Portal Space Systems to include rideshare payloads on Falcon 9 launch of Supernova
Thursday, 20 August 2026 12:00
Portal Space Systems has acquired a Falcon 9 to launch its first Supernova spacecraft and will offer excess capacity on the vehicle for rideshare payloads.
Rock West Composites® Is Premiering Its New STRATOPultrusion™ Product Line at the 2026 Small Satellite Conference
Thursday, 20 August 2026 12:00
San Diego, CA – Rock West Composites (RWC) is premiering its recently launched space-grade STRATOPultrusion™ product line at the 2026 Small Satellite Conference this August in Salt Lake City, Utah.
China’s Chang’e-7 lunar ice-hunting mission set for Sunday launch
Thursday, 20 August 2026 11:48
Map of Europe's Spaceport
Thursday, 20 August 2026 10:28
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Map of Europe's Spaceport Muon Space raises $250 million to ramp up satellite production
Thursday, 20 August 2026 10:00
Muon Space has raised $250 million to fuel the small satellite specialist’s push into larger, more powerful spacecraft and constellations.
LatConnect 60 selects Transcelestial’s Space Optical Network for SWIRSAT imaging constellation
Thursday, 20 August 2026 09:00
SAN FRANCISCO / PERTH, 20 AUGUST 2026: LatConnect 60 (LC60) has signed a commercial contract with Transcelestial for an optical communications terminal on its SWIRSAT-1 mission, plus access to Transcelestial’s […]
Draper Selects Proteus Space for Advanced On-Orbit Mission
Thursday, 20 August 2026 09:00
LOS ANGELES, CA, September 8th, 2026. Proteus Space, a dual-use aerospace company delivering rapid, end-to-end access to space, today announced it has been selected by The Charles Stark Draper Laboratory, […]
ESA’s photosynthesis satellite fuelled
Thursday, 20 August 2026 06:00
Europe’s newest eye on the health of Earth’s vegetation has taken another crucial step towards orbit – the European Space Agency’s FLEX satellite has been fuelled at Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana ahead of its planned launch on 15 September at 03:21 CEST (14 September at 22:21 local time).
Hypersonic missile startup Castelion raises $1 billion
Wednesday, 19 August 2026 22:12
Company founded by former SpaceX executives aims to produce a low-cost hypersonic weapon and a broader portfolio of longer-range strike and missile defense weapons
Eartheye Space forges strategic partnership with IN2
Wednesday, 19 August 2026 22:07
SAN FRANCISCO – Strategic communications and consulting firm IN2 will have access to Eartheye Space multi-sensor satellite tasking and analytics through a memorandum of understanding signed Aug.
Katalyst Space and NASA abandon plans for Swift reboost
Wednesday, 19 August 2026 18:23
Katalyst Space and NASA have called off plans to use the company’s Link spacecraft to raise the orbit of the agency’s Swift gamma-ray observatory, citing attitude-control problems with the spacecraft.
Moog Inc. Expands METEORITE Satellite Bus Capacity for High-Maneuverability Missions
Wednesday, 19 August 2026 14:11
East Aurora, NY — Moog Inc.
Replay: MTG-I2 pre-launch media briefing
Wednesday, 19 August 2026 14:00
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On Wednesday 19 August, media representatives were invited to a media briefing ahead of the launch of the next Meteosat Third Generation Imager satellite (MTG-I2). The satellite is set to be launched on an Ariane 6 from Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana, on 27 August.
MTG-I2 is the third satellite for MTG, completing the MTG constellation. Together the satellites will produce images for weather forecasting in Europe in unprecedented detail. This mission provides new data products and capabilities for European weather services, especially suited to nowcasting of severe weather events.
The MTG-Imager satellites carry two instruments, a Lightning Imager
The space industry’s next challenge: supply chain resilience
Wednesday, 19 August 2026 12:00
America’s space economy is scaling faster than its industrial base can support.
Vantor names new head of U.S. government business
Wednesday, 19 August 2026 11:18
Will Cocos succeeds Susanne Hake as executive vice president and general manager of the Earth intelligence company’s government business
