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ESA launches €100m initiative to accelerate satellite–mobile convergence

On March 2 the European Space Agency announced up to €100 million (about $118m) to fund projects that accelerate convergence between satellite and terrestrial mobile communications. The programme will support technology demonstrations and early deployments to speed multi‑orbit, low‑latency integration with mobile networks.

2026-03-02T00:12:37.051371-08:00

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

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

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

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U.S. Space Force to open restricted space‑tracking data to commercial firms

2026-03-01T11:15:31.868575-08:00

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ESA launches €100m initiative to accelerate satellite–mobile convergence On March 2 the European Space Agency announced up to €100 million (about $118m) to fund projects that accelerate convergence between satellite and terrestrial mobile communications. The programme will support technology demonstrations and early deployments to speed multi‑orbit, low‑latency integration with mobile networks.

2026-03-02T00:12:37.051371-08:00

ESA launches €100m initiative to accelerate satellite–mobile convergence

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

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U.S. Space Force to open restricted space‑tracking data to commercial firms The U.S. Space Force will open previously restricted space‑tracking data to commercial firms, granting industry access to government space‑domain awareness information that was held for national‑security reasons. The move signals a shift toward hybrid government–commercial architectures for surveillance and satellite tracking.

2026-03-01T11:15:31.868575-08:00

U.S. Space Force to open restricted space‑tracking data to commercial firms

Ars Technica

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NASA overhauls Artemis: cancels Boeing SLS upgrade, defers Artemis III and adds Earth‑orbit lander test NASA announced a major revision to Artemis architecture: it is canceling a multibillion‑dollar Boeing upgrade to the SLS, adding a new Earth‑orbit lunar‑lander test mission, and deferring the previously planned Artemis III crewed lunar landing as the agency recalibrates schedule and risk.

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

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

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China schedules first one‑year Taikonaut mission to Tiangong; international visits and 2026 crew/cargo manifest announced China will launch its first one‑year human spaceflight to the Tiangong space station this year, and host short‑duration international visitors including a Pakistani astronaut and an expected Hong Kong/Macao taikonaut. The China Manned Space Agency also announced two crewed missions and one cargo flight planned for 2026.

2026-02-27T02:16:53.153226-08:00

China schedules first one‑year Taikonaut mission to Tiangong; international visits and 2026 crew/cargo manifest announced

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Space Force keeps options open for future human presence in orbit The U.S. Space Force says it will keep the door open to a future human presence in orbit, maintaining policy flexibility over whether and how it supports crewed habitats or operations in low Earth orbit. The announcement stops short of committing to a specific crewed program.

2026-02-26T15:17:21.644485-08:00

Space Force keeps options open for future human presence in orbit

New York Times

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The new space race: Can NASA and SpaceX get humans to Mars and beyond? With growing private‑sector momentum and NASA’s renewed deep‑space goals, the central question is whether a government–commercial partnership—anchored by SpaceX and NASA—can overcome technical, physiological and programmatic hurdles to land and sustain humans on Mars and extend exploration beyond the Moon.

2026-02-26T13:13:08.599219-08:00

The new space race: Can NASA and SpaceX get humans to Mars and beyond?

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ESA launches €100m initiative to accelerate satellite–mobile convergence

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

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

U.S. Space Force to open restricted space‑tracking data to commercial firms

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