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SpaceNews.com • Jeff Foust

SpaceX delays first Starship V3 flight as NASA pushes to speed lunar-lander work

SpaceX has postponed the inaugural flight of its next‑generation Starship V3 even as NASA is urging the company to accelerate development of a Starship‑based lunar lander. The slip creates an immediate scheduling tension between SpaceX's test campaign and NASA's Artemis lander timelines.

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2026-03-09T05:27:21.004193-07:00
China   Launch Vehicles & Space Transportation   Space Exploration & Science Missions   Space Policy & International Cooperation  
SpaceNews.com • Andrew Jones

Senior Chinese Space Scientist Urges Prioritizing Ambitious Neptune Orbiter Mission

By SpaceNews.com: Chinese official calls for prioritizing Neptune orbiter mission A senior Chinese space scientist and delegate to the country’s national congress is proposing the prioritization of an unprecedented orbiter mission to ice giant Neptune.

2026-03-09T04:41:03.259148-07:00
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Space.com • Svetla Ben-Itzhak

Plan B for Space: National‑Security Risks of Concentrating Critical Space Capabilities in Private Hands

By Space.com: Private companies are no longer peripheral participants in U.S. space activities. They provide key services, including launching and deploying satellites, transporting cargo and astronauts to the International Space Station, and even sending landers to the Moon.

2026-03-08T06:07:19.514301-07:00
China   Satellite   Launch Vehicles & Space Transportation   Space Exploration & Science Missions   Commercial Space  
CNBC • Magdalena Petrova

China’s rapid rise in space: milestones, strategic implications and what it means for U.S. industry

By CNBC: China has become a great competitor to the United States in space. Over the last several years, the country has executed a number of milestones including launching its own low earth orbit space station called Tiangong, landing a rover on the surface of Mars, returning the first ever samples from the far side of the moon and completing its own global satellite navigation system called Beidou, which directly competes with the U.S.

2026-03-07T13:22:22.465664-08:00