Satellite   Launch Vehicles & Space Transportation   Commercial Space  
Via Satellite • Rachel Jewett

BryceTech: SpaceX captured ~50% of global launch activity in 2025 as the market pivots to smallsats

BryceTech’s 2025 Year in Review shows launch demand increasingly concentrated in small satellites, alongside SpaceX’s continued dominance—accounting for about half of launches in 2025. The findings reinforce a market shift toward frequent, lower-cost access to orbit and intensifying competitive pressure on non-vertically integrated providers.

2026-04-10T12:53:22.530933-07:00
Satellite   Project Kuiper   Launch Vehicles & Space Transportation   Commercial Space   Space Policy & International Cooperation   Space Debris & Traffic Management  
Via Satellite • Rachel Jewett

Amazon CEO Targets Mid-2026 Launch for Amazon Leo Service

By Via Satellite: Amazon CEO Andy Jassy said Amazon’s satellite constellation is scheduled to launch service in mid-2026, in a letter to shareholders on Thursday.

Also: The Guardian, easterneye.biz and thenextweb.com
2026-04-10T11:18:12.475052-07:00
Event   Moon   Launch Vehicles & Space Transportation   Space Exploration & Science Missions   Human Spaceflight & Space Stations   NASA  
The Atlantic • Rebecca Boyle

A Different Moon From the One We’ve Known

By The Atlantic: NASA’s Artemis II mission is bringing home a view of the moon unlike any humanity has seen before.

Also: The Guardian, The Independent and 3 more
2026-04-10T08:01:15.152536-07:00
Satellite   AI   Europe  
Universe Today • Andy Tomaswick

ESA Launches 7 New Missions to Supercharge Space Data Transfer

By Universe Today: Space is getting crowded - and not just with satellites, but with the massive amounts of data they’re generating. The amount of information being generated and passed through orbit is exploding.

2026-04-10T07:40:01.073035-07:00
China   Launch Vehicles & Space Transportation   Space Exploration & Science Missions   Asia-Pacific (APAC)  
SpaceNews.com • Andrew Jones

China’s Chang’e-7 arrives at spaceport for lunar south pole exploration mission

By SpaceNews.com: China’s Chang’e-7 arrives at spaceport for lunar south pole exploration mission China’s multi-element Chang’e-7 lunar spacecraft has arrived at Wenchang spaceport for launch preparations ahead of a planned liftoff in the second half of 2026.

2026-04-10T05:07:24.499216-07:00