SpaceNews.comAndrew Jones

China accelerates satellite manufacturing capacity for constellation scale-up—thousands of spacecraft potential, but constrained

China is rapidly expanding a broad, diversified satellite manufacturing base that could produce thousands of spacecraft annually as Beijing pursues large constellation ambitions. The effort, however, runs into launch-capacity constraints and leaves demand forecasts uncertain—creating a capacity-to-cadence mismatch.

2026-04-20T02:44:30.897857-07:00
SpaceWatch GlobalTorsten Kriening

Space Symposium 2026 - Space Traffic, Treaty Erosion & Nuclear Reactors on the Moon

By SpaceWatch Global: At Space Symposium 2026, the key takeaway is clear: space governance is under pressure as traffic, security, and lunar ambitions outpace existing rules.

2026-04-20T02:19:13.205159-07:00
Space Intel ReportPeter B. de Selding

AST SpaceMobile’s BlueBird 7 Declared Total Loss After Too-Low New Glenn 3 Drop-Off

By Space Intel Report: LA PLATA, Maryland — Satellite direct-to-device startup AST SpaceMobile’s BlueBird 7 satellite will be deorbited following its release into unsurvivable low orbit following an anomaly on Blue Origin’s New Glenn 3 mission upper stage, AST said Nov.

2026-04-19T11:55:54.993918-07:00
SpaceNews.comSandra Erwin

Space Force weighs Vulcan flights without solid boosters

By SpaceNews.com: WASHINGTON — The U.S. Space Force is exploring whether it can resume flights of United Launch Alliance’s Vulcan rocket without using the solid rocket boosters now under investigation, a workaround that could allow some missions to proceed even as the vehicle remains grounded for national security launches.

2026-04-19T11:04:27.649286-07:00