Gatti

Rocket Factory Augsburg aims to launch from SaxaVord Spaceport, located at the northernmost part of Scotland’s Shetland Islands, in 2024. Credit: Rocket Factory Augsburg

LONDON – The United Kingdom is refocusing its funding priorities with a new 500 million pound ($668 million) space funding package that aligns more closely with economic growth and national security priorities, Liz Lloyd, the UK minister for the Digital Economy at the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology, said March 4. Speaking here at […]

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Posted by Jeff Foust

NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman speaks at an agency town hall Dec. 19, a day after being sworn-in as the agency’s 15th administrator at the Mary W. Jackson NASA Headquarters Building in Washington. Credit: NASA/Bill Ingalls

When Jared Isaacman was sworn in as NASA administrator Dec. 18, he hit the ground running — or, perhaps more accurately, hit the air flying. At a town hall the next day, he said he would visit all the agency’s field centers, a task he completed by late January. In some cases he showed up […]

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Third Kairos launch fails

Mar. 5th, 2026 03:26 am
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Posted by Jeff Foust

Kairos flight 3

The third launch of a small launch vehicle developed by a Japanese company failed shortly after liftoff March 4, raising questions about the rocket’s future.

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Posted by Jason Rainbow

Canadian telco Telus has agreed to take a stake in AST SpaceMobile and invest in ground infrastructure needed to connect subscribers to the operator’s planned direct-to-smartphone constellation.

The post Telus invests in AST SpaceMobile to expand D2D coverage in Canada appeared first on SpaceNews.

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