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NASA's X-59 lands early after system warning halts second test flight

NASA's experimental X-59 Quesst completed its second test flight on 21 March, but an onboard system warning forced an early termination and safe landing. The supersonic demonstrator flew about nine minutes before crews halted the sortie and landed the aircraft for troubleshooting.

2026-03-23T09:50:40.147789-07:00

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2026-03-23T06:02:23.126289-07:00

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Arianespace to launch Katalyst's Nexus‑1 GEO servicing craft on Ariane 6 in 2027

2026-03-23T04:20:40.083148-07:00

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NASA shifts crew-transport duties to SpaceX Starship, trims Boeing's role in Artemis

2026-03-22T20:24:38.924138-07:00

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NASA's X-59 lands early after system warning halts second test flight NASA's experimental X-59 Quesst completed its second test flight on 21 March, but an onboard system warning forced an early termination and safe landing. The supersonic demonstrator flew about nine minutes before crews halted the sortie and landed the aircraft for troubleshooting.

2026-03-23T09:50:40.147789-07:00

NASA's X-59 lands early after system warning halts second test flight

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A dedicated software strategy for Artemis, lunar operations and U.S. space defense NASA’s Artemis missions and Gateway plans will place life‑support, guidance, manual control and mission‑operations software at the center of crewed deep‑space flights. A unified software strategy is needed to coordinate development, verification, reuse and cyber resilience across exploration and defense programs.

2026-03-23T06:02:23.126289-07:00

A dedicated software strategy for Artemis, lunar operations and U.S. space defense

Ars Technica

Arianespace to launch Katalyst's Nexus‑1 GEO servicing craft on Ariane 6 in 2027 Katalyst Space Technologies has signed with Arianespace to launch Nexus‑1, a geosynchronous‑orbit servicing spacecraft, on Ariane 6 in the second half of 2027. The US startup is also racing to execute a separate Swift rescue mission this summer to reboost a struggling NASA satellite.

2026-03-23T04:20:40.083148-07:00

Arianespace to launch Katalyst's Nexus‑1 GEO servicing craft on Ariane 6 in 2027

Bloomberg

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NASA shifts crew-transport duties to SpaceX Starship, trims Boeing's role in Artemis NASA is revising its Artemis moon-landing plans, reducing Boeing’s role while assigning SpaceX’s Starship the job of propelling astronauts to lunar orbit. People familiar with the matter say the change reallocates primary crew-transport responsibilities from Boeing’s SLS-related systems to Starship.

2026-03-22T20:24:38.924138-07:00

NASA shifts crew-transport duties to SpaceX Starship, trims Boeing's role in Artemis

The Hill

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Congress becomes NASA's partner under 2026 Artemis authorization bill A 2026 NASA authorization bill that passed out of the Senate Commerce Committee sharply departs from the agency’s 2010 authorization framework, recasting Congress as an active partner in the Artemis return to the Moon. It redefines oversight, budgeting and program roles for lunar exploration.

2026-03-22T07:12:40.390301-07:00

Congress becomes NASA's partner under 2026 Artemis authorization bill

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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

Flying Magazine

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X-59 second flight aborted after cockpit warning as low‑boom campaign begins NASA’s X‑59 low‑boom demonstrator returned to base minutes into its second flight after a cockpit warning light prompted an early landing. NASA and Lockheed Martin are investigating the technical anomaly while preparing an expanded multi‑flight 2026 test campaign to validate the aircraft’s quiet sonic‑boom signature.

2026-03-20T14:04:13.531590-07:00

X-59 second flight aborted after cockpit warning as low‑boom campaign begins

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