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Reuters

Helium-flow anomaly prompts planned rollback of SLS–Orion, likely pushing Artemis II past March

NASA found an interrupted helium flow in the SLS upper stage and is preparing to roll the SLS–Orion stack back to the Vehicle Assembly Building for inspection. The agency said the move will "almost assuredly" impact the March launch window and is likely to delay Artemis II into April.

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2026-02-21T08:56:15.957193-08:00
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SpaceNews.com • Jeff Foust

Former ULA CEO Tory Bruno joins Blue Origin to lead 'urgent' national-security space projects, including Blue Ring

By SpaceNews.com: Tory Bruno, former CEO of ULA, said he decided to join Blue Origin to work on important national security projects, including Blue Ring.

2026-02-20T18:07:21.608331-08:00
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Bloomberg • Julie Johnsson, Loren Grush, Sana Pashankar

NASA Classifies 2024 Starliner Mishap Alongside Challenger and Columbia Shuttle Disasters

By Bloomberg: NASA is putting the botched 2024 test flight of Boeing Co.’s Starliner capsule in the same category of disaster as the Challenger and Columbia shuttle accidents, underscoring the dramatic failures that kept a pair of astronauts stuck in space for nine months.

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2026-02-19T10:02:21.748038-08:00
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Via Satellite • Ben Ackman

Axelspace and Synspective Lock In Imagery Contracts for Japanese Constellation

By Via Satellite: Japanese satellite imagery providers Axelspace and Synspective finalized agreements with SKY Perfect JSAT, Mitsui, and Mitsubishi Electric to provide optical and synthetic aperture radar (SAR) imagery.

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2026-02-20T11:53:27.332847-08:00
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Via Satellite • Rachel Jewett

How Geopolitical Volatility Is Driving Nations to Build National Satellite Constellations

By Via Satellite: An increasingly volatile geopolitical landscape is forcing nations to rethink space — fast. Alliances once assumed to be stable now look precarious.

2026-02-20T12:13:51.510608-08:00