Ars TechnicaEric Berger

NASA announces agencywide realignment to accelerate mission delivery under national space priorities

NASA announced an agencywide realignment aimed at increasing mission focus and moving execution in line with the National Space Policy. The changes are designed to better deliver the agency’s highest-priority objectives with speed and efficiency.

2026-05-22T07:39:18.739239-07:00
SpaceNews.comCrystal Elle Arena-Turner

Leveraging AUKUS and southern geography: building Australia’s dual-use space infrastructure for strategic resilience

By SpaceNews.com: The Deep Space Advanced Radar Capability (DARC) Site 1 in Western Australia is already delivering early tracking data for AUKUS partners, with full operational capability targeted for 2027.

2026-05-22T06:10:08.386342-07:00
SpaceNews.comSandra Erwin

Rocket Lab wins first GEO satellite production contract from U.S. Space Force

By SpaceNews.com: Rocket Lab's Lightning satellite bus. WASHINGTON — Rocket Lab said May 21 it won a $90 million contract from the U.S. Space Force to design, manufacture and operate two geostationary satellites the military will use to monitor and track objects in orbit.

2026-05-22T02:54:42.006132-07:00
Space.comTariq Malik

This cryptocurrency billionaire will fly SpaceX's 1st private Starship to Mars, but when?

By Space.com: SpaceX says it will launch a private flyby mission to Mars that will be led by cryptocurrency billionaire Chun Wang, but when it will fly is unclear.

2026-05-22T03:09:25.778673-07:00