Ariane 6 Gets Its Most Powerful Boost Yet for Amazon Satellite Run
Arianespace is preparing its most capable Ariane 6 flight to date, using newly upgraded solid rocket boosters to send 36 Amazon Project Kuip…
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The Exploration Company Tests Nyx Recovery System, Hints at Heavy-Lift Rocket
European start-up The Exploration Company has successfully completed a drop test of its Nyx cargo capsule, validating the parachute recovery…
The Exploration Company Eyes Full-Stack Space Access With Rocket Reveal
On June 4, 2026, The Exploration Company completed a drop test for its Nyx cargo capsule and, almost in passing, revealed plans for a reusab…
New Glenn Explosion Squeezes an Already Strained Launch Market
The destruction of Blue Origin's New Glenn during a ground test in late May 2026 removes a key heavy-lift option from an already constrained…
SpaceX reaches 50 Starlink launches in 2026 before June
SpaceX closed May 2026 with back-to-back Starlink launches, crossing the 50-mission mark for the year before the calendar even turned to Jun…
SpaceX hits sixty orbital launches before June, with no sign of slowing
Sixty orbital launches before the end of May, four Starlink missions in one week alone: SpaceX is operating in 2026 at a pace that forces th…
SpaceX Keeps Its Falcon 9 Production Line Running at Full Tilt
Within two days, SpaceX launched 53 Starlink satellites from opposite coasts of the United States, marking a milestone around flight number …
Arctic Norway is launch-ready — Europe's rules are not
Andøya and northern Norway offer Europe a compelling launch corridor for polar and sun-synchronous orbits. But outdated EU space regulations…
Block 3 Debut and IPO Filing: SpaceX's Defining Week
SpaceX is pulling two major levers at once: unveiling the Block 3 Starship on its twelfth test flight while filing for a stock market listin…
SMILE lifts off to map Earth's magnetic shield in unprecedented detail
After more than a decade of joint development between ESA and China's CNSA, the SMILE spacecraft is now in orbit and ready to deliver the fi…
SMILE Launches to Map Earth's Magnetic Shield in Detail
On 19 May 2026, a Vega-C rocket carried ESA's SMILE spacecraft into orbit from French Guiana. The joint European-Chinese mission aims to ima…
Smile satellite launches to map Earth's magnetic shield in unprecedented detail
Lifting off on a Vega-C rocket from Kourou on 19 May 2026, the Smile spacecraft begins a multi-year investigation into space weather, geomag…
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