Universe Today
• Matthew Williams
NASA's Carbothermal Reduction Demonstration (CaRD) has validated a process to extract oxygen from lunar regolith, completing a key technology step for in‑situ resource utilization. The result advances plans to produce propellant and life‑support consumables on the Moon and reduce logistics mass for sustained Artemis operations.
SpaceNews.com
• Sandra Erwin
By SpaceNews.com: Space Force keeps door open to future human presence in orbit.
New York Times
• Ross Douthat, Victoria Chamberlin
By New York Times: The new head of NASA predicts a manned mission to Mars in 10 years.
SpaceNews.com
• Jason Rainbow
By SpaceNews.com: British mobile operator Virgin Media O2 said it started offering satellite-to-smartphone connectivity in the United Kingdom Feb. 26, marking the first commercial deployment of Starlink’s Direct-to-Cell service in Europe.
Via Satellite
• Rachel Jewett
By Via Satellite: Redwire grew revenue by 10.3% in 2025, which the company attributed to its business maturing and capabilities advancing from development into production.
Via Satellite
• Ben Ackman
By Via Satellite: BlackSky’s 2025 financial performance was a mixed bag, with an increase in fourth quarter revenue and a 32% increase in backlog, despite an increase in the company’s net loss and a second consecutive year of contracting growth.
Universe Today
• Evan Gough
By Universe Today: Complex Organic Molecules (COMs) are important building blocks for life. They can form in space and be delivered to planets. But new research shows some of them can form in circumplanetary disks where moons form, boosting the prospects for life in Europa's ocean.
New York Times
• Sachi Kitajima Mulkey
By New York Times: Elon Musk wants to launch a million satellites, but researchers say global warming is changing the upper atmosphere in ways that makes space junk linger.
SpaceNews.com
• Debra Werner
New York Times
• Michael J de la Merced
