The US space enterprise is desperately waiting for Starship—will it finally deliver?
"This is such a wild ride. The highs are high. The lows are low."
Reported and summarised by Arstechnica. Opens in a new tab.
Page 116 of the EveryLaunch spaceflight news feed opens with “The US space enterprise is desperately waiting for Starship—will it finally deliver?”, published by Arstechnica 6 months ago. EveryLaunch gets its spaceflight news from 42 outlets including ABC News, AmericaSpace, Arstechnica, through the Spaceflight News API. Stories are newest first and the feed updates every 30 minutes. Every headline links to the outlet that reported it. This view has 36,898 stories.
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"This is such a wild ride. The highs are high. The lows are low."
Reported and summarised by Arstechnica. Opens in a new tab.
We in the West have learned many things from the conflict in Ukraine. Four years on from its full-scale invasion — the war in fact having started in 2014 — we find ourselves, or should find ourselves, with a far better grasp of the nature of war, and a far greater sense of the dangers […] The post The next war will be won — or lost — in orbit appeared first on SpaceNews.
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From the ESA Blogs.
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A large boulder, a treacherous crater or a gust of wind could jeopardise a smooth landing on Mars. Before the ExoMars Rosalind Franklin rover mission launches for the Red Planet in 2028, a replica of the landing platform went through worst-case touchdown conditions – and survived.
Reported and summarised by ESA. Opens in a new tab.
China’s Zenk Space has secured 180 million yuan ahead of the planned June debut of its Zhihang-1 kerolox rocket, the company’s first orbital launch attempt. The post Zenk Space raises $26 million, targets June debut launch appeared first on SpaceNews.
Reported and summarised by SpaceNews. Opens in a new tab.
Here is SpacepolicyOnline.com’s list of space policy events for the week of May 17-23, 2026 and any insight we can offer about them. The House and Senate are in session […]
Reported and summarised by SpacePolicyOnline.com. Opens in a new tab.
SpaceX’s 34th cargo resupply mission to the International Space Station for NASA is underway, carrying 6,500 pounds of cargo to support the Expedition 74 crew.
Reported and summarised by Space Scout. Opens in a new tab.
NASA is deep into planning for Artemis III, a pivotal crewed mission in low Earth… The post Artemis III deep into processing and planning for key HLS test appeared first on NASASpaceFlight.com.
Reported and summarised by NASASpaceflight. Opens in a new tab.
NASA has released the final request for proposals for a Mars telecommunications system, confirming requirements that limit the companies that can bid on it. The post NASA releases final RFP for Mars communications orbiter appeared first on SpaceNews.
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Company executives acknowledge ‘investor confusion’ as Space Force reorganizes York’s primary customer, the Space Development Agency The post York Space defends growth strategy as SDA programs are reshaped appeared first on SpaceNews.
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The company will build a communications satellite to test protected communications technologies for contested environments The post Space Force awards Northrop Grumman $398 million satellite contract appeared first on SpaceNews.
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A Falcon 9 launched a Dragon cargo spacecraft May 15 carrying nearly 3,000 kilograms of cargo to the International Space Station. The post SpaceX launches CRS-34 cargo mission to ISS appeared first on SpaceNews.
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The 34th SpaceX commercial resupply mission under contract with NASA is headed to the International Space Station with new scientific experiments after lifting off at 6:05 p.m. EDT Friday on a Falcon 9 rocket from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. The SpaceX spacecraft, loaded with nearly 6,500 pounds […]
Reported and summarised by NASA. Opens in a new tab.
A planned direct-to-device joint venture between AT&T, T-Mobile and Verizon has divided operators behind the satellites needed to connect ordinary smartphones from space. The post Starlink Mobile challengers back proposed telco-led D2D joint venture appeared first on SpaceNews.
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A pioneering joint ESA-China science mission to study Earth’s magnetosphere is set to launch May 19, after a decade of preparations. The post Joint ESA-China SMILE mission set for launch to study Earth’s magnetic shield appeared first on SpaceNews.
Reported and summarised by SpaceNews. Opens in a new tab.
Liftoff of the resupply mission, atop a Falcon 9 rocket from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station is scheduled for 6:05 p.m. EDT (2205 UTC). The Cargo Dragon is loaded with 6,500 pounds of science and supplies for the space station.
Reported and summarised by Spaceflight Now. Opens in a new tab.
Starship’s second stage has evolved through numerous iterations since the early test flights of SN8… The post Flight 12 readies for the debut SpaceX’s next Ship evolution appeared first on NASASpaceFlight.com.
Reported and summarised by NASASpaceflight. Opens in a new tab.
After NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover drilled a sample from this rock on April 25, 2026, it withdrew its robotic arm and pulled the entire rock off the surface with it. Engineers spent several days repositioning the arm and vibrating the drill to try and get the rock loose. When it finally detached on May 1, […]
Reported and summarised by NASA. Opens in a new tab.
Before Smile can begin studying how Earth responds to the streams of particles and bursts of radiation from the Sun, the spacecraft had to complete an extraordinary journey here on Earth.
Reported and summarised by ESA. Opens in a new tab.
Week in images: 11-15 May 2026
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This NASA Hubble Space Telescope image reveals an enigmatic galaxy with a bright center and a face that hints at spiral structure, yet it holds no obvious spiral arms. Reddish-brown clumps and filaments of dust partially obscure the galaxy’s full face, while red, blue, and orange light from distant galaxies shines through its diffuse outer […]
Reported and summarised by NASA. Opens in a new tab.
Virgin Galactic said May 14 it remains on track, technically and financially, to start commercial flights of its next-generation suborbital spaceplane before the end of the year. The post Virgin Galactic reaffirms plans to begin commercial service this year appeared first on SpaceNews.
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Chinese satellite maker MinoSpace has seen its initial public offering application accepted, seeking $736 million for constellation and product expansion plans. The post Chinese satellite maker MinoSpace seeks $736 million in IPO appeared first on SpaceNews.
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From the ESA Blogs.
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