February 04, 2026

NASA Moon mission launch srubbed to March after test Washington, United States (AFP) Feb 3, 2026 NASA said Tuesday it's delaying until March the launch of its first crewed flyby mission to the Moon in more than 50 years, after encountering leaks during final tests. ... more

SpaceX grounds Falcon 9 missions, could impact ISS launch Washington, United States (AFP) Feb 3, 2026 NASA said Tuesday its next crew rotation to the International Space Station could be delayed after SpaceX announced it was grounding flights of its Falcon 9 rocket to investigate an unspecified issue. ... more

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Voyager outlines infrastructure-led roadmap for long-term US lunar presence Los Angeles CA (SPX) Feb 04, 2026 Voyager Technologies has launched a strategic lunar initiative designed to align with the White House Securing American Space Superiority executive order and to reinforce United States leadership be ... more

ESA adjusts Cluster orbits for rare twin reentry campaign Paris, France (SPX) Feb 04, 2026 When satellites fall back to Earth, most of their structure burns up in the atmosphere, but engineers still lack detailed data on how real spacecraft actually break apart during reentry and which co ... more

Muon Space ramps up multi-mission satellite constellations Los Angeles CA (SPX) Feb 04, 2026 Muon Space is entering a new phase of operational scale as it moves from discrete missions to sustained, multi-mission satellite constellation deployment for government and commercial customers. ... more

Musk merges xAI into SpaceX in bid to build space data centers San Francisco, United States (AFP) Feb 3, 2026 Elon Musk has announced that his rocket company SpaceX will take over his artificial intelligence outfit xAI, as he seeks to raise billions of dollars for his science fiction-worthy outer space projects. ... more

Experts warn of urgent need to address human reproduction risks in space Los Angeles CA (SPX) Feb 04, 2026 As commercial spaceflight moves closer to routine operations and missions extend in duration, a new expert report argues that reproductive health in space has shifted from a theoretical concern to a ... more

KSAT rolls out AI driven maritime monitoring platform Berlin, Germany (SPX) Feb 03, 2026 KSAT is introducing a new platform that provides space based maritime situational awareness by combining its global satellite ground network and maritime services with AI powered analytics developed ... more

Space Force stands up SPACEFOR-NORTH for homeland mission Los Angeles CA (SPX) Feb 02, 2026 The U.S. Space Force has activated U.S. Space Forces Northern as its newest component field command, positioning space capabilities more directly in support of the homeland defense mission at Peters ... more Lockheed ramps up THAAD interceptor output with new framework deal and Camden facility Los Angeles CA (SPX) Feb 02, 2026 Lockheed Martin has signed a new framework agreement with the U.S. Department of War that aims to quadruple annual production of Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) interceptors from 96 to 4 ... more DARPA taps Raytheon for new maritime defense system Los Angeles CA (SPX) Feb 03, 2026 Raytheon, an RTX business, has been selected by the US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency to develop an advanced sensing and targeting system to protect commercial shipping and naval logistic ... more NASA Libera payload completes testing for future Earth energy tracking mission Los Angeles CA (SPX) Feb 02, 2026 NASA's Libera Earth energy instrument has completed a full campaign of environmental testing and is now ready for delivery to its host satellite, marking a major milestone for the agency's long term ... more NISAR radar view maps surface changes in Mississippi Delta Los Angeles CA (SPX) Feb 02, 2026 A new radar image from the joint NASA-ISRO NISAR satellite shows how the mission can see through cloud cover to reveal surface features across the Mississippi River Delta region in southeastern Loui ... more Rock microbes reveal hidden groundwater carbon engine Berlin, Germany (SPX) Feb 03, 2026 Deep underground, microbial communities living on rock surfaces are emerging as powerful but largely overlooked drivers of groundwater chemistry and carbon storage. A team from the Cluster of Excell ... more Antarctic ice feedback limits Southern Ocean carbon sink Berlin, Germany (SPX) Feb 03, 2026 A sediment core from the Pacific sector of the Southern Ocean has provided a research team led by geochemist Dr Torben Struve from the University of Oldenburg, Germany, with evidence of an unexpecte ... more Sentinel 1 maps reveal flexible crust beneath Tibetan Plateau Paris, France (SPX) Feb 02, 2026 A new analysis of satellite and ground data over the Tibetan Plateau indicates that Earths tectonic plates in this region behave far less rigidly than long assumed, with major fault zones acting as ... more OpenClaw's AI agent does everything, even social media Washington, United States (AFP) Feb 2, 2026 Meet OpenClaw: the AI assistant that promised to be your dream intern, terrified cybersecurity experts, and now thrives on chatbot-only social media - all in just a few weeks. ... more Musk merges xAI into SpaceX in bid to build space data centers San Francisco USA (AFP) Feb 2, 2026 Elon Musk's SpaceX has taken over his artificial intelligence company xAI in a merger aimed at deploying space-based data centers, a statement said on Monday. ... more