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Ex‑NASA Chief Turned ULA Lobbyist Pushes Legislation to Curb SpaceX Funding

A former NASA administrator, now lobbying for United Launch Alliance, is promoting legislation to curb government funding for SpaceX, arguing U.S. success in space depends on robust competition among domestic firms. The bill escalates political pressure around federal launch procurement and commercial–government program funding.

2026-03-02T06:53:21.942552-08:00

European Spaceflight

MaiaSpace delays Maia launcher maiden to 2027

2026-03-02T02:51:54.573555-08:00

Ars Technica

NASA cancels SLS Block 1B and rewrites Artemis roadmap to target lunar landing by 2028

2026-03-01T12:55:19.577731-08:00

Ars Technica

NASA overhauls Artemis: cancels Boeing SLS upgrade, defers Artemis III and adds Earth‑orbit lander test

2026-02-27T07:12:58.610675-08:00

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Ars Technica

Ex‑NASA Chief Turned ULA Lobbyist Pushes Legislation to Curb SpaceX Funding A former NASA administrator, now lobbying for United Launch Alliance, is promoting legislation to curb government funding for SpaceX, arguing U.S. success in space depends on robust competition among domestic firms. The bill escalates political pressure around federal launch procurement and commercial–government program funding.

2026-03-02T06:53:21.942552-08:00

Ex‑NASA Chief Turned ULA Lobbyist Pushes Legislation to Curb SpaceX Funding

European Spaceflight

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MaiaSpace delays Maia launcher maiden to 2027 ArianeGroup subsidiary MaiaSpace has pushed the maiden flight of its Maia small orbital launcher to 2027, moving the inaugural launch beyond earlier expectations. The company announced the revised target as it continues development and qualification activities ahead of first orbital attempts.

2026-03-02T02:51:54.573555-08:00

MaiaSpace delays Maia launcher maiden to 2027

Universe Today

DLR study: Europe can match Starship — but only with a fundamentally different launcher approach The German Aerospace Centre (DLR) used Starship flight data to assess whether Europe can respond to SpaceX’s most powerful rocket. Its study concludes Europe could achieve comparable capability, but only by adopting fundamentally different architectures, industrial models and a willingness to rethink conventional launcher programmes.

2026-03-01T15:11:39.670476-08:00

DLR study: Europe can match Starship — but only with a fundamentally different launcher approach

Ars Technica

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NASA cancels SLS Block 1B and rewrites Artemis roadmap to target lunar landing by 2028 NASA administrator Jared Isaacman has cancelled the SLS Block 1B and overhauled the Artemis roadmap to accelerate a crewed lunar landing by 2028. The revision aims to speed lunar return by pivoting architectures and schedules, with NASA keeping open the possibility of two landings in 2028.

2026-03-01T12:55:19.577731-08:00

NASA cancels SLS Block 1B and rewrites Artemis roadmap to target lunar landing by 2028

SpaceNews.com

CAS Space targets late‑March maiden flight of reusable Kinetica‑2 to carry prototype cargo spacecraft CAS Space is preparing the inaugural late‑March flight of its reusable Kinetica‑2 liquid rocket, carrying a prototype cargo spacecraft. The mission will serve as the first flight test of the Kinetica‑2 system and an early in‑flight validation of a Chinese cargo‑vehicle concept.

2026-03-01T01:02:21.464053-08:00

CAS Space targets late‑March maiden flight of reusable Kinetica‑2 to carry prototype cargo spacecraft

Spaceflight Now

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SpaceX to launch 25 Starlink satellites from Vandenberg on Falcon 9 (Starlink 17-23) SpaceX is set to launch 25 Starlink broadband satellites aboard a Falcon 9 from Vandenberg Space Force Base's SLC‑4E early Sunday. The Starlink 17-23 mission will add another batch to the company's LEO constellation as liftoff is scheduled from the West Coast.

2026-02-28T18:52:07.390550-08:00

SpaceX to launch 25 Starlink satellites from Vandenberg on Falcon 9 (Starlink 17-23)

NASA Spaceflight

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Firefly readies Alpha FLTA007 'Stairway to Seven' for March 1 return-to-flight Firefly Aerospace will attempt to return its Alpha small launcher to flight with FLTA007 'Stairway to Seven' from California on March 1, following a nearly 10‑month standdown after an April 2025 ground‑test stage mishap. The mission will validate recent upgrades and ascent performance; earlier attempts were delayed by weather.

2026-02-28T06:33:45.233983-08:00

Firefly readies Alpha FLTA007 'Stairway to Seven' for March 1 return-to-flight

Bloomberg

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SpaceX targets confidential IPO filing as soon as March, eyes biggest-ever listing People familiar say SpaceX is aiming to file confidentially for an initial public offering as soon as March, advancing plans for what could become the largest-ever public listing. The filing would open the company to broad public-market capital after years of private financing.

2026-02-27T13:13:06.972967-08:00

SpaceX targets confidential IPO filing as soon as March, eyes biggest-ever listing

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Ex‑NASA Chief Turned ULA Lobbyist Pushes Legislation to Curb SpaceX Funding

MaiaSpace delays Maia launcher maiden to 2027

NASA cancels SLS Block 1B and rewrites Artemis roadmap to target lunar landing by 2028

NASA overhauls Artemis: cancels Boeing SLS upgrade, defers Artemis III and adds Earth‑orbit lander test

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