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Ars Technica • Eric Berger

NASA overhauls Artemis: cancels Boeing SLS upgrade, defers Artemis III and adds Earth‑orbit lander test

NASA announced a major revision to Artemis architecture: it is canceling a multibillion‑dollar Boeing upgrade to the SLS, adding a new Earth‑orbit lunar‑lander test mission, and deferring the previously planned Artemis III crewed lunar landing as the agency recalibrates schedule and risk.

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2026-02-27T07:12:58.610675-08:00
Satellite   Launch Vehicles & Space Transportation   Commercial Space  
Bloomberg • Bailey Lipschultz, Eric Johnson, Kiel Porter, Ryan Gould

SpaceX Weighs Confidential IPO Filing as Soon as March

By Bloomberg: SpaceX is targeting filing confidentially for an initial public offering as soon as next month, according to people familiar with the matter, as billionaire Elon Musk’s rocket and satellite company moves forward with plans for the biggest-ever listing.

2026-02-27T13:13:06.972967-08:00
Satellite   Supply Chain   Launch Vehicles & Space Transportation   Commercial Space  
SpaceNews.com • Jeff Foust

Rocket Lab delays Neutron debut to Q4 2026 after propellant tank test failure

By SpaceNews.com: The failure of a propellant tank during testing will delay the first launch of Rocket Lab’s Neutron rocket to at least the fourth quarter of 2026.

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2026-02-27T05:01:51.105204-08:00
JWST   Satellite   Space Exploration & Science Missions   NASA  
Universe Today • Carolyn Collins Petersen

JWST Digs Into the Uranian Ionosphere

By Universe Today: Uranus is a planet that seems to roll around on its side as it orbits the Sun. That's because it's tipped over, with an axial tilt of 97.8 degrees. That weird tilt gave the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) a chance to probe the ionosphere using the Near Infrared Spectrometer (NIRSpec) instrument.

2026-02-27T09:17:01.621697-08:00