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X1.4 solar flare sparks HF radio blackout and fast CME ahead of Artemis 2; storm supercharges Mars and disrupts ESA orbiters

An X1.4 solar flare produced an HF radio blackout and launched a fast coronal mass ejection days before NASA's Artemis 2 launch window. The same solar event compressed and energized Mars' upper atmosphere and caused anomalies on ESA's Mars Express and ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter.

2026-03-30T05:10:23.148235-07:00

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Icarus Robotics to test free‑flyer on ISS with Voyager support

2026-03-30T06:02:23.652979-07:00

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SpaceX’s Transporter-16 lofts 119 smallsats to sun‑synchronous orbit

2026-03-30T06:00:23.342270-07:00

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Starcloud raises $170M at $1.1B valuation to pursue 88,000‑satellite orbital data‑center network

2026-03-30T04:17:43.219236-07:00

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Race to build orbital data centres confronts a critical constraint: power Efforts to host cloud and AI compute in orbit are colliding with a basic but critical constraint: power. Developers and national programs pushing orbital data centres now face the technical and regulatory challenge of delivering steady, scalable energy in space—an issue that could slow or reshape deployments.

2026-03-30T06:02:23.810688-07:00

Race to build orbital data centres confronts a critical constraint: power

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Icarus Robotics to test free‑flyer on ISS with Voyager support Icarus Robotics will test an autonomous free‑flyer aboard the International Space Station with operational support from Voyager, marking a commercial technology demonstration in low Earth orbit. The flight will provide the company on‑orbit access to validate its free‑flyer systems.

2026-03-30T06:02:23.652979-07:00

Icarus Robotics to test free‑flyer on ISS with Voyager support

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SpaceX’s Transporter-16 lofts 119 smallsats to sun‑synchronous orbit SpaceX launched Transporter‑16 from Vandenberg Space Force Base, delivering 119 payloads into sun‑synchronous orbit on a Falcon 9 rideshare. The manifest included AAC Clyde Space subsystems and eight Italian IRIDE satellites, highlighting diverse commercial and national smallsat demand.

2026-03-30T06:00:23.342270-07:00

SpaceX’s Transporter-16 lofts 119 smallsats to sun‑synchronous orbit

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X1.4 solar flare sparks HF radio blackout and fast CME ahead of Artemis 2; storm supercharges Mars and disrupts ESA orbiters An X1.4 solar flare produced an HF radio blackout and launched a fast coronal mass ejection days before NASA's Artemis 2 launch window. The same solar event compressed and energized Mars' upper atmosphere and caused anomalies on ESA's Mars Express and ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter.

2026-03-30T05:10:23.148235-07:00

X1.4 solar flare sparks HF radio blackout and fast CME ahead of Artemis 2; storm supercharges Mars and disrupts ESA orbiters

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Starcloud raises $170M at $1.1B valuation to pursue 88,000‑satellite orbital data‑center network Starcloud raised $170 million, valuing the company at $1.1 billion, to accelerate development of next‑generation spacecraft as it seeks regulatory approval to deploy an 88,000‑satellite orbital data‑center network to host cloud and AI workloads in LEO. The funding signals investor appetite for on‑orbit compute, intensifying competition in orbital data‑center services.

2026-03-30T04:17:43.219236-07:00

Starcloud raises $170M at $1.1B valuation to pursue 88,000‑satellite orbital data‑center network

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ANA joins Japanese consortium to develop space-based CO2 monitoring ANA Holdings has joined a Japanese consortium to develop space-based CO2 monitoring. The carrier will flight-test sensor hardware on commercial aircraft ahead of a planned satellite launch in the early 2030s, using in-service flights to validate sensors and operational concepts before orbital deployment.

2026-03-30T03:46:10.748463-07:00

ANA joins Japanese consortium to develop space-based CO2 monitoring

SpaceWatch Global

Tow Trucks in Space? Orbit-mobility Breakthrough Explained at SATShow Week 2026 Cameron Penny discusses orbit-mobility concepts, likened to “tow trucks in space,” at SATShow Week 2026. He outlines recent breakthroughs that could enable satellite tugging, relocation and servicing, and summarizes operational implications for satellite operators and platform manufacturers. The session formed part of SATShow Week programming.

2026-03-30T03:38:01.388078-07:00

Tow Trucks in Space? Orbit-mobility Breakthrough Explained at SATShow Week 2026

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ESA launches first two Celeste LEO‑PNT demonstration satellites aboard Rocket Lab Electron On 28 March at 10:14 CET, ESA placed the first two Celeste LEO‑PNT demonstration satellites into orbit aboard a Rocket Lab Electron from M āhia, New Zealand. Celeste — Europe’s first effort to field satellite navigation in LEO — will test next‑generation technologies and new frequency bands to inform future PNT layers complementing Galileo.

2026-03-30T02:00:26.222893-07:00

ESA launches first two Celeste LEO‑PNT demonstration satellites aboard Rocket Lab Electron

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X1.4 solar flare sparks HF radio blackout and fast CME ahead of Artemis 2; storm supercharges Mars and disrupts ESA orbiters

Icarus Robotics to test free‑flyer on ISS with Voyager support

SpaceX’s Transporter-16 lofts 119 smallsats to sun‑synchronous orbit

Starcloud raises $170M at $1.1B valuation to pursue 88,000‑satellite orbital data‑center network

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