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Earth Observation Data Provider SatVu Closes £30 Million Funding RoundIMAGE
europeanspaceflight.com• Feb 17, 2026• 1 min read
Earth Observation Data Provider SatVu Closes £30 Million Funding RoundLondon-headquartered thermal infrared Earth observation data provider SatVu announced that it has closed a £30 million (approximately €34.3 million) funding round as it prepares to deploy a pair of satellites into orbit. The company launched its first satellite, HotSat-1, aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 in June 2023. The satellite provided high-resolution thermal infrared imagery with […] The post Earth Observation Data Provider SatVu Closes £30 Million Funding Round appeared first on European Spaceflight.
International crew arrives at space stationIMAGE
spacedaily.com• Feb 16, 2026• 1 min read
International crew arrives at space stationWashington, United States (AFP) Feb 14, 2026 Four astronauts docked at the International Space Station on Saturday for a months-long research mission, replacing a crew forced to return to Earth early over a medical issue. The US space agency's Crew-12 arrived at the orbiting laboratory after a journey of about 34 hours that started with blastoff from Cape Canaveral, Florida aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket. "We have bridged the lega
International crew takes off for space stationIMAGE
spacedaily.com• Feb 13, 2026• 1 min read
International crew takes off for space stationCape Canaveral (AFP) Feb 13, 2026 NASA launched four astronauts to the International Space Station on Friday, the latest team to head out on a research expedition to the orbiting laboratory. The US space agency's international Crew-12 lifted off at approximately 5:15 am local time (1015 GMT) aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from the Cape Canaveral launch site in Florida, according to a NASA video feed. The astronauts
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Launch to ISS pushed to Thursday over weather: NASAIMAGE
spacedaily.com• Feb 10, 2026• 1 min read
Launch to ISS pushed to Thursday over weather: NASAWashington, United States (AFP) Feb 9, 2026 NASA on Monday delayed by one day the journey of four astronauts to the International Space Station (ISS) over weather conditions. The US space agency is now targeting February 12 for the lift-off of Crew-12's mission aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, with a window opening at 5:38am local time (1038 GMT). "Mission teams completed a weather review on Monday and elected to waive off a Wedne
NASA confirms first flight to ISS since medical evacuationIMAGE
spacedaily.com• Feb 8, 2026• 1 min read
NASA confirms first flight to ISS since medical evacuationWashington, United States (AFP) Feb 6, 2026 Four astronauts will blast off to re-staff the International Space Station (ISS) next week, NASA said Friday, after an emergency medical evacuation of the previous crew. Crew-12 will lift off on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket early Wednesday, the US space agency said, with launch time "targeted for no earlier than 6:01 am" local time (1101 GMT). The confirmation provides a sliver of certainty
New crew set to launch for ISS after medical evacuationIMAGE
spacedaily.com• Feb 6, 2026• 1 min read
New crew set to launch for ISS after medical evacuationParis, France (AFP) Feb 5, 2026 Four astronauts could blast off to the International Space Station (ISS) next week, after setbacks including a mysterious medical evacuation of the previous crew, last-minute rocket problems, and some scheduling conflicts with NASA's Moon mission. The crew was scheduled to launch on February 11, Elon Musk's SpaceX company said this week it was grounding all flights on its Falcon 9 rocket whi
Crew 12 set for Dragon launch to Station in FebruaryIMAGE
spacedaily.com• Feb 3, 2026• 1 min read
Crew 12 set for Dragon launch to Station in FebruaryParis, France (SPX) Feb 02, 2026 A four person international crew is preparing to launch to the International Space Station no earlier than Wednesday 11 February, riding a SpaceX Dragon spacecraft on a Falcon 9 rocket from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. The planned liftoff time is 11:00 GMT, which corresponds to 12:00 CET and 06:00 EST, with two additional launch opportunities on 12 an
Lockheed Martin launches ninth GPS III satellite to boost secure navigationIMAGE
gpsdaily.com• Jan 30, 2026• 1 min read
Lockheed Martin launches ninth GPS III satellite to boost secure navigationLos Angeles CA (SPX) Jan 30, 2026 Lockheed Martin's ninth Global Positioning System III satellite has reached orbit, adding new resilience and security to the GPS constellation that underpins both military operations and critical civilian services worldwide. Launched late Tuesday night from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, the GPS III space vehicle 09 (SV09) lifted off at 11:53 p.m. ET on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket and quickly
Atomic 6 debris shields selected for Portal Space Systems missionIMAGE
spacedaily.com• Jan 19, 2026• 1 min read
Atomic 6 debris shields selected for Portal Space Systems missionLos Angeles CA (SPX) Jan 19, 2026 Atomic-6 has secured a key deployment of its Space Armor tiles as the primary micrometeoroid and orbital debris protection system on an upcoming Portal Space Systems spacecraft that will fly on SpaceX's Transporter 18 rideshare mission in October 2026 aboard a Falcon 9 rocket. The flight will mark the first operational orbital deployment of Space Armor tiles, moving the material from earlier tes
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Hisdesat Confirms Spanish Military Satellite Sustained “Non-Recoverable Damage”IMAGE
europeanspaceflight.com• Jan 18, 2026• 1 min read
Hisdesat Confirms Spanish Military Satellite Sustained “Non-Recoverable Damage”Hisdesat has announced that the SpainSat NG II military communications satellite, which was struck by a “space particle,” has suffered “non-recoverable damage.” As a result of this finding, the company has initiated an RFQ (request for quotation) for a replacement satellite, designated SpainSat NG III. The SpainSat NG II satellite was launched aboard a Falcon […] The post Hisdesat Confirms Spanish Military Satellite Sustained “Non-Recoverable Damage” appeared first on European Spaceflight.
