Event   Satellite   Europe   Defense Industry & Major Contractors   Commercial Space   Space Defense & Militarization  
SpaceWatch Global • Judith Delany

Space‑Comm Expo floor: DEFEM's Rosa Schmidt on defence and resilience

Laura Todd tours the Space‑Comm Expo exhibition floor with Rosa Schmidt, founder of DEFEM Agency, spotlighting defence‑ and resilience‑focused exhibitors. The conversation captures exhibitor priorities, emerging commercial and defence‑grade satellite technologies on display, and commercial‑to‑government bridging at the London event.

2026-03-07T23:38:11.547066-08:00
China   Satellite   Launch Vehicles & Space Transportation   Space Exploration & Science Missions   Commercial Space  
CNBC • Magdalena Petrova

China’s rapid rise in space: milestones, strategic implications and what it means for U.S. industry

By CNBC: China has become a great competitor to the United States in space. Over the last several years, the country has executed a number of milestones including launching its own low earth orbit space station called Tiangong, landing a rover on the surface of Mars, returning the first ever samples from the far side of the moon and completing its own global satellite navigation system called Beidou, which directly competes with the U.S.

2026-03-07T13:22:22.465664-08:00
ISS   Launch Vehicles & Space Transportation   Space Exploration & Science Missions   Human Spaceflight & Space Stations   Commercial Space   Asia-Pacific (APAC)   NASA  
NASA • Mark A Garcia

JAXA’s HTV‑X1 Cargo Ship Departs ISS — NASA+ to Stream Live Coverage

By NASA: NASA’s live coverage of the departure of JAXA’s (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency’s) uncrewed HTV-X1 cargo spacecraft from the International Space Station is underway on NASA+, Amazon Prime, and the agency’s YouTube channel.

Also: Space.com and spacecoastdaily.com
2026-03-06T08:59:50.791229-08:00
Satellite   North America   Defense Industry & Major Contractors   Commercial Space   Space Defense & Militarization  
SpaceNews.com • Sandra Erwin

US Air Force Lab Awards BlackSky Up to $99M Contract for Large Optical Satellite Payload

By SpaceNews.com: Air Force lab awards BlackSky contract worth up to $99 million for large optical satellite payload Air Force lab awards BlackSky contract worth up to $99 million for large optical satellite payload.

2026-03-07T03:59:34.900039-08:00
Space Exploration & Science Missions   Space Defense & Militarization   NASA  
NASA • Naomi Hartono

NASA’s DART Impact Changed the Heliocentric Orbit of the Didymos–Dimorphos System

By NASA: New research reveals that when NASA’s DART (Double Asteroid Redirection Test) spacecraft intentionally impacted the asteroid moonlet Dimorphos in September.

Also: dailygalaxy.com, the-independent.com, The Independent, Scientific American, bostonherald.com, Science Alert, ScienceNews and 4 more
2026-03-06T11:19:08.440074-08:00
Satellite   Europe   Commercial Space   Space Policy & International Cooperation   Space Defense & Militarization  
SpaceNews.com • Jason Rainbow

Eutelsat completes €5 billion refinancing to fund OneWeb constellation refresh and support Europe’s IRIS² program

By SpaceNews.com: Eutelsat has completed the last step in a 5 billion euro ($5.8 billion) refinancing plan to refresh its OneWeb constellation and support Europe’s IRIS² sovereign connectivity program, the French satellite operator announced March 6.

Also: Via Satellite and Satellite Evolution
2026-03-06T09:19:10.584702-08:00