Connecting Skies • Bridging Continents
An attitude control problem aboard Katalyst Space’s LINK spacecraft means it will not capture and boost NASA’s Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory to a higher orbit
Firefly Aerospace has been awarded a NASA Spacecraft Processing Operations Contract, allowing it to bid for task orders providing payload processing facilities and services for
Eight 500-kilogram satellite platforms built by Rocket Lab for MDA Space have launched successfully from Cape Canaveral and are performing nominally on orbit. They are
Hisdesat has appointed Airbus Defence and Space prime contractor for SpainSat NG-III, a secure communications satellite carrying active X-band antennas that provide the capability of
NASA and Blue Origin have signed an annex to an existing Space Act Agreement to conduct second stage hot fire testing of the New Glenn
Boeing has been selected by the U.S. Space Force to develop the next phase of the Mobile User Objective System Service Life Extension programme, providing
Diamond Aircraft has delivered a second DA62 MPP SurveyStar aircraft to Italian Remote Sensing, expanding the operator’s aerial survey capability and reflecting continued demand for
Safran Nacelles is strengthening the role of its Burnley facility as the Group’s Centre of Excellence for aerospace sheet metal manufacturing, combining specialist production capabilities
Airbus Defence and Space has formed a consortium with Rohde & Schwarz, constellr, Orbint and HPS to develop a sovereign European satellite-based intelligence, surveillance and
China has launched a new test satellite aboard a Long March-2D rocket to support research into direct mobile phone-to-satellite broadband connectivity and integrated space-ground network
China has launched the Shenzhou-23 crewed spacecraft carrying three astronauts to the Tiangong space station aboard a Long March-2F rocket. China has launched the Shenzhou-23
China launched the ninth batch of satellites for the Spacesail Constellation aboard a Long March-8 rocket from Hainan on 18 May 2026. China successfully launched
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
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.
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
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,
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
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
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
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
