SSpace Read More The Initial Defense Satellite Communications SystemFebruary 17, 2026 The US military’s first operational communications satellite system was designed to be relatively simple and fast, after…
SSpace Read More Seattle’s lessons for rocket reusabilityFebruary 17, 2026 New Glenn on its second launch last November. Blue Origin is again considering ways to reuse the rocket’s…
SSpace Read More How Scientists Plan the Future of Lunar ExplorationFebruary 17, 2026 As lunar missions ramp up with the goal of establishing a permanent human presence on the Moon, scientists…
SScience Read More Artemis II wet dress rehearsal slated for Thursday, NASA saysFebruary 17, 2026 Feb. 17 (UPI) — NASA is planning for a second wet dress rehearsal for its Artemis II test…
SSpace Read More SpaceX Alumni Raise $50 Million for Data Center Optical TechFebruary 17, 2026 Bloomberg (Bloomberg) — Mesh Optical Technologies, a startup working on hardware used to move data at high speeds…
SSpace Read More The PRSC-EO2 Milestone: How Pakistan’s Latest Satellite Completes a High-Res ‘Sensor Triad’February 17, 2026 On 12 February, Pakistan’s Space and Upper Atmospheric Research Commission’s (SUPARCO) second earth-observation satellite – i.e., the Pakistan…
SSpace Read More Russian Scientists Build Plasma Engine That Could Reach Mars in 30 Days, Making Starship Look OutdatedFebruary 17, 2026 The coming decades of space exploration hinge on a single, stubborn number: the 225 million kilometres between Earth…
SScience Read More NASA says organics on Mars are hard to explain without lifeFebruary 17, 2026 View original. | The Mars Curiosity rover captured this image of the drill hole in the Cumberland mudstone…
SSpace Read More Leonardo funding development of Earth observation constellationFebruary 17, 2026 MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. — Leonardo is funding development of an Earth observation constellation designed to highlight its capabilities…
SSpace Read More a twin of the Milky Way ten times more massive and out of controlFebruary 17, 2026 A “monster” Milky Way twin is whipping up a cosmic storm 11 billion years ago Imagine the Milky…
SSpace Read More Very Few Planets Have the Right Chemistry for LifeFebruary 17, 2026 Many factors influence a planet’s habitability. The more obvious ones include being in a star’s habitable zone and…
SSpace Read More Four people on NASA’S Crew-12 arrive at International Space Station : NPRFebruary 17, 2026 In this image from video provided by NASA, a SpaceX Dragon capsule carrying Americans Meir and Jack Hathaway,…