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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

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Ars Technica • Eric Berger

NASA shakes up its Artemis program to speed up lunar return

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

Also: sirotinintelligence.com

2026-03-01T12:55:19.577731-08:00

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SpaceNews.com • Sandra Erwin

U.S. Space Force to Open Previously Restricted Space-Tracking Data to Commercial Firms

By SpaceNews.com: Space Force opens secretive space tracking to commercial firms Space Force opens secretive space tracking to commercial firms.

2026-03-01T11:15:31.868575-08:00

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European Spaceflight • Andrew Parsonson

Glass Lewis and ISS Split Over Avio Bylaw Amendments Ahead of 3 March Shareholder Vote

By European Spaceflight: Shareholder advisers Glass Lewis and ISS issue opposing recommendations on Avio’s proposed bylaw changes ahead of a 3 March vote.

2026-03-01T11:22:00.047990-08:00

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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

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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

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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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NASA Adds Mission to Artemis Lunar Program, Updates Architecture

SpaceNews.com

NASA revises Artemis roadmap — cancels SLS upgrades and adds Earth-orbit lunar-lander test flight

Also: Space.com, Bloomberg, collectSPACE, Wings, Aviation Week, Aviation24, Space Policy Online, Wall Street Journal, Universe Today, Via Satellite, Payload, New York Times and 70 more

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

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CNBC • Laya Neelakandan

NASA to send first Black and first female astronauts to the Moon on upcoming Artemis mission

By CNBC: NASA is sending the first Black and first female astronauts to the moon in an upcoming launch, marking the first journey to the moon in over 50 years.

2026-02-28T05:11:27.816021-08:00

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