iMetalX emerges from stealth with technology to model resident space objects
Friday, 13 March 2026 22:32
SAN FRANCISCO – Northern California startup iMetalX Inc. emerged from stealth to announce a collaboration with Psionic, a Hampton, Virginia, company focused on autonomous navigation in GPS-denied environments.
Dragonfly mission begins rotorcraft integration, testing stage
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Astroscale selects Isar Aerospace to launch ELSA-M mission
Friday, 13 March 2026 20:20
Japanese satellite servicing company Astroscale has selected Isar Aerospace to launch a deorbiting mission developed by its British subsidiary.
China is developing low-cost lunar cargo options for its expanding moon program
Friday, 13 March 2026 19:03
Ukraine will host first test for Leonardo’s Michelangelo security dome
Friday, 13 March 2026 17:20
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