NASA has awarded Intuitive Machines a new $180.4 million contract under the Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS) program. This contract is for the IM-5 mission, which will transport seven scientific and technological instruments to the Moon's south pole. Notably, IM-5 will be the first miss
On March 24, 2026, during a series of press conferences, NASA unveiled a new strategic direction called "Ignition." This initiative not only redefines the Artemis program, aiming to accelerate humanity's return to the Moon and establish a permanent base there, but also includes several other si
The European Space Agency (ESA) has selected D-Orbit as the prime contractor for MORPH (Modular On-Orbit Refurbishment for Permanent Hardware), a pioneering mission aiming to demonstrate, for the first time in Europe, the in-orbit refueling of satellites. This significant announcement was made
Amazon recently provided an update on its plans for the growth and deployment of its Project Kuiper (Amazon LEO) satellite constellation. This satellite network aims to provide satellite internet services, similar to SpaceX's Starlink. To date, 212 Project Kuiper satellites have been launched
For the first time, Elon Musk has unveiled a project that brings together his three primary companies: SpaceX, Tesla, and xAI, in an official collaboration. This initiative, named Terafab, aims to produce artificial intelligence chips, with the majority destined for use in space. Accordin
On March 19, 2026, Blue Origin submitted an application to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to launch "Project Sunrise." This ambitious project involves deploying a vast constellation of low Earth orbit satellites, designed to function as orbital data centers. The primary goal is to
Avio has announced that the joint European Space Agency (ESA) and Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) SMILE mission will launch aboard the Vega-C rocket on April 9, 2026. The liftoff is scheduled for 03:29 local time (08:29 Italian time) from Europe's Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana.
NASA's Artemis Program may undergo further changes. After already revising mission planning in early March, including an Artemis III mission in low Earth orbit, NASA is now reportedly considering, according to Bloomberg sources, an alternative configuration for Artemis missions. This new propos
On March 18 and 19, 2026, the 345th meeting of the European Space Agency (ESA) Council took place in Interlaken, Switzerland. The gathering reviewed the agency's initial achievements in 2026 and confirmed important appointments. During a media information session on March 19, attended by
NASA's Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope has successfully completed its final pre-launch tests in recent weeks. These rigorous tests were designed to simulate the extreme conditions of liftoff and the harsh space environment. The primary objective was to ensure that all systems, both structura
To reconstruct the early stages of the Universe's life, astronomers meticulously study extremely primitive objects that retain traces of the first cosmic processes. Among these, certain stars serve as genuine 'time capsules,' capable of revealing how the first chemical elements were formed. A
The Hubble Space Telescope has captured a truly rare phenomenon: a comet breaking apart into multiple fragments. This particular comet, designated C/2025 K1 (ATLAS), had recently passed its perihelion – the closest point in its orbit to the Sun. Consequently, it was already on its outward jour