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
Firefly Aerospace to fly Zeno Power radioisotope heating unit on lunar lander mission
Wednesday, 19 August 2026 11:00
Firefly Aerospace will fly a payload from Zeno Power on an upcoming lunar lander mission to test a radioisotope heat source to enable future missions to survive the lunar night.
Fly around Schiaparelli Crater with Mars Express
Wednesday, 19 August 2026 08:00
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ESA’s Mars Express takes us on another mesmerising flight, this time around one of the biggest craters on Mars.
Despite measuring a huge 460 km across, Schiaparelli Crater seems to be relatively shallow. Perhaps it has been filled in over the last few billion years by sediment blown by the wind or deposited by water, by lava – or by a combination of all three.
Schiaparelli Crater is named after Italian astronomer Giovanni Schiaparelli (1835–1910). Although he studied Mercury and Venus, he is best known for his observations of the Red Planet.
During the ‘Great Opposition’ of 1877, when
Space nuclear programs face near- and long-term challenges
Wednesday, 19 August 2026 01:36
While space nuclear programs are “having a moment,” industry officials say they face near-term challenges as well as longer-term concerns.
China’s Landspace recovers booster with second orbital launch of Zhuque-3 rocket
Wednesday, 19 August 2026 00:05
HELSINKI — Landspace successfully landed the first stage of its Zhuque-3 rocket Tuesday following the second launch of the rocket from the Gobi Desert.
Rocket Lab to test Space Force data network connection in orbit in 2027
Tuesday, 18 August 2026 21:52
The company will use a Photon spacecraft to test interoperability with the Space Data Network's core infrastructure built by SpaceX
Eoptic, Inc. Selected to Supply DeepScan™ Imaging Payloads Scheduled for Launch in 2027
Tuesday, 18 August 2026 11:00
Rochester, NY – August 18, 2026 – Eoptic, Inc., a developer of advanced multi-spectral and multi-modal imaging systems, today announced it has been selected as an approved supplier in support of strategic […]
New report takes closer look at the Space Force spending surge
Tuesday, 18 August 2026 11:00
Aerospace Corp. analysis finds most growth concentrated in classified programs, target tracking, missile warning and command and control
Sentinel-3 provides faster data for Europe fires
Tuesday, 18 August 2026 08:13
Satellite data from the Copernicus Sentinel-3 mission is reaching emergency services up to three times faster, enabling a quicker response to wildfires in Europe – all thanks to teams at the European Space Agency (ESA) and Eumetsat, who developed an improved strategy for transmitting data from satellites to ground stations.
NRO to expand use of HawkEye 360’s satellite intelligence
Tuesday, 18 August 2026 08:00
NRO contract increases U.S.
Phoenix 3: concept study for a reusable European spacecraft
Tuesday, 18 August 2026 07:55
Engineers from the European Space Agency (ESA) and industry partners have completed an intensive concept study for Phoenix 3, a reusable spacecraft designed to fly experiments in microgravity and return them safely to Earth.

