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NASA 2028 Moon Landing Threatened by Spacesuit Development Delays
Will NASA’s spacesuit delays derail the 2028 Moon landing? NASA’s ambitious 2028 timeline for returning astronauts to the lunar surface faces a critical bottleneck: spacesuit development is running significantly behind schedule, according to a damning Office of the Inspector General (OIG) report released Monday. The report identifies the Exploration Extravehicular Mobility Unit (xEMU) program as…
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NASA Inspector General Warns Artemis Spacesuits May Miss 2030
Will NASA’s new spacesuits be ready for Artemis moon landings? NASA’s next-generation spacesuits for the Artemis Program and International Space Station operations may not be ready until after 2030, according to a new NASA Office of Inspector General report released April 21, 2026. The warning signals potential multi-year delays beyond NASA’s current development timeline for…
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Ovzon Launches New Mobile Terminal in Small Form Factor
Swedish satellite operator Ovzon has debuted a new mobile satellite terminal in a small form factor, the Ovzon T8. The terminal is designed for mobility across air, land, and sea, ranging from unmanned systems, vehicles, and vessels. The Ovzon T8 is described as an ultra-compact, lightweight, low-consumption on-the-move mobile satellite terminal, with Ovzon calling it…
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Launch Preview: GPS, Progress, and Starlink missions to launch during busy week
Seven missions, four countries, and five launch vehicles make the week of April 20 one of the more diverse on the 2026 manifest. GPS III SV10 carries the week’s most technically significant payload in its first-ever GPS laser communications demonstration, while South Korea’s ADD vehicle attempts its first complete four-stage orbital flight. Rocket Lab pulls…
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Opterus Secures NASA SBIR Contract for Solar Sail Deployment System
Opterus has received a $10.2 million Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase III contract from NASA to provide the structural deployment system for the agency’s next solar sail spacecraft. Opterus is developing a system to deploy and control a 1,600-square-meter sail, roughly the size of a hockey rink, using four 30-meter composite booms and integrated…
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Ovzon T8 Terminal Weighs Under 5kg for Mobile Satcom
How small is Ovzon’s new mobile satellite terminal? Swedish satellite operator Ovzon has launched the T8, a mobile satellite terminal weighing under 5 kilograms designed for air, land, and sea deployment. The compact terminal connects to Ovzon’s Geostationary Orbit (GEO) satellite network, marking a significant reduction in size and weight compared to traditional mobile satcom…
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Blue Origin launches third New Glenn rocket, but payload ends up in wrong orbit
Spectators along the beach in Cape Canaveral, Florida, enjoy a spectacular Sunday morning launch, taking in the view of a Blue Origin New Glenn rocket blasting off carrying a next-generation cellular broadband satellite. The company said later the AST SpaceMobile Bluebird 7 satellite ended up in the wrong orbit. Photo: Adam Bernstein/Spaceflight Now. Blue Origin…
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Blue Origin’s rocket reuse achievement marred by upper stage failure
The third flight of Blue Origin’s heavy-lift New Glenn launcher began Sunday with the company’s first successful reflight of an orbital-class booster, but ended with a setback for Jeff Bezos’ flagship rocket, a key element in NASA’s Artemis lunar program. The 321-foot-tall (98-meter) New Glenn launch vehicle ignited its seven methane-fueled BE-4 engines at 7:25…
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SES and Boeing Advance Line-Fit Integration for Multi-Orbit Connectivity
SES, a leading space solutions company, announced a milestone toward offerability for SES’ multi-orbit antenna for installation by Boeing. This will allow airlines to receive new aircraft with the onboard network in place and connectivity service available immediately after delivery through a Boeing-provided modification. Through this collaboration, Boeing will install the SES in-cabin hardware network…
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Impulse Space Advances Orbital Operations with Mira High-Thrust Maneuverable Spacecraft
Impulse Space is expanding the spacecraft portfolio with Mira, a high-performance, maneuverable spacecraft designed to support payload hosting, deployment and dynamic orbital operations across multiple orbital regimes. Engineered for flexibility and responsiveness, Mira is built to enable missions that require precise maneuvering, rapid retasking and high delta-v performance in increasingly complex space environments. With a…