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China Plans “Two Launches, Lunar Orbit Rendezvous” to Land Taikonauts on Moon

China is sharing more information about how it plans to land taikonauts on the Moon by 2030. Development of the Long Mar...

No location · Nov 03, 2026 · Wedgetail
Launch Preview: Falcon 9 to launch USSF missions, China to launch internet satellites

Seven launches are expected this week, from launch sites in the United States, China, and… The post Launch Preview: Falc...

No location · Nov 02, 2026 · Wedgetail
China publicly discloses plan for a lunar landing within three years

The plan does not include a mission similar to Apollo 8 or Artemis II.

No location · Nov 02, 2026 · Wedgetail
Only USD 2 Billion of Africa’s USD 7.9 Billion Satellite Pipeline Is Firmly Committed, New Space in Africa Report Finds

Space in Africa, the leading consulting and media firm providing data-driven insights for businesses and decision-makers...

No location · Nov 02, 2026 · Wedgetail
African NewSpace Investment Rebounds to USD 12.63 Million in 2026, but Capital Remains Highly Concentrated, Space in Africa Report Shows

Space in Africa’s 2026 African NewSpace Investment Report tracks 385 newspace across 38 countries and introduces two pro...

No location · Nov 02, 2026 · Wedgetail
USSF field command leaders appeal to commercial space industry at Space Industry Days

The leaders highlighted recent operational and launch milestones while outlining how commercial space partnerships, rapi...

No location · Nov 02, 2026 · Wedgetail
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...

No location · Nov 02, 2026 · 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 sta...

No location · Nov 02, 2026 · 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 ...

No location · Nov 02, 2026 · 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. J...

No location · Nov 02, 2026 · 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 mytholog...

No location · Nov 02, 2026 · 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 reusab...

No location · Nov 02, 2026 · 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 ...

No location · Nov 02, 2026 · 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 swing...

No location · Nov 02, 2026 · 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...

Tanzania · Nov 02, 2026 · 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 insigh...

No location · Nov 01, 2026 · 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 an...

No location · Nov 01, 2026 · 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.

No location · Oct 31, 2026 · Wedgetail
ESI supplying solar array components to missile defense programs

Oct. 30, 2026 – ESI Motion Inc. is proud to announce that it is supplying the Solar Array Drive Electronics (SADE) to Lo...

United States · Oct 30, 2026 · Wedgetail
Government Spending on Civil Space Topped $42 Billion in FY2026

Government spending on civil space activities is more than just NASA. A new Aerospace Corporation report details the $42...

United States · Oct 30, 2026 · Wedgetail
Analysts find looming launch crisis is "more severe" than anticipated

There's no evidence that Starship will launch traditional satellites, either.

No location · Oct 30, 2026 · Wedgetail
South Africa Proposes New Space Industry Bill to Replace 1993 Act

South Africa has published a draft law proposing a comprehensive overhaul of its space industry regulatory framework, se...

South Africa · Oct 30, 2026 · Wedgetail
Ground Qualification Testing Begins for Callisto Reusable Rocket Demonstrator

The French space agency CNES has announced the start of ground qualification testing for the Callisto reusable rocket de...

No location · Oct 30, 2026 · Wedgetail
Rocket Report: Winter is coming for Themis; Cowboy Space adds iron to the fire

It's been a good week for ULA with a big NASA contract and Vulcan nearing return-to-flight.

No location · Oct 30, 2026 · Wedgetail
Anthropic is now SpaceX's biggest customer

The results, published in SpaceX’s last quarter results, sparked fears over the intense concentration of the tech market...

No location · Oct 30, 2026 · Wedgetail
Think Halloween is scary? This scorched alien world is a real-life cosmic horror story

Earth would be terrifying if we celebrated Halloween every 11 hours, a possibility on a super-Earth investigated by the ...

No location · Oct 30, 2026 · Wedgetail
November’s Night Sky Notes: Light-Day Away

Twin Travelers In 1977, NASA launched twin spacecraft Voyager 1 and 2, taking advantage of a once-every-175-year planeta...

No location · Oct 30, 2026 · Wedgetail
Earth from Space: Champi’s eerie eye

Image: This image of Super Typhoon Champi from Copernicus Sentinel-3 was captured on 21 October 2026 off the coasts of T...

No location · Oct 30, 2026 · Wedgetail
Europe Begins Funding Offensive In-Space Capabilities

If the best defense is a good offense, then announcements in the European space sector this week are signaling that the ...

No location · Oct 30, 2026 · Wedgetail
North Korea says it launched barrage of 600mm ‘Sniper’ rockets at live-fire demo

North Korea staged live-fire demonstrations of suicide drones, cruise missiles and large-caliber rockets for a drone exh...

No location · Oct 30, 2026 · Wedgetail
SpaceX’s largest, $3 billion-a-month ‘Customer B’ is Anthropic

SpaceX had said in a filing that about 34.5% of its revenue for the last quarter came from a single client, identified o...

No location · Oct 30, 2026 · Wedgetail
Argotec Raises €50M To Scale Small Sat Manufacturing

NUO Space S.p.A—the space arm of the Milan-based private equity firm—led the round. The post Argotec Raises €50M To Scal...

No location · Oct 29, 2026 · Wedgetail
EU Satellite Imagery Delayed Over Gaza and Parts of West Bank by 24-hours

Sign up here to receive Bellingcat’s biggest investigations by email as soon as they are published. Become a member and ...

No location · Oct 29, 2026 · Wedgetail
Blue Origin attempts end of year return and eyes Artemis IV selection

With Blue Origin moving towards a potential return to flight by late 2026, NASA has… The post Blue Origin attempts end o...

No location · Oct 29, 2026 · Wedgetail
Es’hailSat and Arabsat Deepen Ties in the Middle East

Two of the Middle East’s biggest satellite operators are deepening their ties in the areas of broadcast and satellite co...

No location · Oct 29, 2026 · Wedgetail
Artemis II commander Reid Wiseman named deputy director for NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory

The leader of NASA's first mission around the moon in half a century is the last to announce what's next for him after r...

No location · Oct 29, 2026 · Wedgetail
Astronauts deploy solar array on 100th US spacewalk by International Space Station crew members

NASA astronaut Anil Menon and Joshua Kutryk of the Canadian Space Agency deployed a new solar array on Thursday (Oct. 29...

No location · Oct 29, 2026 · Wedgetail
Lite Coms GT3 Vehicle Terminal Connects to Multiple LEO Networks Simultaneously

Lite Coms is rolling out the new GT3 flat panel antenna designed for simultaneous connectivity across multiple LEO satel...

No location · Oct 29, 2026 · Wedgetail
Telesat Delays Lightspeed Service Entry to Mid-2028; Goldberg Addresses Launch Crunch and Sovereign Demand 

Telesat is pushing back the full entry into service for its Lightspeed constellation by three months as it deals with a ...

No location · Oct 29, 2026 · Wedgetail
See NASA's Artemis III astronauts meet Trump at the White House as they train for a critical 2027 moon lander test flight (photos)

The astronauts of NASA's Artemis III mission met with President Trump at the White House on Wednesday (Oct. 28), just as...

Washington, D.C., United States · Oct 29, 2026 · Wedgetail

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