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Up to What Size Can Africa Build a Satellite Today?
One South African firm can produce 320 reaction wheels a month, and another has built and flown a 177 kg […] The post Up to What Size Can Africa Build...
Nov 02, 2026 · StaffOriginally on Wedgetail
ESA to Support Industry-Led Reusable Booster Flight Demonstrations
The European Space Agency has announced plans to support industry-led flight demonstrations of reusable rocket first stages and boosters as part of a ...
Nov 02, 2026 · StaffOriginally on Wedgetail
How to Expand Reliable, Flexible Access to Space
The space industry launched more rockets into orbit last year than ever before, yet satellite operators are confronting an unexpected problem: There s...
Nov 02, 2026 · StaffOriginally on Wedgetail
Is the south pole the right place for a lunar base?
With its Moon Base program, NASA is increasingly focused on landing astronauts in the south polar regions of the Moon. Jeff Foust reports some people,...
Nov 02, 2026 · StaffOriginally on Wedgetail
The space code: How China uses culture to build its space soft power
Chinese space programs once used revolutionary themes for their names, but have more recently turned to Chinese mythology. Krzysztof Karwowski examine...
Nov 02, 2026 · StaffOriginally on Wedgetail
A reusable rocket alone is not a resilient launch system
Much of the focus on launch has been developing reusable vehicles. Burak Oktenli argues that just as important as reusability is the ability of custom...
Nov 02, 2026 · StaffOriginally on Wedgetail
A long-distance look at SPACEHAB
For those who handled payload processing for SPACEHAB missions on the shuttle, the missions themselves were supposed to be break. James Behling recall...
Nov 02, 2026 · StaffOriginally on Wedgetail
The Satellite Is Funded. Who Pays for the Service?
African governments’ space allocations have nearly doubled since 2021. A handful of capital programmes explain the swings in that total. […] The post ...
Nov 02, 2026 · StaffOriginally on Wedgetail
Tanzania Signals Interest In ANGOSAT-2 Services Through New Angola Partnership
Tanzania intends to use services from Angola’s ANGOSAT-2 satellite under a new bilateral cooperation agreement signed by the two countries […] The pos...
Nov 02, 2026 · StaffOriginally on Wedgetail
What’s Happening in Space Policy November 1-8, 2026
Here is SpacePolicyOnline.com’s list of space policy events for the week plus a day of November 1-8, 2026 and any insight we can offer about them. The...
Nov 01, 2026 · StaffOriginally on Wedgetail
Canadian MDA Space Secures €64 Million IRIS2 Antenna Agreement
Canadian space technology company MDA Space has signed an agreement with Thales Alenia Space to begin work on digital antennas for the first 66 satell...
Nov 01, 2026 · StaffOriginally on Wedgetail
Once again, NASA is asking for ideas to rescue Hubble from certain death
The space agency solicited ideas for reboosting Hubble four years ago, but they didn't go anywhere.
Oct 31, 2026 · StaffOriginally on Wedgetail