Paris, April 2026 – GSOA and Novaspace announce the inaugural edition of the Space Industry Forum (SIF), a new flagship event co-organized by both organizations, taking place on May 19, 2026, at The Fullerton Hotel in Singapore. […] The post GSOA and Novaspace Launch the Space Industry Forum (SIF) 2026 in Singapore

A budget proposal for the Department of Commerce raises new doubts about the future of a civil space traffic management system under development there. The post Commerce Department budget proposal revives concerns about TraCSS appeared first on SpaceNews. Source: https://spacenews.com/commerce-department-budget-proposal-revives-concerns-about-tracss/

The Artemis 2 mission is set for a final, fiery test when the spacecraft reenters April 10 ahead of a splashdown off the California coast. The post NASA prepares for Artemis 2 return appeared first on SpaceNews. Source: https://spacenews.com/nasa-prepares-for-artemis-2-return/

China’s multi-element Chang’e-7 lunar spacecraft has arrived at Wenchang spaceport for launch preparations ahead of a planned liftoff in the second half of 2026. The post China’s Chang’e-7 arrives at spaceport for lunar south pole exploration mission appeared first on SpaceNews. Source: https://spacenews.com/chinas-change-7-arrives-at-spaceport-for-lunar-south-pole-exploration-mission/

MILAN – PLD Space signed a 30 million euro ($35 million) venture debt loan with the European Investment Bank (EIB) on April 7, a move to support the final development stage of MIURA 5, PLD’s lightweight rocket. Miura 5, which is designed to deploy roughly 540 kilograms to 1 ton

he Pentagon is no longer asking whether commercial space will matter in future conflicts. It is building a strategy around the assumption that it will. The post A new kind of arsenal: commercial satellites appeared first on SpaceNews. Source: https://spacenews.com/a-new-kind-of-arsenal-commercial-satellites/

China carried out separate Long March 8 and Long March 6A launches this week, adding new batches of satellites to the country’s megaconstellation projects. The post China conducts pair of Long March launches for Thousand Sails and Guowang megaconstellations appeared first on SpaceNews. Source: https://spacenews.com/china-conducts-pair-of-long-march-launches-for-thousand-sails-and-guowang-megaconstellations/

Preparing to send astronauts back to the moon is no small feat. Spaceflight exposes the body to both known and unknown risks, some of which are subtle, cumulative, and difficult to predict. When humans were last on the lunar surface in 1972, they stayed for just over three days. On

SAN FRANCISCO – Albedo, the former Earth-observation startup now focused on satellite manufacturing, announced plans April 9 to send its second spacecraft into very low-Earth orbit (VLEO). Vicinity, scheduled to launch in 2027, will deploy solar arrays to provide far more power than the solar panels mounted on Precision, the bus

The companies will compete for contracts to build ‘neighborhood watch’ satellites The post Space Force taps 14 firms for $1.8 billion GEO surveillance program appeared first on SpaceNews. Source: https://spacenews.com/space-force-taps-14-firms-for-1-8-billion-geo-surveillance-program/

The new architecture combines high resolution with rapid revisit The post Vantor to expand imaging satellite fleet, adding smallsats to increase revisit rates appeared first on SpaceNews. Source: https://spacenews.com/vantor-to-expand-imaging-satellite-fleet-adding-smallsats-to-increase-revisit-rates/