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Third Kairos launch fails

Thursday, 05 March 2026 02:26
Kairos flight 3

The third launch of a small launch vehicle developed by a Japanese company failed shortly after liftoff March 4, raising questions about the rocket’s future.

SLS EUS

The Senate Commerce Committee advanced a revised NASA authorization bill that implements some of the changes to Artemis sought by the agency while also extending the life of the ISS

Canadian telco Telus has agreed to take a stake in AST SpaceMobile and invest in ground infrastructure needed to connect subscribers to the operator’s planned direct-to-smartphone constellation.

At Senate Armed Services subcommittee hearing, Vice Chief Bratton said Space Force ‘must aggressively increase its end strength and infrastructure’

British startup Mutable Tactics has raised $2.1 million in pre-seed funding to develop AI software enabling groups of military drones to operate autonomously, even when satellite navigation and communications are disrupted.

Return of the (space) SPAC

Wednesday, 04 March 2026 15:00

Former investment banker Raphael Roettgen had to abandon a space-focused special purpose acquisition company in 2022 as hype around mergers with blank-check shell companies turned radioactive.

Fincke

On January 15, 2026, a collective cheer coincided with relief as four astronauts from SpaceX Crew 11 were safely returned to Earth from the International Space Station (ISS).

SLS upper stage helium flow problem fixed

Wednesday, 04 March 2026 11:58
SLS/ICPS in VAB

Workers have completed repairs to the helium pressurization system in the upper stage of the Space Launch System, keeping a potential April launch of the Artemis 2 mission on track.

Counting craters

Wednesday, 04 March 2026 09:00
Counting craters in Mars’s ancient highlands

Craters, craters, and yet more craters: this snapshot from ESA’s Mars Express is packed full of them, each as fascinating as the last.

Miura 1 launch

PLD Space has raised $209 million to ramp up production of the Spanish startup’s Miura 5 launch vehicle, marking the largest funding round for a European space company announced so far this year.

Babin

The leaders of the House Science Committee say the FCC is overstepping its authority with parts of a space licensing rulemaking.

New training for program managers shifting focus from hardware buys to integrated warfighting systems

Hubble & Euclid zoom into cosmic eye

Tuesday, 03 March 2026 13:00
Hubble & Euclid: zoom into Cat's Eye Nebula

For this month’s ESA/Hubble Picture of the Month, NASA/ESA's Hubble Space Telescope is joined by ESA’s Euclid to create a new view of the most visually intricate remnants of a dying star: the Cat’s Eye Nebula, also known as NGC 6543.

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