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NASA backs studies to boost hypersonic flight testingLos Angeles CA (SPX) Feb 02, 2026 NASA is preparing for a new phase in hypersonic aviation by funding industry studies aimed at expanding flight test capabilities for reusable airbreathing vehicles that can cruise at several times t ... more  
Dragon spacecraft gears up for crew 12 arrival and station science workLos Angeles CA (SPX) Feb 03, 2026 The Expedition 74 crew has opened the week with preparations for the arrival of NASA's SpaceX Crew-12 mission while keeping the International Space Station supplied and its science hardware in worki ... more 
NASA books fifth Axiom private astronaut flight to space stationLos Angeles CA (SPX) Feb 02, 2026 NASA has ordered a fifth private astronaut mission to the International Space Station from Axiom Space, targeting a launch no earlier than January 2027 from the agency's Kennedy Space Center in Flor ... more 
NASA delays Moon mission over frigid weatherWashington, United States (AFP) Jan 30, 2026 NASA on Friday pushed back the earliest date that astronauts could fly to the Moon, due to forecasts of freezing temperatures at the Florida launch site. ... more |
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China sea launch boosts private rocket activity in 2026Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Jan 30, 2026 Galactic Energy has opened Chinas 2026 commercial launch campaign with a pre dawn sea based mission of its Ceres 1 carrier rocket on January 17, extending the companys record of frequent small satel ... more 
Rocket Lab conducts second Electron mission in eight days to orbit Korean imaging satelliteSydney, Australia (SPX) Jan 30, 2026 Rocket Lab Corporation has completed its 81st Electron mission, successfully deploying an Earth observation satellite for the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) and marking i ... more 
Autophage rocket concept wins EU prize for debris free launch technologyParis, France (SPX) Jan 29, 2026 Alpha Impulsion, a space startup based in Toulouse and Naples, has received a 950000 euro award from the European Union for a major innovation in space propulsion aimed at more economical, efficient ... more 
SpaceX eyes IPO timed to planet alignment and Musk birthday: reportSan Francisco, United States (AFP) Jan 28, 2026 SpaceX is targeting a mid-June initial public offering that would coincide with a rare planetary alignment and founder Elon Musk's birthday, the Financial Times reported on Wednesday, as the billionaire entrepreneur seeks to raise a record $50 billion. ... more |
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NASA and GE run hybrid jet engine test toward commercial flightLos Angeles CA (SPX) Jan 28, 2026 To an untrained eye, the aircraft engine sitting outside a Cincinnati area facility in December looked like standard hardware. For NASA and GE Aerospace researchers watching the unit fire up for a d ... more |
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Starfighters completes key wind tunnel campaign for STARLAUNCH 1 air launch vehicleLos Angeles CA (SPX) Jan 26, 2026 Starfighters Space Inc has completed a dedicated wind tunnel campaign for its STARLAUNCH 1 air launched rocket, marking a key technical milestone in the development of the sub orbital vehicle. The p ... more 
China prepares offshore test base for reusable liquid rocket launchesTokyo, Japan (SPX) Jan 26, 2026 China is preparing to bring into operation its first offshore platform purpose built for testing, launching and recovering reusable liquid propellant rockets, with the goal of lowering access costs ... more 
Retired EVA workhorse to guide China's next-gen spacesuit and lunar gearTokyo, Japan (SPX) Jan 21, 2026 Chinese engineers are turning a long-serving spacewalk suit into a real-world testbed to extend the life and performance of China's next-generation EVA and lunar spacesuits. The retired "extra ... more 
Major equity deal backs Gilmour Space expansion of sovereign launch capabilitySydney, Australia (SPX) Jan 21, 2026 Gilmour Space Technologies has raised 217 million Australian dollars in private equity funding to accelerate the next phase of its sovereign space operations in Australia. The Series E round w ... more |
Stratolaunch secures major funding to scale hypersonic flight servicesLos Angeles CA (SPX) Jan 21, 2026 Stratolaunch has completed a significant capital raise to accelerate the growth of its hypersonic test and flight services business, adding Elliott Investment Management L.P. as a new investor along ... more
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Elon Musk hints at buying Ryanair amid Starlink spatDublin (AFP) Jan 20, 2026 US tech boss Elon Musk has polled followers on his social network X about buying Ryanair, stoking a clash with the airline's boss Michael O'Leary over using the Starlink system onboard to use the internet. ... more 
