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JAXA HTV‑X1 departs ISS after Canadarm2 release; NASA streams live coverage

Japan's first HTV‑X1 cargo spacecraft undocked from the ISS Harmony module on March 6 at 12 p.m. ET, was grappled and released by Canadarm2, and departed on schedule. NASA provided live coverage of the event via NASA+, Amazon Prime and its YouTube channel.

2026-03-06T08:59:50.791229-08:00

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RFA ONE arrives in Scotland as Rocket Factory Augsburg advances UK orbital launch campaign

2026-03-06T08:47:31.246456-08:00

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SpaceX to launch 25 Starlink satellites from Vandenberg on March 7

2026-03-06T09:19:28.988043-08:00

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Orion cleared for Artemis launch as NASA reshuffles rockets; lunar lander question remains

2026-03-06T07:58:27.800025-08:00

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SpaceX to launch 25 Starlink satellites from Vandenberg on March 7 SpaceX plans a predawn March 7 Falcon 9 launch from Vandenberg Space Force Base to deploy 25 Starlink broadband satellites, further expanding its megaconstellation now numbering more than 9,900 spacecraft in low Earth orbit. Liftoff is scheduled from Space Launch Complex 4.

2026-03-06T09:19:28.988043-08:00

SpaceX to launch 25 Starlink satellites from Vandenberg on March 7

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JAXA HTV‑X1 departs ISS after Canadarm2 release; NASA streams live coverage Japan's first HTV‑X1 cargo spacecraft undocked from the ISS Harmony module on March 6 at 12 p.m. ET, was grappled and released by Canadarm2, and departed on schedule. NASA provided live coverage of the event via NASA+, Amazon Prime and its YouTube channel.

2026-03-06T08:59:50.791229-08:00

JAXA HTV‑X1 departs ISS after Canadarm2 release; NASA streams live coverage

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RFA ONE arrives in Scotland as Rocket Factory Augsburg advances UK orbital launch campaign Rocket Factory Augsburg's RFA ONE has arrived in Scotland for ground integration and launch preparations, a major milestone in progressing a UK-based orbital launch campaign. The arrival accelerates RFA's SaxaVord pad commissioning timeline and supports two RFA One flights secured under ESA's Flight Ticket Initiative.

2026-03-06T08:47:31.246456-08:00

RFA ONE arrives in Scotland as Rocket Factory Augsburg advances UK orbital launch campaign

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Orion cleared for Artemis launch as NASA reshuffles rockets; lunar lander question remains NASA has reorganized its Artemis launch vehicles and confirms Orion is ready to fly on the upcoming Artemis mission, but the agency has not resolved who will provide a crewed lunar lander. The move advances the flight schedule while leaving surface access and contractor selection unsettled.

2026-03-06T07:58:27.800025-08:00

Orion cleared for Artemis launch as NASA reshuffles rockets; lunar lander question remains

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Portugal issues Europe’s first space‑vehicle re‑entry license for Azores spaceport Portugal has issued Europe’s first licence for a space‑vehicle re‑entry at the Azores Spaceport, authorising return and recovery operations for a spacecraft. The permit establishes the first national regulatory approval in Europe for re‑entry activity at a commercial spaceport.

2026-03-06T07:29:00.716226-08:00

Portugal issues Europe’s first space‑vehicle re‑entry license for Azores spaceport

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Hyperscalers Move into LEO — Power Architecture Will Decide the Winners Major cloud providers are preparing to host AI compute and cloud services in LEO, shifting competition from bandwidth and latency to orbital power architecture — from large deployable solar arrays to beamed power and in‑orbit energy management. Whoever solves sustained, scalable power will control on‑orbit data centers.

2026-03-06T06:01:26.043575-08:00

Hyperscalers Move into LEO — Power Architecture Will Decide the Winners

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United Launch Alliance to build additional upper stages for NASA's SLS United Launch Alliance will build additional upper stages for NASA's Space Launch System, increasing ULA's production role in SLS sustainment. The decision adds hardware capacity for upcoming Artemis-class missions and shifts near-term workload and supplier demand onto ULA's manufacturing lines.

2026-03-06T04:57:37.101570-08:00

United Launch Alliance to build additional upper stages for NASA's SLS

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GMV wins UKSA award to build algorithmic launch‑monitoring for the UK NSpOC GMV has won a UK Space Agency contract to develop algorithmic launch‑monitoring capabilities that support the analytical requirements of the UK National Space Operations Centre (NSpOC). The programme will deliver automated tools to detect, characterise and track launch events to enhance national space situational awareness.

2026-03-06T02:21:20.435256-08:00

GMV wins UKSA award to build algorithmic launch‑monitoring for the UK NSpOC

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JAXA HTV‑X1 departs ISS after Canadarm2 release; NASA streams live coverage

RFA ONE arrives in Scotland as Rocket Factory Augsburg advances UK orbital launch campaign

SpaceX to launch 25 Starlink satellites from Vandenberg on March 7

Orion cleared for Artemis launch as NASA reshuffles rockets; lunar lander question remains

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