Special Operations Forces test mobile platform for direct satellite imagery access
Monday, 11 May 2026 12:30The software, developed by SkyFi, operates on tactical Android devices
Cowboy raises $275 million to build rockets with orbital data center upper stages
Monday, 11 May 2026 12:00Cowboy Space, founded less than two years ago as Aetherflux to develop space-based solar power, has raised $275 million at a $2 billion valuation to build rockets with upper stages that would serve as data centers once in low Earth orbit.
Failing to pass a defense budget is a self-inflicted wound in the space race
Monday, 11 May 2026 11:45As we have learned from the current conflicts in Ukraine and Iran, space-enabled capability has become critical to all we do in the military. It is persistent (always there) and operates in denied areas (first in the battlefield). These capabilities provide critical combat effects: intelligence, missile threat warning, rapid communications and necessary and amazingly accurate […]
Former NASA chief of staff returns to lead agency launch operations
Monday, 11 May 2026 11:23NASA’s former chief of staff has returned to the agency in a new role overseeing launch operations, a move that raised some concerns on Capitol Hill.
Tianzhou-10 cargo spacecraft arrives at Tiangong space station
Monday, 11 May 2026 09:44China launched the Tianzhou-10 cargo spacecraft late Sunday, docking with the Tiangong space station hours later to deliver supplies, equipment, experiments and propellant.
ESA and JAXA finalize agreement on Apophis asteroid mission
Sunday, 10 May 2026 14:55ESA and JAXA have finalized an agreement to collaborate on a mission to study the asteroid Apophis during its close flyby of Earth in 2029.
MDA Space continues work on Gateway robotic arm
Saturday, 09 May 2026 22:35MDA Space is continuing work on a robotic arm for the lunar Gateway while it discusses the future of the project with the Canadian Space Agency.
Viasat wins $307 million Marine Corps satellite communications contract
Saturday, 09 May 2026 14:34Five-year MECS2 award covers multi-orbit, multi-band commercial satellite services worldwide
Swift reboost mission completes environmental tests
Friday, 08 May 2026 19:22A spacecraft designed to raise the decaying orbit of a NASA astrophysics satellite has passed environmental tests ahead of a launch as soon as June.
Paraguay signs the Artemis Accords
Friday, 08 May 2026 14:04Paraguay signed the Artemis Accords May 7, the sixth country to do so in the last two and a half weeks.
Week in images: 04-08 May 2026
Friday, 08 May 2026 12:07
Week in images: 04-08 May 2026
Discover our week through the lens
Rocket Lab announces large launch contract and plans to acquire space robotics company
Friday, 08 May 2026 10:40Rocket Lab announced May 7 the largest launch contract in the company’s history as it also moves to acquire a space robotics company.
Earth observation data for the policymaking of tomorrow
Friday, 08 May 2026 10:00
How can Earth observation data play a more central role in guiding future decisions on the environment? This was one of the questions asked at an ESA-hosted event that brought together leaders from Earth observation science with the global statistics community.
Earth from Space: Greenland's changing ice
Friday, 08 May 2026 08:00
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Part of the rugged and deeply indented coast of northeastern Greenland is featured in this radar image captured by Copernicus Sentinel-1. Watch live: selected sessions from the ESA CommEO Forum
Friday, 08 May 2026 06:00
The third ESA Earth Observation Commercialisation Forum (ESA CommEO) will bring together the global Earth observation ecosystem for three days of insights, innovation and high-level networking. It takes place in Seville, Spain, from 12–14 May 2026, but you can join selected sessions online to hear about the latest trends arising in the Earth observation commercial market.