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Universe Today • Mark Thompson

DLR study: Europe can match Starship — but only with a fundamentally different launcher approach

The German Aerospace Centre (DLR) used Starship flight data to assess whether Europe can respond to SpaceX’s most powerful rocket. Its study concludes Europe could achieve comparable capability, but only by adopting fundamentally different architectures, industrial models and a willingness to rethink conventional launcher programmes.

2026-03-01T15:11:39.670476-08:00
Satellite   ESA   Space Exploration & Science Missions  
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Universe Today • Mark Thompson

ESA JUICE Captures Stunning Close-Up of Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS

By Universe Today: A visitor from another star system has just had its portrait taken by a spacecraft on its way to Jupiter and the image is superb. Comet 3I/ATLAS, only the third interstellar object ever discovered passing through our Solar System, has been captured in stunning detail by ESA's JUICE mission, revealing a glowing halo of gas, a sweeping tail, and hints of jets erupting from its ancient, icy heart.

2026-03-01T15:26:21.785107-08:00
China   Launch Vehicles & Space Transportation   Commercial Space  
SpaceNews.com • Andrew Jones

CAS Space schedules late-March inaugural flight of reusable Kinetica-2 carrying prototype cargo spacecraft

By SpaceNews.com: CAS Space to launch Kinetica-2 in late March carrying prototype cargo spacecraft Chinese launch firm CAS Space is preparing for the inaugural launch of its reusable Kinetica-2 liquid rocket in late March, carrying a prototype cargo spacecraft.

2026-03-01T01:02:21.464053-08:00
Satellite   Launch Vehicles & Space Transportation   Commercial Space  
Spaceflight Now

SpaceX to launches 25 Starlink Satellites from the West Coast

By Spaceflight Now: ![](http://spaceflightnow.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/20260301-Starlink-17-23-Launch.jpg) SpaceX launched a Falcon 9 rocket early Sunday from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California, carrying another batch of satellites for the company’s Starlink internet service.

Also: keeptrack.space and keeptrack.space
2026-02-28T18:52:07.390550-08:00
Launch Vehicles & Space Transportation   Space Exploration & Science Missions   Commercial Space   Space Policy & International Cooperation   Airbus   Boeing   NASA  
Ars Technica • Eric Berger

NASA reorganizes Artemis to accelerate lunar return, targets faster SLS cadence

By Ars Technica: Launching SLS every three and a half years or so is not a recipe for success.".

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2026-02-27T07:12:58.610675-08:00