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Blue Origin Wins Award for NASA’s Mars Telecommunications Network
NASA awarded Blue Origin a contract worth up to $700 million to build the Mars Telecommunications Network, which will provide communications and navig...
Sep 02, 2026 · StaffOriginally on Wedgetail
Boeing Delivers O3b mPOWER Satellites to SES
Boeing has delivered the final three satellites that will complete SES’s O3b mPOWER constellation. The satellites are set for launch later this month ...
Sep 02, 2026 · StaffOriginally on Wedgetail
Wary of Artemis IV timeline, NASA is changing lunar spacesuit design
"Requirements are being adjusted to reflect near-term mission needs."
Sep 02, 2026 · StaffOriginally on Wedgetail
2 spacecraft headed to Mercury are about to begin their long-awaited arrival for Europe and Japan — watch it live today
The European-Japanese BepiColombo mission will begin its drawn-out Mercury arrival phase on Sept. 3, and you can watch the action live.
Sep 02, 2026 · StaffOriginally on Wedgetail
The D2D boom has a launch problem
Amid the race for more direct-to-device connectivity, a major obstacle has emerged: getting satellites into orbit. The post The D2D boom has a launch ...
Sep 02, 2026 · StaffOriginally on Wedgetail
Blue Origin wins $700 million contract to build NASA's next Mars orbiter
NASA has picked Blue Origin to build its next Mars telecommunications orbiter, awarding a $700 million contract to Jeff Bezos' spaceflight company.
Sep 02, 2026 · StaffOriginally on Wedgetail
FLEX and Sentinel-3C sealed within Vega-C fairing
At Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana, preparations for one of the year’s most anticipated Earth-observation launches are entering their final stages...
Sep 02, 2026 · StaffOriginally on Wedgetail
York Space Systems Unveils New VLEO Sat Platform
While other satellite manufacturers are targeting sub-300km altitudes, York is betting that speed to market can outsell slower, lower competitors. The...
Sep 02, 2026 · StaffOriginally on Wedgetail
Astroscale Selects Isar to Launch Debris Removal Mission
Astroscale Japan selected Germany’s Isar Aerospace to launch its ADRAS-J2 mission to capture and remove a piece of large orbital debris. The post Astr...
Sep 02, 2026 · StaffOriginally on Wedgetail
SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches Starlink satellites to orbit on its 35th flight
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched 27 Starlink satellites from California early this morning (Sept. 2). It was the 35th flight for the rocket's first s...
Sep 02, 2026 · StaffOriginally on Wedgetail
Is Russia's rival to Starlink failing? Here's what we know.
At least three of the first 32 Rassvet satellites likely suffered outright failures, and more may be in trouble.
Sep 02, 2026 · StaffOriginally on Wedgetail
Third spacewalk completed for Sophie Adenot
ESA astronaut Sophie Adenot and NASA astronaut Jessica Meir successfully completed US EVA-99 at 21:29 CEST on Tuesday 1 September. It was Sophie’s thi...
Sep 02, 2026 · StaffOriginally on Wedgetail