Eutelsat exits two Russian capacity leases after satellite failure
Friday, 13 March 2026 15:35
Eutelsat has ended capacity leases on two Russian spacecraft after one failed in orbit and the other is set to relocate, escaping contracts hit by Western sanctions and the structural decline in TV broadcasts from GEO.
Safer space travel: Scientists create a cosmic ray simulator
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Week in images: 09-13 March 2026
Friday, 13 March 2026 13:10
Week in images: 09-13 March 2026
Discover our week through the lens
Kazakhstan must choose: be Eurasia’s tech broker or become a pawn in the new global space race
Friday, 13 March 2026 12:00
China ends month-long launch hiatus with separate Guowang and Shiyan-30 satellite missions
Friday, 13 March 2026 09:58
China resumed orbital launch activity Thursday with a pair of missions lifting off from Hainan and Xichang spaceports, launching satellite internet and technology test satellites.
Senate committee advances NASA deputy administrator nominee
Friday, 13 March 2026 09:16
The Senate Commerce Committee voted March 12 to send the nomination of Matt Anderson as NASA deputy administrator to the full Senate.
Plato readies for space-like tests
Friday, 13 March 2026 09:00
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The European Space Agency’s mission to discover Earth-like exoplanets, Plato, is now sealed in the Large Space Simulator (LSS) chamber at ESA’s Test Centre for a series of vital tests under space‑like conditions.
Engineers placed Plato in the LSS on 18 February, and since the beginning of March the spacecraft has been experiencing the extreme temperatures and vacuum of space. This photo captures the satellite standing in the centre of the simulator, moments before the chamber was bolted closed.
The picture was taken from the top opening of the LSS and gives us a direct view of Plato’s 26
A cosmic ray simulator for extreme science on Earth
Friday, 13 March 2026 08:44
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A cosmic ray simulator for extreme science on Earth Earth from Space: Maritime highways in the Øresund Strait
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This image from the Copernicus Sentinel-1 mission shows us the maritime traffic passing through the Øresund Strait in 2025. NASA working toward April 1 launch of Artemis 2
Friday, 13 March 2026 07:32
NASA is pushing ahead with an Artemis 2 launch as soon as April 1 after completing repairs to a helium line that required rolling the rocket back from the pad.
China’s Tianwen-3 Mars sample return mission moves into spacecraft construction phase
Thursday, 12 March 2026 21:23
NASA clears its Artemis moon rocket for an April launch with four astronauts following repairs
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Voyager opens defense and space tech hub in Long Beach
Thursday, 12 March 2026 17:00
New facility to support electronics and software development for missile defense and space programs