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Aviation Week • Robert Wall

ArianeGroup's GRETA peroxide–ethanol engine completes hot‑fire campaign and wins ESA backing

ArianeGroup’s GRETA, a 5 kN peroxide‑and‑ethanol rocket engine aimed at lunar landers and Ariane 6 auxiliary/upper stages, completed a comprehensive hot‑fire campaign in Trauen demonstrating stable operation, controlled shutdowns and multiple restarts and has secured a new ESA contract to advance development.

European Spaceflight • Andrew Parsonson

ArianeGroup hot-fires GRETA rocket engine and secures ESA contract to advance development

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Payload • Douglas Gorman

Mynaric, German Consortium Demonstrate Two‑Way QKD Using Commercial Off‑The‑Shelf Hardware

By Payload: A consortium of German companies successfully tested two-way quantum key distribution (QKD) transmission using commercial hardware.

2026-02-26T22:13:58.474251-08:00

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Space Intel Report • Peter B de Selding

SES, K2 Space to launch first demo for future multi-mission MEO constellation this spring

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Spaceflight Now

Live coverage: SpaceX planning pre-dawn Falcon 9 launch from Cape Canaveral of 29 Starlink satellites

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Universe Today • Matthew Williams

NASA’s CaRD Demonstration Validates Carbothermal Oxygen Extraction from Lunar Regolith

By Universe Today: NASA’s Carbothermal Reduction Demonstration (CaRD) project completed an important step toward using local resources to support human exploration on the Moon.

2026-02-26T16:14:41.214029-08:00

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SpaceNews.com • Sandra Erwin

Space Force keeps door open to future human presence in orbit

By SpaceNews.com: Space Force keeps door open to future human presence in orbit.

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New York Times • Ross Douthat, Victoria Chamberlin

The New Space Race: Can NASA and SpaceX Get Us to Mars and Beyond?

By New York Times: The new head of NASA predicts a manned mission to Mars in 10 years.

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SpaceNews.com • Jason Rainbow

Virgin Media O2 launches UK commercial service using Starlink’s Direct‑to‑Cell satellite‑to‑smartphone connectivity — a European first

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ArianeGroup's GRETA peroxide–ethanol engine completes hot‑fire campaign and wins ESA backing

ArianeGroup hot-fires GRETA rocket engine and secures ESA contract to advance development

Mynaric, German Consortium Demonstrate Two‑Way QKD Using Commercial Off‑The‑Shelf Hardware

SES, K2 Space to launch first demo for future multi-mission MEO constellation this spring

Live coverage: SpaceX planning pre-dawn Falcon 9 launch from Cape Canaveral of 29 Starlink satellites

NASA’s CaRD Demonstration Validates Carbothermal Oxygen Extraction from Lunar Regolith

Space Force keeps door open to future human presence in orbit

The New Space Race: Can NASA and SpaceX Get Us to Mars and Beyond?

Virgin Media O2 launches UK commercial service using Starlink’s Direct‑to‑Cell satellite‑to‑smartphone connectivity — a European first

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Mynaric, German Consortium Demonstrate Two‑Way QKD Using Commercial Off‑The‑Shelf Hardware

SES, K2 Space to launch first demo for future multi-mission MEO constellation this spring

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