Space.comElizabeth Howell

NASA begins construction of nuclear‑powered Dragonfly rotorcraft for 2028 Titan mission

NASA has begun construction of the nuclear‑powered Dragonfly rotorcraft for its Titan mission, a milestone the agency says "essentially marks the birth of our flight system." The work advances preparations for a 2028 launch to deliver a first‑of‑its‑kind rotorcraft to Saturn's moon Titan.

2026-03-13T06:13:58.828186-07:00
SpaceNews.comAskar Sinchev, H E Zhaslan Madiyev, Olaf J Groth

Kazakhstan at a crossroads: leverage Baikonur to become Eurasia’s space tech broker or risk becoming a pawn in the global space race

By SpaceNews.com: Kazakhstan must choose: be Eurasia’s tech broker or become a pawn in the new global space race.

2026-03-13T06:09:22.797260-07:00
PayloadAustin Corona

Who’s Working With China on Space?

By Payload: “Africans don't choose sides, at least for now…so these countries are typically not locked into one provider,” said Mustapha Iderawumi, a senior analyst at Space in Africa—a Lagos, Nigeria-based market research firm.

2026-03-13T05:38:18.899539-07:00
Financial TimesTim Bradshaw

Elon Musk’s xAI‑SpaceX Plan: Pushing Orbital Data Centers at the Heart of a $1.25tn Strategy

By Financial Times: Tech billionaire’s desire to put computer infrastructure into orbit is central to $1.25tn plan to merge SpaceX with xAI.

2026-03-12T21:17:57.395115-07:00