Satellite   Supply Chain   Space Defense & Militarization   Policy & Regulation   Geopolitical Developments & Conflict Impact   Export Controls & Trade Compliance  
SpaceNews.com • Jason Rainbow

Geopolitics recasts space as a contested market, creating satcom opportunity — and headaches

A surge in competitive geopolitics is recasting space as a contested military and strategic domain, opening substantial commercial opportunities for satcom providers while imposing fresh supply‑chain, regulatory and sovereign‑capability constraints. Industry executives delivered the warning at the Satellite Conference in Washington, D.C., March 24.

2026-03-24T14:07:24.869251-07:00
Satellite   Europe   Defense Industry & Major Contractors   Launch Vehicles & Space Transportation   Commercial Space   Space Policy & International Cooperation  
FlightGlobal

Sweden paves way for satellite launch services from Esrange late this decade

By FlightGlobal: ![](https://www.flightglobal.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/116184_esrangelaunchsscspace_540977-480x293.jpg) NATO member Sweden has signed an agreement paving the way for it to commence satellite launch services from its Esrange site late this decade.

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2026-03-24T12:54:52.425259-07:00
Satellite   LEO   ESA   Launch Vehicles & Space Transportation   Commercial Space  
actualidadaeroespacial.com

(ES) All set for the launch of ESA's Celeste mission

By actualidadaeroespacial.com: Este miércoles 25 de marzo, los dos primeros satélites de la misión de demostración en órbita Celeste LEO-PNT despegarán a bordo del cohete Electron de Rocket Lab desde el complejo de lanzamiento Māhia de la compañía en Nueva Zelanda.

2026-03-23T23:37:30.608439-07:00
Launch Vehicles & Space Transportation   Space Exploration & Science Missions   Commercial Space   Space Policy & International Cooperation   NASA  
New York Times • Kenneth Chang

NASA Details Timelines for Lunar Outpost and Nuclear-Powered Mars Spacecraft

By New York Times: The agency’s leader said the plans and timelines for the coming decade aimed to make Americans “start believing again” in the mission of space exploration.

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2026-03-24T07:18:58.654494-07:00
China   Launch Vehicles & Space Transportation   Commercial Space  
SpaceNews.com • Andrew Jones

China’s Astronstone raises $29 million for reusable rocket with chopstick-style recovery

By SpaceNews.com: China’s Astronstone raises $29 million for reusable rocket with chopstick-style recovery Astronstone, one of China’s younger launch startups, has secured new funding as it builds toward the first flight of its reusable AS-1 rocket.

2026-03-24T10:38:57.068033-07:00