NASA's $57M Flight Dynamics Research Facility at Langley opens July 2026, supporting Artemis, deep-space, and advanced aviation testing.
NASA and SpaceX finished wind tunnel testing on the Super Heavy V3 booster, gathering aerodynamic data for Starship HLS and Artemis missions.
Starfighters Space expands its Wind Tunnel in the Sky platform, offering up to 10 minutes of Mach 2+ test exposure per flight.
The FAA proposed waiving 13 federal environmental laws to speed commercial space licensing amid record launch volumes.
SpaceX completed Starship's 13th flight test on July 24, 2026, deploying 20 Starlink V3 satellites from Boca Chica, Texas.
Planet Labs Germany and Isar Aerospace target a Pelican satellite launch within 12 months aboard the Spectrum rocket from Norway.
Firefly Aerospace and SSC Space complete infrastructure at Esrange Space Center, targeting first orbital launch in 2028.
Rocket Lab agrees to acquire Iridium Communications for ~$8B, combining launch capabilities with Iridium's LEO satellite network.
Firefly Aerospace acquires Space-ng Inc. to integrate AI vision navigation into its Blue Ghost and Elytra spacecraft programs.
Lockheed Martin names Team Falcon Mars the winner of its 2025 Mars Mission Challenge for a nuclear energy storage concept.