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Jena-Optronik is proud to partner with MDA Space for its first ASTRO HP mission.

MDA Space, a global leader in communications satellites, Earth and space observation, space exploration and infrastructure, will utilize Jena-Optronik’s ASTRO HP star sensor on a LEO mission. This milestone underscores […]

Welcome home, Sophie Adenot

After 237 days and over 3,700 orbits around Earth aboard the International Space Station, Sophie Adenot is back on Earth!

ExoMars rover twin rehearses first drive

Before the Rosalind Franklin rover can explore Mars, it must first get off its lander.

Rolling onto Mars - testing a rover’s lander

Before Rosalind Franklin can explore Mars, it has to get off its lander.

Preparing for a first drive on Mars

Before Rosalind Franklin can explore Mars, it has to get off its lander.

NovaMoon mission patch

From the ESA Blogs.

Introducing NovaMoon

The European Space Agency’s (ESA) NovaMoon mission will improve positioning, navigation and timing (PNT) services on the Moon. It will help rovers, landers and astronauts navigate on the Moon like cars, planes and pedestrians navigate on Earth.

APOD: 2026 October 12 – Jupiter and the Moons

Antarctic Sea Ice Grows to Its 2026 Maximum

The ice reached its third-lowest maximum extent since satellite observations began.

Webb and Hubble observe stellar nurseries, galaxies, and gravitational lensing in new images

Teams using the James Webb Space Telescope and the Hubble Space Telescope — both jointly…

What’s Happening in Space Policy October 11-17, 2026

Here is SpacePolicyOnline.com’s list of space policy events for the week of October 11-17, 2026 and any insight we can offer about them. The House and Senate are in recess, […]

Blue Origin Advances LC-36 Rebuild for Year-End New Glenn Return to Flight

Four months after Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket exploded on the launch pad, the company…