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SpaceNews.com • Jeff Foust

ISRO pins NVS-02 failure on unconnected wiring that caused pyro‑valve signal loss and blocked orbit raise

More than a year after launch, ISRO's apex committee concluded a pyro‑valve signal loss — traced to unconnected wiring — caused a valve malfunction that prevented the NVS‑02 navigation satellite from executing its planned orbit‑raising manoeuvres. The finding attributes the programme setback to a hardware/integration error.

Also: wionews.com and Times of India

2026-02-25T09:53:19.555605-08:00

Space Exploration & Science Missions Human Spaceflight & Space Stations NASA

Universe Today • Andy Tomaswick

Why Mars Missions Need More Than Greenhouses: A Systems View of Food and Life Support

By Universe Today: Thinking about food systems in deep space likely brings to mind something like the Martian where an astronaut is scratching barely enough food to survive out of potatoes grown in Martian regolith.

2026-02-25T07:51:54.909534-08:00

Satellite Commercial Space

Payload • Douglas Gorman

Charter Interplanetary Risk Corporation launches CIRC to provide specialist insurance brokerage for commercial space missions

By Payload: The Charter Interplanetary Risk Corporation (CIRC) aims to help space companies secure coverage for their missions and underlying businesses.

2026-02-25T05:55:39.896620-08:00

Satellite Commercial Space

SpaceWatch Global • Joshua Faleti

Remondo’s PAIS: Sub‑30 cm Imaging from Low‑Cost LEO Microsatellites at Scale

By SpaceWatch Global: Remondo debuts a new class of space-based imaging technology that delivers sub-30 centimeter resolution from low-cost microsatellites in LEO.

2026-02-25T05:53:58.791889-08:00

Satellite Europe ESA Commercial Space Space Debris & Traffic Management

SpaceWatch Global • Joshua Faleti

Vyoma Awarded ESA Contract to Provide Space-Based Statistical Data on Small Debris

By SpaceWatch Global: Vyoma has won ESA's tender on Space-Based Statistical Data on Small Space Debris, covering bulk traffic data of the space environment.

2026-02-25T05:53:58.795175-08:00

Space Exploration & Science Missions NASA

Space.com • Robert Lea

World's largest radio telescope array reveals unprecedented view of the Milky Way's center

By Space.com: "It's a place of extremes, invisible to our eyes, but now revealed in extraordinary detail.".

2026-02-25T05:11:17.015127-08:00

Satellite Europe Commercial Space

European Spaceflight • Andrew Parsonson

Eutelsat to Raise €1.5bn in Bonds to Refinance Debt and Shore Up OneWeb Operations

By European Spaceflight: OneWeb operator Eutelsat plans to raise €1.5 billion through new bonds to refinance debt and strengthen its balance sheet.

2026-02-25T02:46:30.699772-08:00

Satellite Commercial Space Space Policy & International Cooperation Space Debris & Traffic Management

SpaceNews.com • Jeff Foust

Space traffic coordination falters as satellite operators struggle to contact counterparts, raising collision risk

By SpaceNews.com: As the number of satellites in orbit grows, one challenge is the difficulty some satellite operators have contacting counterparts to avoid collisions.

2026-02-25T03:42:21.328884-08:00

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