2026 03 News
11 Mar 2026
- Missile strike hits SES teleport in Israel
- Space Force officially terminates AeroVironment contract for satellite control antennas
- NASA disqualifies X-ray telescope from Probe mission competition
- Telesat expands Canadian landing station footprint for Lightspeed
- Large Series C signals scale-up of China’s laser satellite communications sector
- Anduril to acquire space-tracking firm ExoAnalytic Solutions
- Anduril, the autonomous weapons maker, doubles the size of its space unit
10 Mar 2026
- Suspended NOAA satellite chief warns of threats to federal science programs
- Impulse Space expands Colorado presence
- Lux Aeterna raises $10 million ahead of 2027 reusable satellite demo
- Landspace tests 220-ton methane engine for future heavy-lift launchers
- First Starship V3 launch slips
- NASA and SpaceX disagree about manual controls for lunar lander
09 Mar 2026
- Missile detection satellite designed by BAE Systems passes early review
- Voyager Technologies invests in Max Space
- First Starship V3 launch slips
- Chinese official calls for prioritizing Neptune orbiter mission
08 Mar 2026
07 Mar 2026
- Air Force lab awards BlackSky contract worth up to $99 million for large optical satellite payload
- NASA contract confirms selection of ULA’s Centaur 5 as new upper stage for the SLS rocket
06 Mar 2026
- Eutelsat completes $5.8 billion refinancing plan
- Rocket Lab launches satellite for undisclosed customer
- China designates space sector an “emerging pillar industry,” sets deep space ambitions in new economic blueprint
- Infinite Orbits acquires UK startup Lunasa to expand satellite servicing capabilities
- Live coverage: SpaceX plans mid-afternoon Falcon 9 rocket launch from Vandenberg SFB
- Rocket Report: SpaceX launch prices are going up; Russia fixes broken launch pad
- With Gateway likely gone, where will lunar landers rendezvous with Orion?
05 Mar 2026
- General Galactic aims to become “the galaxy’s energy and logistics company”
- Infinite Orbits acquires UK startup Lunasa to expand satellite servicing capabilities
- UK announces £500 million package for industrial growth and national security
- Vast raises $500 million for commercial space station development
- Sierra Space raises $550 million in Series C funding
- Spanish launch startup PLD Space raises $209 million to scale its rocket production
- Congress extends ISS and tells NASA to get moving on private space stations
04 Mar 2026
- Mutable Tactics raises $2.1 million for AI drone coordination in satellite-denied environments
- SLS upper stage helium flow problem fixed
- PLD Space raises $209 million to shift into serial rocket production
- The US Senate empowers NASA to fully engage in lunar space race
03 Mar 2026
- Space Force modernization push runs into acquisition workforce shortfall
- Redwire unveils new solar array
- Live coverage: SpaceX to launch 29 Starlink satellites on Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral
- As Moon interest heats up, two companies unveil plans for a lunar “harvester”
02 Mar 2026
- Pentagon details cyber, space ‘first mover’ role in Iran operations
- Space Force rethinks satellite ground station strategy
- Open Cosmos unveils vision for imagery-linked sovereign satellite connectivity
- ESA announces 100 million euro satellite-mobile convergence initiative
- Former NASA chief turned ULA lobbyist seeks law to limit SpaceX funding