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Ars Technica • Stephen Clark

United Launch Alliance to build additional upper stages for NASA's SLS

United Launch Alliance will build additional upper stages for NASA's Space Launch System, increasing ULA's production role in SLS sustainment. The decision adds hardware capacity for upcoming Artemis-class missions and shifts near-term workload and supplier demand onto ULA's manufacturing lines.

2026-03-06T04:57:37.101570-08:00
Europe   Space Policy & International Cooperation   Space Defense & Militarization   Policy & Regulation   Defense Policy  
SpaceWatch Global • Torsten Kriening

How the EU Is Preparing Space for Defense — Interview with Marjolijn van Deelen

By SpaceWatch Global: During the Amsterdam Space Symposium, SpaceWatch.Global publisher Torsten Kriening spoke with Marjolijn van Deelen, Space Envoy at the European External Action Service.

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2026-03-06T04:01:04.555847-08:00
China   Space Exploration & Science Missions   Commercial Space   Space Policy & International Cooperation  
SpaceNews.com • Andrew Jones

China names aerospace an “emerging pillar industry” and sets deep‑space ambitions in five‑year economic blueprint

By SpaceNews.com: China designates space sector an “emerging pillar industry,” sets deep space ambitions in new economic blueprint China has designated aerospace to be an “emerging pillar industry” in a draft national economic plan, also setting major objectives for the five years ahead.

2026-03-06T02:21:09.331043-08:00
Satellite   Launch Vehicles & Space Transportation   Commercial Space   Space Defense & Militarization   NASA  
rocketlabcorp.com

Mission Success: Rocket Lab Completes 83rd Launch | Rocket Lab

By rocketlabcorp.com: Mahia, New Zealand. Match 6, 2026: Rocket Lab Corporation (Nasdaq: RKLB) (“Rocket Lab” or “the Company”), a global leader in launch services and space systems, has today turned around its second successful launch in less than a week from two different countries, maintaining Rocket Lab’s position as….

2026-03-05T17:21:28.784579-08:00