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MindsEye developer announces more layoffs while alleging 'corporate sabotage'

Build A Rocket Boy claims the troubled launch of MindsEye was the result of criminal activity.

Does China's science budget boost confirm it is listening to everything Elon Musk says?

China has just unveiled its draft fiscal budget for 2026 and its blueprint for the next five-year plan. The priorities outlined in these documents overlap heavily with the ambitious projects championed by Elon Musk, including the Starlink constellation, electric vehicles, Neuralink interfaces and artificial intelligence. As Beijing reveals a 10 per cent year-on-year budget increase for the sector, it is positioning frontiers such as future energy, brain-computer interfaces and satellite internet

scmp.com · Mar 5

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The Long March of Presidential Power That Led to War on Iran

Presidents have sidestepped Congress to launch limited military strikes for decades. Trump’s decision to attack Iran is an aggressive escalation.

nytimes.com · Mar 5

ESA's Mars orbiters watch solar superstorm hit the red planet

What happens when a solar superstorm hits Mars? Thanks to the European Space Agency's Mars orbiters, we now know: glitching spacecraft and a supercharged upper atmosphere.

phys.org · Mar 5

Japan startup's space rocket fails for third time

A Japanese startup's third attempt to put a satellite in orbit failed on Thursday after its rocket spiraled back to Earth shortly after takeoff.

phys.org · Mar 5

ESA's Mars orbiters watch solar superstorm hit the Red Planet

What happens when a solar superstorm hits Mars? Thanks to the European Space Agency’s Mars orbiters, we now know: glitching spacecraft and a supercharged upper atmosphere.

esa.int · Mar 5

How a Music Streaming CEO Built an Open-Source Global Threat Map in His Spare Time

Frustrated by fragmented war news, Anghami’s Elie Habib built World Monitor, a platform that fuses global data, like aircraft signals and satellite detections, to track conflicts as they unfold.

wired.com · Mar 5

Amsterdam Space Symposium – Airbus Bets Big on One Europe with Dr. Michael Schoellhorn

At the inaugural Amsterdam Space Symposium, SpaceWatch.Global publisher Torsten Kriening spoke with Michael Schoellhorn, CEO of Airbus Defence and Space, shortly after their joint appearance on stage. The post Amsterdam Space Symposium – Airbus Bets Big on One Europe with Dr. Michael Schoellhorn appeared first on SpaceWatch.GLOBAL.

spacewatch.global · Mar 5

MindsEye studio announces more layoffs as CEO cites 'organised espionage' and 'criminal sabotage'

The Build a Rocket Boy head says it's investigating "criminal activity"

videogameschronicle.com · Mar 5

The UK Will Invest £20 Million to Accelerate Spaceport Development in Scotland

The United Kingdom has announced a new £500 million spending package to support its space sector, including £20 million to support the development of spaceport infrastructure in Scotland. During a 4 March address at Space-Comm Expo 2026, Liz Lloyd, the country’s Minister for the Digital Economy, announced the new spending package. The largest commitments included […] The post The UK Will Invest £20 Million to Accelerate Spaceport Development in Scotland appeared first on European Spaceflight.

europeanspaceflight.com · Mar 5

SpaceX Starlink Launch Paints a "Space Jellyfish" in the Sky: See the Spectacular Photos

SpaceX’s Starlink 10‑40 mission from Cape Canaveral created a stunning pre‑dawn “space jellyfish” in the Florida sky: see the photos. The post SpaceX Starlink Launch Paints a “Space Jellyfish” in the Sky: See the Spectacular Photos appeared first on Orbital Today.

orbitaltoday.com · Mar 5

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Industry veteran launches indie-focused talent agency Rocket Game Talent

Former PlayStation and Xbox talent leader Fiona Cherback has launched Rocket Game Talent, a boutique agency providing AAA hiring expertise and strategies for indie studios. Read more

gamesindustry.biz · Mar 5

Under cover of Iran war, Israeli settlers terrorise Palestinian communities

Amid rocket sirens and explosions in the sky, the regional war feels distant compared with the terror on the ground.

aljazeera.com · Mar 5

SpaceX is poised to raise more money in its IPO than was raised in last year's 90 IPOs, combined

And that means Wall Street will make more money, too.

fortune.com · Mar 5

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Amsterdam Space Symposium- Why Earth Observation Must Escape the Pilot Trap with Dr. Pooja Mahapatra

During day two of the inaugural Amsterdam Space Symposium, SpaceWatch.Global publisher Torsten Kriening spoke with Pooja Mahapatra, Head of Product for Climate and Nature at Fugro. The post Amsterdam Space Symposium- Why Earth Observation Must Escape the Pilot Trap with Dr. Pooja Mahapatra appeared first on SpaceWatch.GLOBAL.

spacewatch.global · Mar 5

The Netherlands Aerospace Center Leads Dutch Space Industry in Signing Zero Debris Charter

The Netherlands Aerospace Center, together with other Dutch space industry companies Axient Systems, S[&]t, Spherical, Technolution, and TU Delft, have committed to the Zero Debris Charter at the recent Amsterdam Space Conference. The charter encourages organizations to design spacecraft that minimize debris creation, ensure responsible end‑of‑life disposal, and adopt technologies that actively reduce existing clutter. The post The Netherlands Aerospace Center Leads Dutch Space Industry in Sign

spacewatch.global · Mar 5

As rocket sirens blare, the question remains as always: to Bibi or not to Bibi?

Whatever further accomplishments, or damage suffered, in the current Iran war, Netanyahu won't gain or lose any new supporters – Israeli society is firmly split on whether they completely reject, or idolize, Netanyahu

haaretz.com · Mar 5

PLD Space Closes €180M Series C, Eyes Flight Test This Year

The new funds give PLD a huge boost in its effort to clear significant milestones this year. The post PLD Space Closes €180M Series C, Eyes Flight Test This Year appeared first on Payload.

payloadspace.com · Mar 5

SpaceX: the final frontier of IPOs

Can Elon Musk’s moonshot deliver the mooted $1.75tn valuation?

ft.com · Mar 5

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GeoSeg: Training-Free Reasoning-Driven Segmentation in Remote Sensing Imagery

arXiv:2603.03983v1 Announce Type: cross Abstract: Recent advances in MLLMs are reframing segmentation from fixed-category prediction to instruction-grounded localization. While reasoning based segmentation has progressed rapidly in natural scenes, remote sensing lacks a generalizable solution due to the prohibitive cost of reasoning-oriented data and domain-specific challenges like overhead viewpoints. We present GeoSeg, a zero-shot, training-free framework that bypasses the supervision bottlen

arxiv.org · Mar 5