SMILE Mission Nears Launch After Atlantic Voyage On February 20, 2026, the SMILE (Solar wind Magnetosphere Ionosphere Link Explorer) spacecraft is en route to Europe’s Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana,
Artemis II Wet Dress Rehearsal Underway Today Right now, as this blog post goes live on February 19, 2026, NASA teams at Kennedy Space Center in Florida are deep into
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From Suborbital to Lunar: A Strategic Pivot Blue Origin has officially paused its New Shepard suborbital space tourism program—for at least two years—to redirect resources toward its lunar ambitions. The
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
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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
Continue readingThe Daily Broadcast: Setbacks, Signals, and Strategic Shifts in Space Infrastructure
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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