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The Denver-based satellite manufacturer says the acquisition supports its strategy of building an ‘integrated space ecosystem’

HydroGNSS: Scouting for water

Just three months after launch, the European Space Agency’s twin HydroGNSS satellites are already proving their capabilities in orbit. By exploiting reflected signals from navigation satellites – the sophisticated technique they use to generate Delay Doppler Maps in order to ‘scout’ for water across Earth’s surface – these compact satellites are beginning to reveal the scientific potential they were built to unlock, even while still in their commissioning phase.

SAN FRANCISCO – Mantis Space, a New Mexico startup planning a constellation to supply solar power to spacecraft, emerged from stealth March 12 with $10 million in seed funding.

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Former NASA astronaut Jeanette Epps visits ESTEC Image: Former NASA astronaut Jeanette Epps visits ESTEC

Firefly Alpha returns to flight

Thursday, 12 March 2026 03:09
Alpha Flight 7 liftoff

Firefly Aerospace’s Alpha rocket successfully returned to flight March 11, launching a technology demonstration mission more than 10 months after the rocket’s previous launch failed.

Enpulsion raises $26 million

Wednesday, 11 March 2026 23:21
Enpulsion thrusters

Enpulsion, an Austrian company that produces satellite electric propulsion systems, has raised its first significant outside funding to increase production and potentially acquire other companies.

lunar landers

NASA’s approach to managing the development of crewed lunar landers for Artemis has successfully controlled costs but not schedule, raising questions about NASA’s desire to accelerate those efforts.

Missile strike hits SES teleport in Israel

Wednesday, 11 March 2026 17:57

Satellite operator SES said a missile “targeted and struck” its teleport facility in Israel March 9 as tensions spill across the region amid ongoing Israeli and U.S.

ECOS is the web-based ESA costing software tool which is free for industry doing business with ESA

The European Space Agency (ESA) will release new software called ECOS version 6 on 30 March 2026 when all companies doing business with ESA will be required to use this version for use in their financial proposals for ESA Tender Actions.

Artemis 2

Recent engineering setbacks, specifically regarding helium system issues associated with the improper flow of helium into the Space Launch System (SLS) rocket’s upper stage, and persistent hydrogen leaks, have forced NASA to delay the crewed Artemis 2 mission to no earlier than April.

The company says it will rework its BADGER antenna design and compete for the follow-on effort

AXIS

NASA has disqualified one of the two proposals for a large astrophysics mission, a decision the project’s leader blames on upheaval within the agency last year.

Telesat has gained access to more land across Canada to set up landing stations ahead of plans to deploy pathfinders for its Lightspeed broadband constellation in December.

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