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PLD Space raises $209 million to shift into serial rocket production

PLD Space has raised $209 million to ramp up production of the Spanish startup’s Miura 5 launch vehicle, marking the largest funding round for a European space company announced so far this year. The post PLD Space raises $209 million to shift into serial rocket production appeared first on SpaceNews.

Space One cancels rocket launch after safety system activates

The Tokyo-based startup had already put off the launches scheduled for Feb. 25 and Sunday due to weather conditions.

Explosions sound in the Iranian capital and Jerusalem as war with US and Israel enters a fifth day

This satellite image provided by Vantor shows the Islamic Revolutionary Court after airstrikes, in Tehran, Iran, Tuesday, March 3, 2026. (Satellite image ©2026 Vantor via AP)2026-03-04T04:59:36Z DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Explosions sounded in Iran’s capital city Wednesday as its war with the U.S. and Israel entered a fifth day following earlier strikes on an Iranian nuclear site and retaliatory strikes by the Islamic Republic across the Gulf regio

Inpainting the Red Planet: Diffusion Models for the Reconstruction of Martian Environments in Virtual Reality

arXiv:2510.14765v2 Announce Type: replace-cross Abstract: Space exploration increasingly relies on Virtual Reality for several tasks, such as mission planning, multidisciplinary scientific analysis, and astronaut training. A key factor for the reliability of the simulations is having accurate 3D representations of planetary terrains. Extraterrestrial heightmaps derived from satellite imagery often contain missing values due to acquisition and transmission constraints. Mars is among the most stu

TinyIceNet: Low-Power SAR Sea Ice Segmentation for On-Board FPGA Inference

arXiv:2603.03075v1 Announce Type: cross Abstract: Accurate sea ice mapping is essential for safe maritime navigation in polar regions, where rapidly changing ice conditions require timely and reliable information. While Sentinel-1 Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) provides high-resolution, all-weather observations of sea ice, conventional ground-based processing is limited by downlink bandwidth, latency, and energy costs associated with transmitting large volumes of raw data. On-board processing,

Starlink's $39 Deal Lures New Customers With 6-Month Discount

SpaceX is offering a 'six month service offer' that temporarily reduces the monthly fee for the Starlink Residential plans by $11 per month.

Space Force Officials Preparing for More Budget Growth in 2027

After years of describing to lawmakers and Pentagon leaders the nature of that threat and the key role spacepower plays in deterring conflict in the domain and enabling the rest of the joint force, Chief of Space Operations Gen. Chance Saltzman told reporters during AFA’s Warfare Symposium here that the message appears to finally be taking hold.  The post Space Force Officials Preparing for More Budget Growth in 2027 appeared first on Air & Space Forces Magazine.

Saudi Oil Storage Fills Fast on Hormuz Disruption, Kayrros Says

Major oil storage sites in Saudi Arabia are filling rapidly as the key export route through the Strait of Hormuz effectively remains closed to shipping, according to geospatial analytics company Kayrros.

Space Force won't launch Vulcan rockets until booster problem solved

United Launch Alliance was hoping to ramp up its new Vulcan rocket launches this year, but won't be launching any national security missions until it solves a recurring issue of booster nozzles burning off the rocket on launch.

Inside the Operation That Killed Khamenei

WSJ analysis of video and satellite imagery shows how events unfolded on the ground in the weekend operation.

NASA repairs Artemis 2 rocket, continues eyeing April moon launch

Starship Flight 12: Ship 39 moving through preflight test objectives

Progress on the path to Flight 12 continues to be focused on testing at Massey’s… The post Starship Flight 12: Ship 39 moving through preflight test objectives appeared first on NASASpaceFlight.com.

No fooling: NASA targets April 1 for Artemis II launch to the Moon

Russia Completes Repairs to Site 31, Next Cargo Launch on March 22

Russia has completed repairs to Site 31, the launch pad at the Baikonur Cosmodrome used for sending crews and cargo to the International Space Station. A structure that supports the […]

EchoStar Details $42 Billion Strategic Shift via SpaceX and AT&T Asset Divestitures

LITTLETON, Colorado – In its annual report and fiscal year 2025 earnings call held on Monday, March 2, EchoStar Corporation (Nasdaq: SATS) detailed the definitive structure of its pivot from […]

Lessons from 'The Martian': How astronaut poop could help us settle the Red Planet

Space Force modernization push runs into acquisition workforce shortfall

New training for program managers shifting focus from hardware buys to integrated warfighting systems The post Space Force modernization push runs into acquisition workforce shortfall appeared first on SpaceNews.

What we know about the deadly strike on a primary school in Iran

Iran held a mass funeral this Tuesday for at least 165 schoolgirls killed Saturday in a strike on Minab. But online, some users claim the tragedy was staged by Iranian authorities. In this edition of Truth or Fake, we confirm the strike hit the Shajareh Tayyebeh girls’ school, a building separated from nearby IRGC military barracks for nearly a decade. We also examine claims blaming U.S.-Israeli strikes for the attack, as well as allegations of a failed Iranian rocket launch.

NASA Strengthens Artemis: Adds Mission, Refines Overall Architecture

Lee esta historia en español aquí. To achieve the national goal of landing American astronauts on the surface of the Moon and maintaining U.S. superiority in exploration and discovery, NASA announced Feb. 27 it is increasing its cadence of missions under the Artemis program, standardizing the SLS (Space Launch System) rocket configuration, and adding a new […]

Marlink Launches LEO-Based Service for Maritime Customers

Marlink has made a move in bringing state-of-the-art LEO based services to its maritime customer base. It is launching a new hybrid connectivity service – Sealink Multi-LEO. It will deliver... The post Marlink Launches LEO-Based Service for Maritime Customers appeared first on Via Satellite.