Space

Russia started deployment of its first national low-orbit satellite internet constellation similar to Starlink or Oneweb.

Russia's Progress MS-33 resupply capsule successfully docked to the space-facing port of the ISS' Russian segment Poisk airlock module on Mar. 24.

SES is formally kicking off a new medium-Earth-orbit communications satellite constellation pursuit with an agreement to launch 28 K2 Space satellites.

China is looking to use directed energy to target multiple satellites simultaneously.

Space42 is looking to get the go-ahead for a new generation of Earth-observation systems, while finalizing with Viasat an expansion of Equatys.

United Airlines is now outfitting the mainline fleet with SpaceX Starlink, expecting to have roughly half those airframes done by the end of 2026.

Aviation Week editors discuss the increase in projected Golden Dome costs and what the fiscal 2027 Pentagon budget request may tell us about the umbrella program.

Amazon is in talks with United Launch Alliance to potentially accelerate some Atlas V launches for its low-Earth-orbit broadband satellites.

The U.S. Space Force has stood up two cyber defense squadrons focused on protecting the nation’s launch ranges from real-time attacks.

In-space servicing company Katalyst Space Technologies will launch its robotic space vehicle on an Arianespace rocket, marking the first Ariane 6 launch supporting a U.S. Space Force initiative.

Gemini 8 spacecraft nears its Agena target vehicle on March 16, 1966, a few minutes before achieving the first docking of two vehicles in space (March 21, page 30).

Russia is likely going to boost its military space launches in remote sensing to close an emerging capability gap, a U.S. Space Force official says.

Singapore's DSTA has signed a contract with AST SpaceMobile to provide government agencies with space-based cellular broadband connectivity.

Russia’s Progress MS-33 resupply capsule encountered an issue with its communications system after launch to the International Space Station.

Blue Origin is asking the FCC to launch and operate a 51,600-member sat network for space-based data centers and AI computing services.

The U.S. Space Force is shifting a GPS III launch from United Launch Alliance (ULA) Vulcan rockets to the SpaceX Falcon fleet for the fourth time.

The fully stacked Artemis II Space Launch System rocket and Orion crew capsule were back on the launchpad March 20.

NASA finished a 23-day servicing of the SLS rocket in the Kennedy Space Center Vehicle Assembly Building and returned the rocket to Launch Complex 39B March 20.

Airbus Helicopters and Spanish telecoms provider Telefonica will jointly demonstrate the potential use of 5G communications in military helicopters and UAS.

Hypersonix Launch Systems and the UK business of European missile manufacturer MBDA will collaborate on a series of hypersonic weapon development efforts.

The company, which has 33 satellites in space, aims to deploy 107 more through this year and next.

The U.S. Space Force has awarded a follow-on contract to Kratos to provide ground management and integration services for its forthcoming MEO missile warning and tracking satellite program.

European Space Agency Director General Josef Aschbacher is poised to meet with NASA next week to discuss Artemis plans.

Intuitive Machines CEO says the company’s deal to supply satellites for L3Harris’s work on the Space Development Agency’s Tracking Layer.

Two space startups want to make on-orbit debris removal as seamless as street sweeping.