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On Sunday, April 19, 2026, Blue Origin reached a significant milestone in orbital reusability with the successful launch and recovery of a previously flown New Glenn first-stage booster. The mission, […]
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On Monday, April 13, 2026, Ensign-Bickford Aerospace & Defense (EBAD) confirmed that its critical separation and initiation hardware performed successfully during NASA’s historic Artemis II mission. The mission, which concluded […]
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China successfully deployed a satellite internet technology test payload on Saturday, April 11, marking a continued push toward establishing its sovereign Low Earth Orbit (LEO) communications infrastructure. The mission utilized […]
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A public SpaceX means earnings-driven launch pricing, mandatory disclosure, and a two-player infrastructure duopoly with Amazon reshaping unit economics for every mid-tier satellite operator.
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The European Investment Bank has announced a thirty million euro venture debt loan to PLD Space to finalize the development of its Miura 5 small satellite launcher. Signed on April […]
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Exolaunch has been selected by the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) to provide satellite deployment services for the upcoming Kakushin Rising mission, as announced on April 2, 2026. This mission, […]
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On March 30, 2026, the Chinese commercial space firm CAS Space (Zhongke Yuhang) achieved the successful maiden flight of its Kinetica-2 Y1 (also known as Lijian-2 Y1) carrier rocket. The […]
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At 6:35 p.m. EDT, April 1, NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS) rocket successfully roared to life at Launch Complex 39B, sending the Artemis II mission on a historic journey. This […]
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On March 30, 2026, SpaceX successfully launched its Transporter-16 rideshare mission from Vandenberg Space Force Base, carrying a diverse manifest of 119 payloads. Among the spacecraft deployed were seven satellites […]
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New Zealand — At 10:14 CET on March 28, 2026, the first two satellites of the European Space Agency’s (ESA) Celeste mission—IOD-1 and IOD-2—successfully lifted off from Rocket Lab’s Launch […]
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