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Dhruva Space has secured INR 105 crores in RDIF funding from the Government of India to develop Project Garud, a scalable 500 kg-class communications satellite platform for constellation-scale missions. Indian private space company advances indigenous 500 kg-class communications satellite capability for constellation-scale deployment Dhruva Space has secured INR 105 crores in support from the Government […]
Thales Alenia Space, Airbus Defence and Space and RADMOR will develop a geostationary defence satellite for Poland, strengthening secure military communications and national space sovereignty. Gdansk, 20 April 2026 – Thales Alenia Space, Airbus Defence and Space, and RADMOR have signed an industrial cooperation agreement to develop a geostationary defence telecommunications satellite for Poland’s Ministry
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Boeing has delivered the ViaSat-3 Flight 3 satellite to Viasat, expanding high-capacity connectivity across the Asia-Pacific region ahead of a Falcon Heavy launch. SOURCE AND IMAGE: BOEING Boeing has delivered the third ViaSat-3 (VS-3 F3) spacecraft to Viasat, marking a key milestone in the expansion of global satellite connectivity, with the platform set to support
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Artemis II crew surpasses Apollo 13 distance record during lunar flyby, validating Orion systems and advancing NASA’s deep space programme. RECORD-BREAKING DISTANCE On 6 April, the Orion spacecraft Integrity carried its four-person crew to a distance of approximately 406,770 km from Earth, surpassing the previous record set by the Apollo 13 mission in 1970.
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China has released the first set of observation images from the Fengyun-4C meteorological satellite, highlighting its capability in weather and space environment monitoring. Expanded observation capability The China Meteorological Administration confirmed that the initial images demonstrate the satellite’s ability to support real-time monitoring across a wide range of atmospheric and space-based parameters. Fengyun-4C carries
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FASESA and Boeing launch the 2026 Pathways to Space programme, expanding the African space education initiative to South Africa and aiming to train more than 2,000 students. The Future African Space Explorers STEM Academy (FASESA), in collaboration with Boeing, has launched the third edition of the Pathways to Space programme, expanding the initiative to South
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China Manned Space Agency outlines 2026 plans including two crewed missions, one cargo flight and continued progress towards a crewed lunar landing by 2030. Two crewed missions and one cargo flight planned China is scheduled to launch two crewed missions and one cargo spacecraft mission in 2026 as part of its space station operations, according
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China completes its first maritime recovery of a Long March-10 rocket first-stage booster, supporting development of reusable launch vehicle technology for future lunar and space station missions. China has successfully retrieved the first stage of the Long March-10 carrier rocket from the sea, completing the country’s first maritime salvage and recovery mission for a rocket
NASA’s SpaceX Crew-12 mission launched on 13 February 2026 from Kennedy Space Center, Florida, carrying an international astronaut crew and Canadian-developed Bio-Monitor health monitoring technology to the International Space Station (ISS). The Crew Dragon spacecraft launched aboard a Falcon 9 rocket and will dock with the ISS as part of the ongoing crew rotation and
Explore the evolution of crewed lunar missions from NASA’s Apollo program to the ongoing Artemis initiative, highlighting the shift from short-term landings to sustainable exploration. In 1969, NASA’s Apollo program made history by landing the first humans on the Moon. The Apollo missions demonstrated that human exploration of another celestial body was achievable, inspiring generations
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