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DARPA to launch deep-space robotic repair satellite on a ~2026 timeline under the Dexterous, Deep-Space Robotics program

DARPA is moving from concept to flight for its Dexterous, Deep-Space Robotics effort, aiming to demonstrate a “robotic deep-space repair satellite” launch as soon as this summer and target a 2026 launch. The program’s focus is maintaining/repairing spacecraft far from Earth at extreme distances.

2026-05-25T10:16:09.139961-07:00

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SpaceX’s IPO pitch widens: $75B target raise, $28.5T TAM framing, and a Starship V3 test-flight failure weeks ahead of launch

2026-05-24T07:59:20.794940-07:00

NASA Spaceflight

Shenzhou 23 launches with 3-person crew to Tiangong on May 24—China’s first year-long station mission

2026-05-23T15:26:31.297723-07:00

CNBC

SpaceX conducts successful Starship V3 pre-IPO test, deploying mock satellites before Super Heavy booster breakup

2026-05-22T15:11:29.205994-07:00

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DARPA to launch deep-space robotic repair satellite on a ~2026 timeline under the Dexterous, Deep-Space Robotics program DARPA is moving from concept to flight for its Dexterous, Deep-Space Robotics effort, aiming to demonstrate a “robotic deep-space repair satellite” launch as soon as this summer and target a 2026 launch. The program’s focus is maintaining/repairing spacecraft far from Earth at extreme distances.

2026-05-25T10:16:09.139961-07:00

DARPA to launch deep-space robotic repair satellite on a ~2026 timeline under the Dexterous, Deep-Space Robotics program

SpaceNews.com

Northern Norway targets launch readiness as EU Space Regulation tightens compliance for space operations Northern Norway is positioning itself to launch as the EU space regulatory framework moves into practical implementation. The cluster centers on how EU Space Regulation requirements are shaping readiness planning for space activity originating from the region.

2026-05-25T04:13:03.548928-07:00

Northern Norway targets launch readiness as EU Space Regulation tightens compliance for space operations

SpaceWatch Global

SpaceX outlines orbital AI compute roadmap in IPO filing, aiming to start in 2028 SpaceX’s IPO filing lays out a plan to deploy orbital AI compute beginning in 2028, arguing that Earth’s energy constraints, declining launch costs, and the emergence of orbit as a new industrial layer will make space-based compute economically and operationally attractive.

2026-05-25T01:12:24.628440-07:00

SpaceX outlines orbital AI compute roadmap in IPO filing, aiming to start in 2028

Axios

SpaceX’s IPO pitch widens: $75B target raise, $28.5T TAM framing, and a Starship V3 test-flight failure weeks ahead of launch SpaceX is positioning itself to join the ranks of public companies building the space-based economy, using its IPO marketing to frame a $28.5T total addressable market and a potential $75B fundraise. The filing also lands amid timing pressure after a Starship V3 test deployed mock satellites while the Super Heavy booster was destroyed after separation.

2026-05-24T07:59:20.794940-07:00

SpaceX’s IPO pitch widens: $75B target raise, $28.5T TAM framing, and a Starship V3 test-flight failure weeks ahead of launch

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Shenzhou 23 launches with 3-person crew to Tiangong on May 24—China’s first year-long station mission China is set to launch the three-person Shenzhou 23 crew to the Tiangong space station from Jiuquan on May 24, marking a record-length planned stay of about one year. The mission follows Tiangong’s continuous occupation since June 5, 2022, and includes Hong Kong’s first astronaut.

2026-05-23T15:26:31.297723-07:00

Shenzhou 23 launches with 3-person crew to Tiangong on May 24—China’s first year-long station mission

Bloomberg

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China to launch Shenzhou-23 to Tiangong with first Hong Kong taikonaut, starting an overdue crew rotation China is set to launch Shenzhou-23 on Sunday from Jiuquan Satellite Launch Centre, sending three astronauts—Zhu Yangzhu, Zhang Zhiyuan and Lai Ka-ying—to Tiangong. The mission will relieve an overdue crew and could mark the start of China’s first year-long stay in orbit, with Lai becoming Hong Kong’s first astronaut on a Chinese space station flight.

2026-05-22T22:42:22.261557-07:00

China to launch Shenzhou-23 to Tiangong with first Hong Kong taikonaut, starting an overdue crew rotation

SpaceNews.com

Blue Origin clears New Glenn to resume after upper-stage payload-delivery failure; FAA lift follows April mishap investigation Blue Origin says it has completed its investigation into the third New Glenn flight failure, in which the upper stage did not deliver a commercial payload in April. The FAA has cleared the rocket to fly again, removing the program’s current grounding.

2026-05-22T19:54:41.952921-07:00

Blue Origin clears New Glenn to resume after upper-stage payload-delivery failure; FAA lift follows April mishap investigation

CNBC

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SpaceX conducts successful Starship V3 pre-IPO test, deploying mock satellites before Super Heavy booster breakup SpaceX says its upgraded Starship V3—paired with the Super Heavy booster—successfully deployed mock satellites and returned to Earth largely intact during a pre-IPO test. The booster, however, spun out of control and broke apart over the Gulf of Mexico, despite some engine outages. The company frames the flight as a key step toward future Moon and Mars missions.

2026-05-22T15:11:29.205994-07:00

SpaceX conducts successful Starship V3 pre-IPO test, deploying mock satellites before Super Heavy booster breakup

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DARPA to launch deep-space robotic repair satellite on a ~2026 timeline under the Dexterous, Deep-Space Robotics program

SpaceX’s IPO pitch widens: $75B target raise, $28.5T TAM framing, and a Starship V3 test-flight failure weeks ahead of launch

Shenzhou 23 launches with 3-person crew to Tiangong on May 24—China’s first year-long station mission

SpaceX conducts successful Starship V3 pre-IPO test, deploying mock satellites before Super Heavy booster breakup

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