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TERAFAB: Tesla–SpaceX–xAI unveil 1 TW/year space‑directed AI‑compute and lunar manufacturing plan

Elon Musk announced TERAFAB, a Tesla–SpaceX–xAI joint venture to build a chip factory in Austin that aims to produce more than one terawatt of AI compute annually, primarily for space‑based data centres. Musk outlined a roadmap extending to lunar manufacturing and electromagnetic mass drivers for orbital deployment.

2026-03-21T22:24:58.997486-07:00

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Progress MS-33 (Progress 94) cleared for March 22 launch from repaired Baikonur Site 31/6 to resupply ISS

2026-03-21T16:19:57.895716-07:00

SpaceNews.com

€140m in ESA launcher-support funding stuck in limbo and at risk of being lost

2026-03-21T17:59:42.231894-07:00

Space.com

Artemis II returns to LC‑39B ahead of targeted April 1 crewed lunar flyby

2026-03-21T06:38:10.992528-07:00

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TERAFAB: Tesla–SpaceX–xAI unveil 1 TW/year space‑directed AI‑compute and lunar manufacturing plan Elon Musk announced TERAFAB, a Tesla–SpaceX–xAI joint venture to build a chip factory in Austin that aims to produce more than one terawatt of AI compute annually, primarily for space‑based data centres. Musk outlined a roadmap extending to lunar manufacturing and electromagnetic mass drivers for orbital deployment.

2026-03-21T22:24:58.997486-07:00

TERAFAB: Tesla–SpaceX–xAI unveil 1 TW/year space‑directed AI‑compute and lunar manufacturing plan

SpaceNews.com

€140m in ESA launcher-support funding stuck in limbo and at risk of being lost Nearly €140 million (about $162 million) committed by ESA member states to a launcher-support programme is now in limbo and faces being forfeited, officials say. The funds were earmarked to back European launch-vehicle development but remain at risk amid unresolved programme or governance issues.

2026-03-21T17:59:42.231894-07:00

€140m in ESA launcher-support funding stuck in limbo and at risk of being lost

NASA Spaceflight

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Progress MS-33 (Progress 94) cleared for March 22 launch from repaired Baikonur Site 31/6 to resupply ISS Russia's state commission cleared the Progress MS-33 cargo ship (also identified as Progress 94) for launch to the International Space Station on March 22. Liftoff from Baikonur Site 31/6 is scheduled for 3:00 p.m. Moscow time (7:59 a.m. ET); NASA will provide live coverage beginning 7:30 a.m. ET.

2026-03-21T16:19:57.895716-07:00

Progress MS-33 (Progress 94) cleared for March 22 launch from repaired Baikonur Site 31/6 to resupply ISS

Space.com

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Artemis II returns to LC‑39B ahead of targeted April 1 crewed lunar flyby NASA has rolled the Artemis II SLS‑Orion stack back to Launch Complex 39B and placed the four‑person crew in quarantine as teams target a crewed lunar flyby launch as soon as April 1. Agency engineers are monitoring solar activity and implementing radiation protections ahead of the attempt.

2026-03-21T06:38:10.992528-07:00

Artemis II returns to LC‑39B ahead of targeted April 1 crewed lunar flyby

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Rocket Lab launches Synspective's eighth StriX SAR satellite On March 20 Rocket Lab launched Synspective's eighth StriX synthetic-aperture radar Earth-imaging satellite aboard an Electron from New Zealand, a successful mission that raises Electron's launch tally to 84 and supports a 2028 launch agreement. The flight advances Synspective's industrialized SAR constellation deployment for commercial and government imaging.

2026-03-20T14:27:23.556649-07:00

Rocket Lab launches Synspective's eighth StriX SAR satellite

Ars Technica

NASA issues draft RFI to study relocating Space Shuttle Discovery or an Orion capsule NASA has issued a draft request for information seeking proposals to assess the feasibility, cost and logistics of relocating a spacecraft — either Space Shuttle Discovery or an Orion crew capsule — to a new public display site. The agency has not set a target date or destination.

2026-03-20T13:38:38.228208-07:00

NASA issues draft RFI to study relocating Space Shuttle Discovery or an Orion capsule

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US, Israeli strikes cripple Iran's rocket and satellite programs, pushing Tehran toward China and Russia US and Israeli airstrikes have inflicted extensive damage on Iran's rocket and satellite programs — among the most advanced in the Middle East — degrading Tehran's indigenous launch and satellite capabilities. The strikes could drive deeper Iranian cooperation with China and Russia on space and missile systems.

2026-03-20T13:10:16.958433-07:00

US, Israeli strikes cripple Iran's rocket and satellite programs, pushing Tehran toward China and Russia

Ars Technica

NASA conducts controlled methalox rocket explosions to quantify blast hazards NASA detonated methalox‑fueled rocket hardware at a remote test site, intentionally exploding stages while recording blast overpressure, acoustic signatures and physical damage to quantify explosion hazards. It aims to produce empirical blast metrics for launch and range safety.

2026-03-20T10:29:26.358347-07:00

NASA conducts controlled methalox rocket explosions to quantify blast hazards

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TERAFAB: Tesla–SpaceX–xAI unveil 1 TW/year space‑directed AI‑compute and lunar manufacturing plan

Progress MS-33 (Progress 94) cleared for March 22 launch from repaired Baikonur Site 31/6 to resupply ISS

€140m in ESA launcher-support funding stuck in limbo and at risk of being lost

Artemis II returns to LC‑39B ahead of targeted April 1 crewed lunar flyby

News Timeline