NASA’s Pandora Small Satellite LaunchedIMAGE
nasa.gov• Jan 13, 2026• 1 min read
NASA’s Pandora Small Satellite LaunchedIn this photo from early January 2026, teams prepare to encapsulate NASA’s Pandora small satellite, NASA-sponsored Star-Planet Activity Research CubeSat (SPARCS), and the Black Hole Coded Aperture Telescope (BlackCAT) CubeSat, inside a SpaceX Falcon 9 payload fairing. A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying NASA’s Pandora small satellite lifted off at 5:44 a.m. PST Sunday, Jan. […]
Pandora exoplanet mission checks in after launchIMAGE
spacedaily.com• Jan 13, 2026• 1 min read
Pandora exoplanet mission checks in after launchLos Angeles CA (SPX) Jan 13, 2026 NASA mission controllers have acquired full signal from the agency's Pandora small satellite, confirming the health and initial operations of the exoplanet observatory following launch from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California on Jan. 11, 2026. The spacecraft rode to orbit on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Space Launch Complex 4 East, sharing the flight with the Star-Planet Activity Re
NASA, SpaceX Invite Media to Watch Crew-12 Launch to Space StationIMAGE
nasa.gov• Jan 12, 2026• 1 min read
NASA, SpaceX Invite Media to Watch Crew-12 Launch to Space StationMedia accreditation is open for the launch of NASA’s 12th rotational mission of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket and Dragon spacecraft carrying astronauts to the International Space Station for a science expedition from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. NASA announced it is targeting no earlier than Thursday, Jan. […]
IHI SAT2 hyperspectral CubeSat enters orbit to support forest monitoring and carbon dataIMAGE
spacedaily.com• Dec 12, 2025• 1 min read
IHI SAT2 hyperspectral CubeSat enters orbit to support forest monitoring and carbon dataTokyo, Japan (SPX) Dec 12, 2025 IHI-SAT2, a hyperspectral 6U CubeSat built by Kongsberg NanoAvionics for Japan's IHI Corporation, has reached orbit and established two-way communications shortly after deployment from a SpaceX Falcon 9 on the Transporter-15 rideshare mission launched from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California on 28 November 2025. The mission is intended as a step toward IHI's planned Earth observation const
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ArkEdge boosts 6U micro-satellite fleet with three-satellite AE5R launchIMAGE
spacedaily.com• Dec 8, 2025• 1 min read
ArkEdge boosts 6U micro-satellite fleet with three-satellite AE5R launchTokyo, Japan (SPX) Dec 08, 2025 Tokyo, Japan, December 1, 2025 - ArkEdge Space Inc., a Tokyo-based space technology company that designs, builds, and operates micro-satellite constellations, has launched three new 6U-class satellites AE5Ra, AE5Rb, and AE5Rc and begun initial operations, bringing its in-house developed and operated satellite fleet to twelve. The AE5R satellites rode to orbit on the SpaceX Falcon 9 Transpo
Italian Earth observation fleet gains eight new IRIDE satellitesIMAGE
spacedaily.com• Dec 5, 2025• 1 min read
Italian Earth observation fleet gains eight new IRIDE satellitesParis, France (SPX) Nov 28, 2025 Italy's IRIDE Earth observation programme has expanded with the launch of eight Eaglet II satellites, adding a second constellation to the growing national fleet. The spacecraft rode into orbit on a Falcon 9 mission that lifted off from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California at 19:44 CET on 28 November, with deployment completed about an hour after launch and signals from all satellites later
The next steps in the quest for full rocket reusabilityIMAGE
spacenews.com• Dec 3, 2025• 1 min read
The next steps in the quest for full rocket reusabilityWhen a Falcon 9 lifted off from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California late Nov. 16, it did something that was unprecedented a decade ago but unremarkable today: it landed the first stage, in this case on a pad next to where it lifted off. SpaceX noted that the launch, carrying the Sentinel-6B Earth science […] The post The next steps in the quest for full rocket reusability appeared first on SpaceNews.