Commercial Space Federation (CSF) Welcomes Two New Associate Members
Friday, 27 March 2026 18:00
He suddenly couldn't speak in space. NASA astronaut says his medical scare remains a mystery
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India’s Bellatrix raises $20 million following overseas expansion drive
Friday, 27 March 2026 16:20
India-based Bellatrix Aerospace announced March 27 it has raised $20 million to ramp up production of its satellite propulsion systems after securing its first large commercial customer outside the country.
Building a hypersonic pathway to orbit with Mark Bigham
Friday, 27 March 2026 13:30
On this episode of the Space Minds podcast, host David Ariosto speaks with Mark Bigham, the Vice President of Defense Programs at Longshot Space Technologies Corporation, a new hardware startup […]
ESA’s astronaut reserve begins final training block
Friday, 27 March 2026 13:14
Members of ESA’s astronaut reserve have returned to the European Astronaut Centre (EAC) in Cologne, Germany, for the final block of their Astronaut Reserve Training (ART) programme. This phase marks the last step in preparing members of the European astronaut reserve with the broad technical, operational and scientific foundation required to support future human spaceflight opportunities.
Week in images: 23-27 March 2026
Friday, 27 March 2026 13:10
Week in images: 23-27 March 2026
Discover our week through the lens
The ‘ground truth’ gap in AgTech: Why satellites alone can’t save supply chains
Friday, 27 March 2026 12:00
How Europe will power the journey to the Moon and back
Friday, 27 March 2026 11:30
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Artemis II will send astronauts around the Moon and safely home. At the core of the mission is the European Service Module: providing propulsion, power and life support for their journey into deep space.
Industry says proposed NASA changes to commercial space station plans create confusion
Friday, 27 March 2026 11:17
NASA’s proposed changes to its support of commercial space stations have created concern and confusion among companies developing them, the head of an industry organization warned.
Getting to the core of a medicane
Friday, 27 March 2026 10:21
Everyone knows what a hurricane is, but a lesser-known storm type – a medicane – recently made landfall in Libya. While the arrival of Medicane Jolina, a rare Mediterranean cyclone, brought extreme weather, it also provided scientists with a crucial test case.
Using different types of data from Earth-observing satellites, researchers are gaining new insights into how these storms form and evolve, and therefore, how their impacts can be predicted more accurately.
Next MTG satellite passes final environmental tests
Friday, 27 March 2026 09:50
The third satellite in the Meteosat Third Generation (MTG) constellation, MTG-Imager2 (MTG-I2) has completed a series of tests that certify the satellite is ready to operate in the harsh conditions found in space – and on the way to space. These range from the strong vibrations during launch to the huge variations in temperature once in orbit, caused by moving between direct sunlight and Earth’s shadow.
Where spiral arms and star formation meet
Friday, 27 March 2026 08:00
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Hubble image of barred spiral galaxy IC 486 Earth from Space: Kimberley, Australia
Friday, 27 March 2026 08:00
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Western Australia’s Kimberley region is featured in this double view from the Copernicus Sentinel-2 mission. SBQuantum and Spire to send quantum diamond magnetometer into orbit
Friday, 27 March 2026 08:00
SAN FRANCISCO – Canadian startup SBQuantum plans to send a quantum diamond magnetometer into low-Earth orbit March 30 on a Spire Global satellite flying on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rideshare.