Canada Declares Space a “Sovereign Capability” in New Defence Strategy On February 17, 2026, the Canadian government made its most significant defence-industrial commitment to space in decades, naming the sector
Continue readingThe Daily Broadcast: Defence, Data, and Deep-Space Diplomacy: Aerospace’s Trifecta
Orbex Collapse Shakes UK Launch Ambitions, But European Efforts Endure On February 11, 2026, UK-based rocket developer Orbex filed a notice of intention to appoint administrators—the British equivalent of Chapter
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Starship Updates Elon Musk has signalled a strategic pivot in SpaceX’s long-term ambitions, now prioritizing lunar settlement before mounting a full-scale push to Mars. In early February 2026, Musk—who previously
Stellar Silence: Infrared Data Reveals a Black Hole’s Quiet Birth Not all massive stars go out with a bang. In a compelling discovery published in the journal Science, astronomers have
Crew-12 Docks at the ISS, Kicking Off ESA’s Longest Mission On February 14 at 3:15 p.m. EST, SpaceX’s Crew Dragon Freedom successfully docked with the International Space Station, delivering four
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Crew-12 Safely in Orbit After Early Morning Launch Just before sunrise on Friday, February 13, 2026, a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifted off from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station at
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The Artemis Report Artemis II, NASA’s highly anticipated crewed mission around the Moon, remains on track for a March 2026 launch window—but not without some fine-tuning along the way. Following
Continue readingThe NASA Overview: Wings, Crews, and Commercial Partners: NASA’s February Momentum
Crew-12 Safely in Orbit After Early Morning Launch At 5:15 a.m. EST this morning, February 13, 2026, a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifted off from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station
Ariane 64 Makes Debut with Amazon Leo Satellites Europe’s heavy-lift ambitions took flight on February 12, 2026, as the inaugural Ariane 64 rocket successfully launched from the Guiana Space Centre
Continue readingThe Daily Broadcast: Launches, Lasers, and Labour: A Busy Day in Aerospace
