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NASA considering sharp increase in robotic lunar landings

NASA is proposing a sharp increase in the rate of robotic lunar lander missions, a move that has excited but also puzzled the space community. The post NASA considering sharp increase in robotic lunar landings appeared first on SpaceNews..

ReOrbit sells two small GEO satellites to SLI

Finnish satellite manufacturer ReOrbit has signed a contract with asset-financing company SLI for two small geostationary orbit communications satellites. The post ReOrbit sells two small GEO satellites to SLI appeared first on SpaceNews..

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Apex sells satellite for Japanese technology demonstration mission

Satellite manufacturer Apex has won a contract from a Japanese company to provide a spacecraft bus for a technology demonstration mission. The post Apex sells satellite for Japanese technology demonstration mission appeared first on SpaceNews..

Australia’s “Red Centre” Turns Green

Abundant rainfall in February and March 2026 transformed the desert landscape of Central Australia..

Rocket Lab wins $190 million Pentagon deal for hypersonic test flights

The contract is for 20 hypersonic flight missions over four years The post Rocket Lab wins $190 million Pentagon deal for hypersonic test flights appeared first on SpaceNews..

Space Command classified wargame to include 25 commercial players

Maj. Gen. Keener: The exercise will help Space Command ‘better understand commercial challenges, requirements, and how we can better work together’ The post Space Command classified wargame to include 25 commercial players appeared first on SpaceNews..

Live coverage: SpaceX to launch 29 Starlink satellites on Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral

The Starlink 10-33 mission is the 35th mission so far in 2026 supporting SpaceX’s low Earth orbit constellation. Liftoff from pad 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station is scheduled for 6:35 a.m. EDT (1035 UTC)..

Curiosity Blog, Sols 4832–4837: Driving the (Contact) Line!

Written by Catherine O’Connell-Cooper, APXS Strategic Planner and Payload Uplink/Downlink Lead, University of New Brunswick, Canada Earth planning date: Friday, March 13, 2026 We are in our final phase of the boxwork campaign, investigating the contacts between the boxwork unit and the layered sulfate unit. As my colleague Bill reported here, last week we crossed […].

Booster 19 concludes initial test campaign on Pad 2

Starship Flight 12 took another step toward launch, with Booster 19 completing an initial test… The post Booster 19 concludes initial test campaign on Pad 2 appeared first on NASASpaceFlight.com..