SpaceNews.comJeff Foust

ESA advances Comet Interceptor launch after delay to another mission

A delay to another European Space Agency mission has created an opening that allows Comet Interceptor to launch sooner than previously scheduled and under a more favourable profile. The change gives ESA an opportunity to enhance the spacecraft's performance and scientific return by exploiting the newly available launch slot.

2026-01-14T10:36:53.178108-08:00
ReutersGianluca Lo Nostro

France explores sending Eutelsat terminals to Iran amid internet blackout

By Reuters: France is looking into sending Eutelsat satellite terminals to Iran to help citizens after Iranian authorities imposed a blackout of internet services in a bid to quell the country's most violent domestic unrest in decades.

2026-01-14T08:33:04.664576-08:00