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Connected Aircraft Fleet Set to Exceed 70,000 by 2035

Paris, France | May 2026 – Novaspace’s latest In-Flight Connectivity report points to sustained, long-term growth in the In-Flight Connectivity (IFC) market, with connected aircraft numbers to exceed 70,000 by 2035. Simultaneously, IFC penetration is expected to rise from 48% […]

Centre for Space Futures, Novaspace and SpaceTech Gulf Sign Agreement to Develop Global Space Capability Mapping Dashboard

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia – June, 2026 The Centre for Space Futures (CSF), together with leading international partners including Novaspace, and SpaceTech Gulf, have signed a Memorandum of Cooperation (MoC) to […]

Tianwen-2 arrives at asteroid Kamo’oalewa, first image revealed

HELSINKI — China’s Tianwen-2 sample return spacecraft has arrived at Kamoʻoalewa, revealing the near Earth asteroid to be a small, elongated rocky body. Tianwen-2 launched May 29, 2025, and traveled […]

Euclid discovers the most ancient quasar in the Universe

From the ESA Blogs.

Examining Algal Blooms in Blue Mesa

Using satellite data, researchers connected harmful algal blooms with warm water and low water levels at one of Colorado’s largest reservoirs.

NASA and Small Business Administration partner on funding key space technologies

NASA is partnering with the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) on an effort to attract capital to invest in companies producing critical space components.

What’s Happening in Space Policy July 5-18, 2026

Here is SpacePolicyOnline.com’s list of space policy events for the TWO weeks of July 5-18, 2026 and any insight we can offer about them. The House and Senate are in […]

Airbus to build Aeolus-2 wind-monitoring satellite

The European Space Agency has selected Airbus Defence and Space to start work on the successor to a wind-monitoring satellite.

Vast’s Haven-1 continues to advance through milestones ahead of planned 2027 launch

Vast Space’s Haven-1 station is on track to launch in Q1 2027, having achieved several…

Live coverage: Semiconductor manufacturing test bed to fly alongside Starlink satellites on Falcon 9 launch

Liftoff of the Starlink 10-50 mission from Space Launch Complex 40 is currently scheduled for 6:46 a.m. EDT (1046 UTC). The rocket's first-stage booster will carry two semiconductor manufacturing pods for Besxar Space Industries.

Need a Lift? NASA Launches Swift Rescue Mission

The LINK spacecraft aims to rendezvous, capture, and reboost NASA’s 21 year old Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory.

NASA’s Hubble Spies Stellar Sparkler for July 4th

Red, white, and blue stars glitter like a sparkler being waved on a dark night in this new image from NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope.

GAO flags satellite costs, launch risks in Space Force portfolio

Watchdog cites growing costs for missile-warning satellites, digital engineering gaps and workforce reductions that could slow national security launches

Katalyst’s LINK On Its Way to Reboost Swift

Katalyst Space’s LINK on-orbit servicing spacecraft is on its way to reboost NASA’s Swift observatory. Northrop Grumman’s Pegasus-XL rocket launched LINK this morning and contact has been successfully established, the […]

Starship in Florida pushing for launch this year

Starship launches from Cape Canaveral are getting closer and closer as SpaceX and its contractors…

Pegasus launches Swift reboost mission

A Pegasus XL launched a mission to reboost a NASA astrophysics spacecraft on what may be the final flight of that rocket.

NASA’s Hubble Captures Crimson Cloud Sparkling with White, Blue Stars

Blue and white stars shine brightly against crimson gas in this image from NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope.

The most spectacular aurora of the εpsilon mission (so far!)

Week in images: 29 June - 03 July 2026

Week in images: 29 June - 03 July 2026

Chinese satellite manufacturer Hongqing raises $191 million

HELSINKI — Hongqing Technology, the satellite manufacturing affiliate of launch firm Landspace, has secured one of the largest single raises for a Chinese commercial satellite maker. The funding round, announced […]