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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
HyImpulse Extends Series A Funding Round by €50 Million
German launch services provider HyImpulse announced on 2 September that it had extended its Series A funding round by more than €50 million, bringing ...
Sep 02, 2026 · StaffOriginally on Wedgetail
Cluster’s encore for reentry science a success
The Cluster mission danced its final dance as Tango reentered the atmosphere on 1 September, at 23:30:31 CEST. The end of the Cluster mission in 2024 ...
Sep 02, 2026 · StaffOriginally on Wedgetail
Kenya and Tanzania Deepen Regulatory Cooperation on Satellite Communications
The Tanzania Communications Regulatory Authority (TCRA) undertook a two-day benchmarking visit to the Communications Authority of Kenya (CA) as both [...
Sep 02, 2026 · StaffOriginally on Wedgetail
Starlink Is Now Live in Uganda
Starlink’s Uganda story has been running for the better part of a year, and it just reached its real starting […] The post Starlink Is Now Live in Uga...
Sep 01, 2026 · StaffOriginally on Wedgetail
House Clears FY2027 CR, Now to the President
A full month before FY2027 begins, the House today joined the Senate in passing a Continuing Resolution (CR) to avoid a government shutdown on October...
Sep 01, 2026 · StaffOriginally on Wedgetail