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NASA completes a smooth rehearsal for historic Artemis 2 moon launch
NASA’s Space Launch System rocket stands on its Florida launch pad. (NASA Photo / Aubrey Gemignani) NASA counted down to T-minus 29 seconds during a smooth rehearsal for a historic launch that could send astronauts around the moon for the first time in more than half a century. The run-through at Launch Complex 39B, at…
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Boeing Adds a $10M EO/IR Production Line at Satellite Facility
Boeing is ramping up satellite production at its facility in El Segundo, California, opening a new electro-optical infrared sensor (EO/IR) production line to meet increasing projected demand. The 9,000 square foot expansion, it said, will position it to meet its current demands, take on new customers and transition new technology into regular manufacture. This comes…
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A Constellation for Every Nation
An increasingly volatile geopolitical landscape is forcing nations to rethink space — fast. Alliances once assumed to be stable now look precarious. Supply chains once described as “global” now reveal their fragility. Access to foreign infrastructure can no longer be taken for granted. Governments everywhere are waking up to a single, urgent reality: sovereign control…
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Axelspace and Synspective Lock In Imagery Contracts for Japanese Constellation
Japanese satellite imagery providers Axelspace and Synspective finalized agreements with SKY Perfect JSAT, Mitsui, and Mitsubishi Electric to provide optical and synthetic aperture radar (SAR) imagery respectively to the Japan Ministry of Defense’s planned satellite constellation. The Japan Ministry of Defense announced the five companies, along with Mitsui Bussan Aerospace and iQPS, last December as…
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Rocket Report: Chinese launch firm raises big money; Falcon 9 back to the Bahamas
Welcome to Edition 8.30 of the Rocket Report! As I write this week’s edition, NASA’s Space Launch System rocket is undergoing a second countdown rehearsal at Kennedy Space Center, Florida. The outcome of the test will determine whether NASA has a shot at launching the Artemis II mission around the Moon next month, or if…
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Boeing insists NASA criticism will reinforce efforts on Starliner
Following NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman’s stark assessment of the Boeing CST-100 Starliner program’s troubled history—pinning the blame not just on technical flaws but on systemic failures in decision-making and leadership that he warned could erode the agency’s culture of safety in human spaceflight—Boeing reacted by saying the report will reinforce ongoing efforts to improve its…
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Falcon 9 launches 25 Starlink satellites after weather delays
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket soars away from Space Launch Complex 4 East (SLC-4E) at Vandenberg Space Force Base on the Starlink 17-25 mission on Feb. 21, 2026. Image: SpaceX SpaceX launched a Falcon 9 rocket carrying 25 Starlink satellites from California early Saturday, after days of delay. Liftoff from Space Launch Complex 4 East…
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Moon mission fueling test concludes with no major problems
The countdown clock at the Kennedy Space Center Press Site stops at T-29 seconds at the end of the second terminal countdown demonstration, bringing an end to the wet dress rehearsal tanking test on Thursday, Feb. 19, 2026. Image: John Pisani/Spaceflight Now NASA and contractor engineers pumped more than 750,000 gallons of supercold propellants into…
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Exotrail Secures Second Propulsion Contract with Indian Partner XDLINX Space Labs
Exotrail has signed a second electric propulsion contract with Indian satellite manufacturer XDLINX Space Labs, reinforcing cross-border space industry collaboration and expanding capacity for advanced small satellite missions. Under the renewed agreement, XDLINX Space Labs has placed an order for 16 additional propulsion units to be delivered by 2027. After equipping the demonstration mission of…
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ARABSAT Awards ACTIA Aerospace Contract for Q/V-Band RF Gateway Systems for ARABSAT-7A
ARABSAT has selected ACTIA Aerospace to design, supply and deploy a new generation of Q/V-Band RF Gateway systems forming a critical part of the ground segment for its upcoming ARABSAT-7A software-defined satellite. The deployment includes two geographically diverse gateways, providing enhanced resilience, higher capacity and flexible routing. These capabilities will support a wide range of Broadband…