Liftoff: NASA Successfully Launches Artemis II to the Moon
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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AAC Clyde Space Expands Orbital Presence with Transporter-16 Launch
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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Built by Thales Alenia Space for ESA’s Celeste mission, IOD-2 Satellite lifts off today from New Zealand
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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Defense Economics and the European SmallSat Market
Europe is the only major space power building its smallsat sector on defense procurement rather than venture capital or state industrial policy. The demand signal is institutional, contracted, and accelerating.
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Space Force Reassigns Final GPS III Mission to SpaceX Following Vulcan Anomaly
On March 20, 2026, Space Systems Command (SSC) announced it is reassigning the launch of the final GPS III satellite from United Launch Alliance (ULA) to SpaceX. The satellite, GPS […]
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China satellite investment soars as SpaceX sparks race for space
China’s commercial space sector has transitioned from a series of experimental startups into a massive, state-backed industrial engine. Driven by the strategic competition sparked by SpaceX’s Starlink, China has surged […]
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L3Harris Honors Goddard Centennial with Advances in Nuclear and Electric Propulsion
Exactly 100 years ago today, on March 16, 1926, Dr. Robert H. Goddard launched the world’s first liquid-fueled rocket in Auburn, Massachusetts. Today, L3Harris Technologies (NYSE: LHX) marks this centennial […]
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Firefly Aerospace Returns to Flight with Successful “Stairway to Seven” Mission
VANDENBERG SPACE FORCE BASE, CALIF. – On Wednesday, March 11, 2026, Firefly Aerospace successfully launched its Alpha Flight 7 mission, titled “Stairway to Seven.” The Alpha rocket lifted off from […]
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SpaceX Evolves Beyond Broadband with “Million-Satellite” AI Data Center Plan; Amazon Mounts Legal Challenge
HAWTHORNE, CALIFORNIA – While SpaceX continues to dominate the Low Earth Orbit (LEO) broadband market with over 11,000 active Starlink satellites, the company has officially pivoted its long-term strategy toward […]
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Times Microwave Systems Launches Levitate™ Ultra-Lightweight Cables for UAV and Defense Avionics
WALLINGFORD, Connecticut – On Thursday, March 5, Times Microwave Systems, an Amphenol brand, announced the launch of its Levitate™ cable assembly line. The new series is engineered specifically to address […]
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