Europe   Commercial Space   Space Policy & International Cooperation   Policy & Regulation  
SpaceWatch Global • Torsten Kriening

IMCO Compromise Delivers Europe’s First Space Law: a Sweeping EU Space Act

The European Parliament’s IMCO committee has adopted compromise amendments to the EU Space Act that establish a sweeping regulatory architecture for the continent’s civil and commercial space activities. The package reshapes obligations for operators, suppliers and states and raises questions about industry capacity, compliance costs and implementation timelines.

2026-04-02T02:39:16.073203-07:00
China   Launch Vehicles & Space Transportation   Space Exploration & Science Missions   Space Policy & International Cooperation   Geopolitical Developments & Conflict Impact   NASA  
New York Times • Joy Dong, Selam Gebrekidan

China’s Aiming for the Moon, and NASA Is Looking Over Its Shoulder

By New York Times: The U.S. space agency launched a lunar flyby Wednesday, but Beijing is pursuing its own space program with formidable focus. Here’s what we know about it, in photos and videos.

Also: Wall Street Journal
2026-04-01T21:21:40.967519-07:00
Defense Industry & Major Contractors   Launch Vehicles & Space Transportation   Space Exploration & Science Missions   Human Spaceflight & Space Stations   Commercial Space   Space Policy & International Cooperation   Boeing   NASA  
New York Times • Kenneth Chang, Marco Hernandez

Who Made the Artemis II Rocket and Space Capsule?

By New York Times: While SpaceX and Blue Origin get much of the attention among rocket makers these days, traditional aerospace companies, including Boeing and Lockheed Martin, built the vehicles for Artemis II.

Also: New York Times, NASA, aia-aerospace.org, NPR, leonardo.com, Sky News, newsable.asianetnews.com, portsmouth.co.uk, Business Insider, nss.org, NBC News, investors.lockheedmartin.com and 8 more
2026-04-01T12:41:18.008344-07:00