MTG-I2 embarks on journey to Europe’s Spaceport
Thursday, 28 May 2026 11:00
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The Meteosat Third Generation-Imager2 satellite sets sail from France to French Guiana 
Virgin Galactic returns Unity to flight to prepare for next-generation spaceplane
Thursday, 28 May 2026 05:22
The Virgin Galactic spaceplane used for the company’s first commercial flights has returned to service to train its pilots for its next-generation spacecraft.
FAA requires mishap investigation into latest Starship launch
Thursday, 28 May 2026 03:06
House Armed Services draft bill eliminates SDA, Space RCO as separate entities
Wednesday, 27 May 2026 21:30
HASC 2027 NDAA supports realignment of the Space Development Agency and the Space Rapid Capabilities Office under a portfolio-based acquisition structure
European space industry warns EU Space Act could slow competitiveness
Wednesday, 27 May 2026 15:34
As geopolitics reshape space, SpinLaunch sees an opening
Wednesday, 27 May 2026 15:00
SpinLaunch CEO Massimiliano “Massi” Ladovaz paints an ambitious picture of a rapidly shifting space industry driven as much by geopolitics and sovereignty as by engineering innovation.
Kongsberg NanoAvionics sets sights on building and supporting sovereign constellations
Wednesday, 27 May 2026 14:47
NanoAvionics, founded in 2014, was known for producing individual satellites and small constellations until April, when the company won a 122.5-million-euro contract ($142 million) to build the initial 280 satellites […]
Former Ukraine official calls for stricter restrictions on Russian use of Starlink
Wednesday, 27 May 2026 14:34
Sitael Accelerates Growth in Space: New Missions, Industrial Capacity and a Trajectory Towards 2031
Wednesday, 27 May 2026 14:11
• SITAEL announces a growth plan targeting €200 million in revenues by 2031, currently supported by over €150 million in backlog and nine launches planned by 2030.
Schaeffler AG joins forces with Spire to build sovereign European satellites
Wednesday, 27 May 2026 14:02
AMSTERDAM – Spire Global revealed another element of its campaign to rapidly scale satellite production in German: strategic cooperation with Schaeffer AG, a major German manufacturer of automotive systems and […]
Starcloud’s path to 88,000 computing satellites
Wednesday, 27 May 2026 14:01
In November, Starcloud sent a small satellite called Starcloud-1 into orbit via a SpaceX launch.
Webb reveals black hole that formed before its galaxy
Wednesday, 27 May 2026 14:00
Using the unprecedented imaging and spectroscopic power of the NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope, researchers have mapped the motion and composition of gas orbiting a black hole in the centre of Abell2744-QSO1, a tiny galaxy more than 13 billion light-years away. The results suggest that the 50-million-solar-mass black hole predates its host galaxy, possibly forming within the first second of the Big Bang, and must have been immense from the start.