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Space.com • Mike Wall

Arianespace flies Ariane 64 — first four‑booster Ariane 6 — lofting 32 Amazon Leo satellites

On 12 Feb, Arianespace’s first four‑booster Ariane 6 (Ariane 64) successfully launched from French Guiana, placing 32 Amazon Leo (Kuiper) broadband satellites into a ~465 km orbit. Amazon has also booked the next Ariane 6 mission, signalling repeat commercial business for the vehicle.

European Spaceflight • Andrew Parsonson

Arianespace Launches First Four‑Booster Ariane 6, Deploys 32 Amazon LEO Satellites

SpaceNews.com • Jeff Foust

First Ariane 64 launches Amazon Leo satellites

Also: Space Intel Report, Space Daily, Aerospace America, ESA, avio.com, spaceanddefense.io, airlive.net, newsroom.arianespace.com and 4 more

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NASA scientists say meteorites can’t explain mysterious organic compounds on Mars

By Science Daily: Scientists studying a rock sample collected by NASA’s Curiosity rover have uncovered something tantalizing: the largest organic molecules ever detected on Mars.

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Study: Curiosity’s Martian Organics Not Fully Explained by Abiotic Processes, Bolstering Possible Evidence of Life

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Analysis Finds Martian Organics May Be Best Explained by Biological Origins — Implications for Sample Return and Planetary Protection

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NASA • Tiernan P Doyle

NASA Selects Vast for Sixth Private Mission to Space Station

By NASA: NASA and Vast have signed an order for the sixth private astronaut mission to the International Space Station, targeted to launch no earlier than summer 2027.

Also: Payload, spaceanddefense.io and miragenews.com

2026-02-12T13:30:22.193690-08:00

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SpaceNews.com • Jeff Foust

Axiom Space raises $350M to accelerate commercial space station development and NASA spacesuit program

By SpaceNews.com: Axiom Space has raised $350 million to advance development of a commercial space station and new spacesuits for NASA.

Also: CNBC

2026-02-12T13:54:10.035042-08:00

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Wall Street Journal • Alexander Ward, Robbie Gramer

U.S. Covertly Smuggled Thousands of Starlink Terminals into Iran to Bypass Tehran’s Internet Blackouts

By Wall Street Journal: The Trump administration covertly sent terminals into Iran in an effort to keep dissidents online following Tehran’s stifling of internet access.

Also: Jerusalem Post, tass.com and The National UAE

2026-02-12T12:57:20.165595-08:00

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Breaking Defense • Theresa Hitchens

Project Hecate: The Space Force's quiet effort to keep GPS survivable after 2040

By Breaking Defense: Meanwhile, the Space Warfighting Analysis Center is pushing the use of signals from communications satellites in low Earth orbit as a near-term alternative to GPS.

2026-02-12T13:03:51.956369-08:00

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SpaceNews.com • Jason Rainbow

Space startups find more paths to liquidity as investors warm to maturing sector

By SpaceNews.com: Young space companies are gaining more ways to cash out or raise larger pools of capital as the industry matures and investors grow more comfortable with the sector.

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Space.com • Sharmila Kuthunur

Astronomers witness vanishing star collapse into a black hole in Andromeda galaxy

By Space.com: "This is essentially as close as we can get to seeing the death of a massive star.".

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Arianespace flies Ariane 64 — first four‑booster Ariane 6 — lofting 32 Amazon Leo satellites

Arianespace Launches First Four‑Booster Ariane 6, Deploys 32 Amazon LEO Satellites

First Ariane 64 launches Amazon Leo satellites

NASA scientists say meteorites can’t explain mysterious organic compounds on Mars

Study: Curiosity’s Martian Organics Not Fully Explained by Abiotic Processes, Bolstering Possible Evidence of Life

Analysis Finds Martian Organics May Be Best Explained by Biological Origins — Implications for Sample Return and Planetary Protection

NASA Selects Vast for Sixth Private Mission to Space Station

Axiom Space raises $350M to accelerate commercial space station development and NASA spacesuit program

U.S. Covertly Smuggled Thousands of Starlink Terminals into Iran to Bypass Tehran’s Internet Blackouts

Project Hecate: The Space Force's quiet effort to keep GPS survivable after 2040

Space startups find more paths to liquidity as investors warm to maturing sector

Astronomers witness vanishing star collapse into a black hole in Andromeda galaxy

Space startups find more paths to liquidity as investors warm to maturing sector

NASA Selects Vast for Sixth Private Mission to Space Station

NASA scientists say meteorites can’t explain mysterious organic compounds on Mars

Axiom Space raises $350M to accelerate commercial space station development and NASA spacesuit program

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Project Hecate: The Space Force's quiet effort to keep GPS survivable after 2040

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