Illustration of Space Kinetic's Whirlwind satellite deployment system. Credit: Space Kinetic By Sandra Erwin, Published by Space News, 7 September 2026 WASHINGTON — The U.S. Space Force is putting $50 million behind a startup developing an unusual way to dispatch small spacecraft from a larger vehicle in orbit. California-based Space
A Long March 6A rocket lifts off from Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, March 15, 2026, carrying the Yaogan-50 (02) satellite into orbit. Credit: CASC By Andrew Jones, Published by Space News, 4 September 2026 HELSINKI — A Chinese satellite launched into an unusual orbit early this year has suffered an
A SpaceX Falcon rocket lifted of from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) to begin the NROL-69 mission on behalf of the National Reconnaissance Office and the U.S. Space Force’s Space Systems Command. Image: Michael Cain/Spaceflight Now By Thomas Novelly, Published by Defense One, 27 August 2026 The U.S. military purchased
The Space Information Sharing and Analysis Center (Space ISAC) watch center in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Credit: Space ISAC By Debra Werner, Published by Space News, 26 August 2026 SALT LAKE CITY – Small satellites face growing threats because potential adversaries recognize their expanding role in providing communication, Earth-observation and navigation
By Sandra Erwin, Published by Space News, 26 August 2026 WASHINGTON — The Pentagon is expanding its use of SpaceX’s Starshield satellite network aboard military aircraft, awarding the company a new fleet-level service contract that sheds light on how the system is being integrated across U.S. aviation fleets. The Space
By Dylan Malyasov, Published by Defence Blog, 25 August 2026 Key Points Two satellites from Russia's second Rassvet batch are decaying toward reentry after never performing orbit-raising maneuvers. None of the 16 satellites launched July 19 climbed above 360 km, roughly 200 km lower than the first group reached at
A Chinese LandSapce ZhuQue-3 booster, the country's first to successfully touch down on land. LandSpace By Joseph Trevithick, Published by TWZ, 19 August 2026 Earlier today, Chinese firm LandSpace achieved the country’s first successful recovery of a reusable space launch rocket booster on land. This follows China’s first-ever recovery of
Image by Getty / Futurism By Joseph Trevithick, Published by TWZ, 13 August, 2026 "Our space assets need to shoot, move, and communicate just like the rest of the joint force," the head of U.S. Space Command says. The head of U.S. Space Command (SPACECOM) says having a “credible, acknowledged”
