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Space.com • Mike Wall

PROBA‑3 coronagraph regains contact after month‑long outage

A month after an anomaly forced the PROBA‑3 Coronagraph into survival mode and cut ground contact, mission teams report the spacecraft has phoned home, re‑establishing communications. The recovery restores telemetry from the formation‑flying coronagraph used to create eclipse‑style observations of the Sun.

Also: ESA
2026-03-19T13:09:43.220567-07:00
Launch Vehicles & Space Transportation   Space Exploration & Science Missions   Commercial Space   Boeing   NASA  
Bloomberg • Ed Ludlow, Julie Johnsson, Loren Grush

NASA Elevates SpaceX Starship for Lunar-Orbit Propulsion, Reducing Boeing’s Role

By Bloomberg: NASA is revising its moon-landing plans, reducing Boeing Co.’s role while elevating SpaceX’s Starship rocket to do the job of propelling astronauts to lunar orbit, people familiar with the matter said.

Also: Bloomberg Law
2026-03-19T11:38:50.690926-07:00
Satellite   ESA   Launch Vehicles & Space Transportation   Space Exploration & Science Missions   Commercial Space   Space Policy & International Cooperation  
Space Intel Report • Peter B de Selding

ESA and NASA coordinate Artemis response after Mars Earth Return Orbiter shutdown; Iris2 set for April milestone; Launcher Challenge adapts to Orbex exit

By Space Intel Report: LA PLATA, Maryland — The European Space Agency (ESA) provided updates on its work with NASA….

2026-03-19T11:38:52.482394-07:00