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Space Force completes procurement reorganization, creating nine acquisition portfolios
New portfolio acquisition executives will control requirements and modernization decisions across major mission areas The post Space Force completes procurement reorganization, creating nine acquisition portfolios appeared first on SpaceNews.
ArianeGroup Tests Upgraded Ariane 6 Upper Stage Rocket Engine
Details of a previously unannounced test campaign involving an upgraded Ariane 6 rocket engine have emerged in the 2025 annual accounts of ArianeGroup SAS, the group’s French entity. The filings describe the testing of a 200-kilonewton version of the rocket’s Vinci upper stage engine at DLR’s Lampoldshausen facility in Germany. The upgrade increases the engine’s […] The post ArianeGroup Tests Upgraded Ariane 6 Upper Stage Rocket Engine appeared first on European Spaceflight.
The newest entrant in the military’s launch competition isn't actually a launch company
"I think it's fair to say that Phase 3 did not contemplate this."
Space Force awards Pulse Space $40 million to advance laser power technology
The startup is developing laser systems that transmit power and data between spacecraft The post Space Force awards Pulse Space $40 million to advance laser power technology appeared first on SpaceNews.
The hidden flow
From the ESA Blogs.
Golden Dome and the search for new space markets
Even as many details of Golden Dome remain unsettled, the missile-defense program has become a focal point for space and defense startups looking for new markets The post Golden Dome and the search for new space markets appeared first on SpaceNews.
Blue Origin seeks to raise $10 billion in outside capital
Blue Origin is planning to raise $10 billion in the company’s first outside investment to support its ambitions in launch services and satellite constellations. The post Blue Origin seeks to raise $10 billion in outside capital appeared first on SpaceNews.
MDA Space buys French Earth data analytics company CLS
Canadian company MDA Space is buying a French Earth data analytics company in its second big acquisition in recent weeks, part of wave of mergers and acquisitions in the industry. The post MDA Space buys French Earth data analytics company CLS appeared first on SpaceNews.
Navigation Training Course 2026
From the ESA Blogs.
Super Typhoon Bavi
The third category 5 tropical cyclone of 2026 crossed the U.S. Northern Mariana Islands and Guam before continuing toward Asia.
New Singapore space agency seeks to build up the country’s space industry
Singapore’s new space agency signed a cooperation agreement with its Japanese counterpart as part of its efforts to build up the country’s space industry. The post New Singapore space agency seeks to build up the country’s space industry appeared first on SpaceNews.
Live coverage: SpaceX to launch Falcon 9 rocket on record-breaking 36th flight
The flight-leading booster, B1067, will launch the Starlink 10-42 mission from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. Liftoff from pad 40 is scheduled for 5:25 a.m. EDT (0925 UTC) on Thursday morning.
Source: Spaceflight News API — served from the SpaceRocket launch database.