Galactic Energy conducts sixth offshore Ceres 1 mission from Yellow Sea platformBeijing, China (SPX) Jan 19, 2026 Galactic Energy has carried out its sixth sea based mission of the Ceres 1 solid fuel launcher, adding four more spacecraft to the Tianqi commercial internet of things constellation. The lates ... more 
Interstellar raises major Series F funding to expand launch and satellite businessTokyo, Japan (SPX) Jan 19, 2026 Interstellar Technologies, a privately held Japanese space infrastructure company, has completed a Series F funding round totaling 20.1 billion JPY (approximately 129.7 million USD) through a third- ... more 
China tests Long March 12B reusable first stage at JiuquanTokyo, Japan (SPX) Jan 19, 2026 China Aerospace Science and Technology Corp has carried out a static firing test of the first stage of its new Long March 12B reusable carrier rocket at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in Northw ... more |
NASA moves moon rocket to launch pad ahead of Artemis 2 missionKennedy Space Center, United States (AFP) Jan 17, 2026 NASA on Saturday rolled out its towering SLS rocket and Orion spacecraft as it began preparations for its first crewed mission to the Moon in more than 50 years. ... more 
GE and Lockheed validate compact rotating detonation ramjet for hypersonic missilesLos Angeles CA (SPX) Jan 15, 2026 GE Aerospace and Lockheed Martin have completed a series of engine tests that demonstrate the viability of a liquid fueled rotating detonation ramjet for hypersonic missile applications. The work ma ... more 
Firefly prepares Alpha Block II upgrade for Flight 8Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jan 14, 2026 Firefly Aerospace has announced a Block II configuration upgrade for its Alpha small launch vehicle, with qualification testing for the new second stage hardware now underway at the companys Rocket ... more 
PH-1 test flight advances Chinese reusable suborbital spacecraft plansTokyo, Japan (SPX) Jan 13, 2026 A Chinese suborbital spacecraft designed for reusable operations and future space tourism has completed a key test flight, marking a new step in the country's commercial space ambitions. The v ... more |
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Indian rocket hits snag during launchNew Delhi (AFP) Jan 12, 2026 An Indian rocket hit a snag during its launch Monday, forcing a deviation in flight path as it carried an Earth observation satellite and commercial payloads, the country's space agency said. ... more 
China tallies record launch year as lunar and asteroid plans advanceTokyo, Japan (SPX) Jan 09, 2026 China's space sector completed 93 orbital launch missions in 2025, the highest annual total the nation has recorded. China Aerospace Science and Technology Corp (CASC), the main State-owned co ... more 
Tiangong science program delivers data surgeTokyo, Japan (SPX) Jan 09, 2026 Chinese astronauts and ground-based science teams completed 86 new scientific and technological tasks on the Tiangong space station in 2025, underscoring the outpost's expanding role in research, ac ... more
China harnesses nationwide system to drive spaceflight and satellite navigation advancesTokyo, Japan (SPX) Jan 08, 2026 China's manned space program has used a nationwide resource mobilization system to manage a recent contingency involving the Shenzhou-20 mission and to launch its follow-on Shenzhou-22 spacecraft wi ... more |
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Starfighters completes supersonic tests for GE Aerospace ramjet programLos Angeles CA (SPX) Jan 06, 2026 Starfighters Space Inc has completed a supersonic flight test campaign for GE Aerospace in which a company F-104 aircraft carried an advanced propulsion test vehicle on multiple flights at supersoni ... more |
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North Korea tests hypersonic missiles, says nuclear forces ready for warSeoul (AFP) Jan 5, 2026 North Korean leader Kim Jong Un oversaw the test-firing of "cutting-edge" hypersonic missiles to ready Pyongyang's nuclear forces for war, state media said Monday. ... more 
Galileo satellites ride Ariane 6 to boost Europe navigation resilienceBerlin, Germany (SPX) Jan 03, 2026 On 17 December, two Galileo satellites lifted off from Europe's Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana, aboard an Ariane 6 rocket, marking the 14th launch dedicated to Europe's Galileo constellation and ... more 
AI systems proposed to boost launch cadence reliability and traffic managementTokyo, Japan (SPX) Dec 29, 2025 The global space sector is entering a phase of large-scale satellite constellations and expanded human lunar activity, driving a sharp increase in demand for access to orbit. Within the next two dec ... more 
China debuts Long March 12A reusable rocket in Jiuquan test flightTokyo, Japan (SPX) Dec 26, 2025 China conducted the debut flight of the Long March 12A carrier rocket on Tuesday, with the launch mission succeeding while the recovery attempt ended in failure. A 70.4-meter-high Long March 1 ... more |
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