Blue Origin halts New Shepard flights
Friday, 30 January 2026 20:54
Blue Origin announced Jan. 30 that it will halt flights of its New Shepard suborbital vehicle for at least two years as it shifts its focus to human lunar exploration.
Weather delays Artemis 2 wet dress rehearsal
Friday, 30 January 2026 19:20
NASA is delaying a key fueling test for the Artemis 2 mission because of weather, reducing the chances the launch can take place during its February window.
A fireside chat with Space Force Gen. Shawn Bratton
Friday, 30 January 2026 18:56
In this episode of Space Minds, SpaceNews senior staff writer Sandra Erwin sits down with Gen.
NASA delays the first Artemis moonshot with astronauts because of extreme cold at the launch site
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RBC Signals partners with in-orbit relay developer Apolink
Friday, 30 January 2026 16:32
Apolink has partnered with ground segment provider RBC Signals to resell the startup’s proposed in-orbit relay services, aiming to fill connectivity gaps when satellites are out of view of terrestrial command-and-control links.
Kissing the sun: Unraveling mysteries of the solar wind
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Journey of Juice link
Friday, 30 January 2026 13:41
The journey of Juice
Video series covering Juice's journey to Jupiter
Week in images: 26-30 January 2026
Friday, 30 January 2026 13:10
Week in images: 26-30 January 2026
Discover our week through the lens
Making the unprecedented EU Space Act effective for all
Friday, 30 January 2026 11:00
The EU Space Act was formally proposed by the European Commission (EC) on June 25, 2025.
Rocket Lab launches South Korean satellite
Friday, 30 January 2026 10:01
A Rocket Lab Electron launched a South Korean imaging satellite Jan.
Laurent Jaffart appointed Director of Resilience, Navigation and Connectivity
Friday, 30 January 2026 09:20Press Release N° 5–2026
The European Space Agency Council has approved the reassignment of Laurent Jaffart, currently Director of Connectivity and Secure Communications (D/CSC) to the newly created position of Director of Resilience, Navigation and Connectivity Directorate (D/RNC), which will take effect from 1 February 2026.
New satellite view of Tibet’s tectonic clash
Friday, 30 January 2026 09:00
A study on tectonic plates that converge on the Tibetan Plateau has shown that Earth’s fault lines are far weaker and the continents are less rigid than scientists previously thought. This finding is based on ground-monitoring satellite data.
NASA Heat Shield Technology Enables Space Industry Growth
Friday, 30 January 2026 08:12
Using cutting-edge material licensed from NASA, a protective heat shield manufactured in-house by Varda Space Industries for the first time enabled one of its capsules to blaze through Earth's atmosphere on Thursday, marking a significant milestone for the agency and America's space industry. The material, known as C-PICA (Conformal Phenolic Impregnated Carbon Ablator), provides a stronger, less Rocket Lab conducts second Electron mission in eight days to orbit Korean imaging satellite
Friday, 30 January 2026 08:12
Rocket Lab Corporation has completed its 81st Electron mission, successfully deploying an Earth observation satellite for the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) and marking its second launch in just eight days.
The mission, named Bridging The Swarm, lifted off on January 30 at 2:21 p.m. NZDT (01:21 UTC) from Rocket Lab's Launch Complex 1 in New Zealand to place the China sea launch boosts private rocket activity in 2026
Friday, 30 January 2026 08:12
Galactic Energy has opened Chinas 2026 commercial launch campaign with a pre dawn sea based mission of its Ceres 1 carrier rocket on January 17, extending the companys record of frequent small satellite launches from both land and ocean platforms.
The latest flight lifted off at 4:10 am local time from a mobile barge in the Yellow Sea off the coast of Shandong province, sending four commer 
