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Reuters

NASA likely to delay Artemis II after SLS helium-flow anomaly; rollback to VAB considered, March launch window jeopardized

NASA discovered an interrupted helium flow to the SLS upper stage and is preparing to roll the SLS–Orion stack back to the Vehicle Assembly Building for troubleshooting. Agency officials say the anomaly will "almost assuredly" impact the March Artemis II launch window and could delay the crewed lunar flyby.

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2026-02-21T08:56:15.957193-08:00
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SpaceNews.com • Jeff Foust

Former ULA CEO Tory Bruno joins Blue Origin to lead 'urgent' national-security space projects, including Blue Ring

By SpaceNews.com: Tory Bruno, former CEO of ULA, said he decided to join Blue Origin to work on important national security projects, including Blue Ring.

2026-02-20T18:07:21.608331-08:00
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Via Satellite • Rachel Jewett

How Geopolitical Volatility Is Driving Nations to Build National Satellite Constellations

By Via Satellite: An increasingly volatile geopolitical landscape is forcing nations to rethink space — fast. Alliances once assumed to be stable now look precarious.

2026-02-20T12:13:51.510608-08:00
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Bloomberg • Julie Johnsson, Loren Grush, Sana Pashankar

NASA Classifies 2024 Starliner Mishap Alongside Challenger and Columbia Shuttle Disasters

By Bloomberg: NASA is putting the botched 2024 test flight of Boeing Co.’s Starliner capsule in the same category of disaster as the Challenger and Columbia shuttle accidents, underscoring the dramatic failures that kept a pair of astronauts stuck in space for nine months.

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2026-02-19T10:02:21.748038-08:00