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Russian era ends at abandoned launchpad in South American jungle
Feb 18, 2026 (AFP)
This sign, written in Russian, is still hanging inside an office at the site where Russia once launched its Soyuz rockets from Europe's spaceport in Kourou, Fre...
NASA teams set for second Artemis II wet dress rehearsal
Feb 17, 2026 (SPX)
Teams spent the weekend replacing a filter in ground support equipment that was suspected of restricting liquid hydrogen flow during a partial fueling test on F...
India's tougher AI social media rules spark censorship fears
Feb 17, 2026 (AFP)
The new regulations are set to take effect on February 20 -- the final day of an international AI summit in New Delhi featuring leading global tech figures -- a...
Latvian startup advances nuclear-fueled power for satellites and future Moon missions
Feb 16, 2026 (SPX)
The company is developing a power system that uses radioisotopes derived from nuclear waste, which generate heat through natural decay. That heat is converted i...
Smart Dragon 3 rocket sends seven satellites to orbit from sea platform
Feb 16, 2026 (SPX)
Liftoff occurred at 2:37 pm local time from a dedicated launch service ship, after which the solid propellant rocket deployed all seven spacecraft into their pr...
Vietnam licenses Musk's satellite internet firm Starlink
Feb 15, 2026 (AFP)
The radio frequency regulator said local unit Starlink Services Vietnam Co. can initially deploy four gateway stations and a maximum of 600,000 terminal devices...
Australian hypersonic test flight window announced
Feb 15, 2026 (SPX)
Founded in 2019, Hypersonix is developing a new class of autonomous hypersonic aircraft designed to deliver sustained flight at extreme speed, range and altitud...
Ariane 6 four booster launcher completes on schedule mission
Feb 13, 2026 (SPX)
Designated flight VA267, the mission lifted off from Europe's Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana, during a launch window between 16:45 and 17:13 GMT, carrying 3...
China verifies Long March 10 booster splashdown and crew escape in key lunar test
Feb 13, 2026 (SPX)
In the demonstration, a prototype of the new-generation Mengzhou crew spacecraft was mounted on a prototype first-stage booster of the Long March 10 heavy-lift ...
NASA Stennis proves water systems ready for Artemis IV upper stage trials
Feb 13, 2026 (SPX)
The exploration upper stage is a four engine liquid hydrogen and liquid oxygen in space stage for the Block 1B configuration of NASA's Space Launch System rocke...
Stoke Space expands Series D funding to $860M to drive Nova launch development
Feb 13, 2026 (SPX)
The round, first announced in October 2025 at 510 million dollars, has now been extended with additional capital that Stoke will apply to future elements of its...
UK space firm Skyrora explores buying assets of struggling rival Orbex
Feb 12, 2026 (AFP)
The move by Skyrora, based in the Scottish city Glasgow, comes the day after Orbex revealed it was in the process of appointing administrators after "fundraisin...
Europe's most powerful rocket carries 32 satellites for Amazon Leo network into space
Feb 12, 2026 (AFP)
The launch from Europe's spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana, on the northeastern coast of South America, is a first for Amazon Leo. The largest number of satell...
xAI sees key staff exits, Musk promises moon factories
Feb 11, 2026 (AFP)
The exodus comes at a delicate moment for xAI, which was valued at more than $200 billion when it was integrated with Musk's SpaceX rocket company last week. Th...
Macron calls Musk 'an oversubsidised guy', prompting retort
Feb 11, 2026 (AFP)
Speaking at an industrial summit in the Belgian city of Antwerp, Macron argued for a "Buy European" competitiveness approach, and for massive investment partly ...
SpaceX shifts focus from Mars to Moon, Musk says
Feb 09, 2026 (AFP)
The South Africa-born billionaire's space company has found massive success as a NASA contractor, but critics have for years panned Musk's Mars colonization pla...
Isar Aerospace expands engine and stage testing at Esrange
Feb 08, 2026 (SPX)
The expansion at Esrange is aligned with the build out of Isar Aerospaces new production facility near Munich, where interior fit out work is underway. Together...
UK backs new electric propulsion hub for satellite engines
Feb 06, 2026 (SPX)
The lab focuses on electric propulsion systems that allow satellites to manoeuvre, maintain orbits and travel further into space while using less fuel than trad...
NASA books fifth Axiom private astronaut flight to space station
Feb 06, 2026 (SPX)
NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman said the new mission underlines that commercial space activity has become a present reality rather than a distant prospect. He...
NASA Moon mission launch srubbed to March after test
Feb 03, 2026 (AFP)
The mishaps during a run-through that the US space agency calls a "wet dress rehearsal" dashed hopes that the mission around the Moon could launch as soon as Su...
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