By Hope Hodge Seck, Published by Space News, 4 November 2026 Researchers directed an ESA satellite to launch the game ‘Doom.’ Operators on the ground successfully directed a satellite on orbit with a voice command for the first time. Researchers told SpaceNews that their experimental success could be a step
An artist's impression of ClearSpace-1 capturing a rocket piece in space. (Image credit: ClearSpace SA) By Jason Rainbow, Published by Space News, 15 October 2026 TAMPA, Fla. — The UK Space Agency has picked Luxembourg-headquartered ClearSpace’s British unit as prime contractor for a 2029 mission aiming to de-orbit two defunct
By Eric Berger, Published by Ars Technica, 23 September 2026 “I think we are going to lose the ability to use certain orbits.” The 2013 sci-fi blockbuster film Gravity, starring Sandra Bullock and George Clooney, popularized the notion of the Kessler syndrome. In the movie, Russia shoots down a defunct
The RFA ONE rocket on the pad at SaxaVord Spaceport during testing in July. Credit: Rocket Factory Augsburg By Jeff Foust, Published by Space News, 10 August 2026 WASHINGTON — The majority owner of Rocket Factory Augsburg is still confident the company will conduct its first orbital launch attempt this
Notional depiction of space-based interception. Elements of this illustration were created in MidJourney, an artificial intelligence tool. Credit: THOR Design Studio By William J. Astore, Published by New Internationalist, 22 July 2026 As space becomes an increasingly vital arena for war, William J Astore tracks its increased militarization. ‘One point five trillion
Rebecca Evernden, director of the U.K. Space Agency, speaks at the Spacetide conference in Tokyo July 6. Credit: SpaceNews/Jeff Foust By Jeff Foust, Published by Space News, 14 July 2026 WASHINGTON — The British government is preparing to release a new space strategy that will provide a “whole-of-government” approach for
Published by the European Space Agency, 13 July 2026 Neighbouring the European Space Agency’s UK site on the Harwell campus in Oxfordshire, the Space and Defence Gateway was opened by His Majesty at an event attended by ESA Director General Josef Aschbacher, UK ESA astronauts, and several other high-level representatives
An artist’s conception shows Blue Origin’s Blue Moon Mark 1 lander lowering an Astrolab rover to the lunar surface. (NASA Illustration) By Alan Boyle, Published by GeekWire, 26 May 2026 Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin space venture has won NASA’s nod to deliver crew-carrying rovers to the lunar surface as part
