NASA deploys five aircraft including NOAA’s WP-3D Orion for low-altitude environmental research over Houston from June 3-13, 2026.
Orbital data centers advance with new hardware and funding to address space data processing and terrestrial infrastructure limits.
Northrop Grumman shipped the last solid rocket booster segments for NASA's Artemis III mission, powering the Space Launch System for lunar exploration.
Northrop Grumman launches a 130,000 sq ft Hanover facility to produce spacecraft components, consolidating design and production teams in Maryland.
Impulse Space closes $500M Series D, reaching $4.26B valuation to scale spacecraft mobility and expand workforce across aerospace sectors.
Voyager Technologies will acquire Astrobotic Technology for $300M to expand lunar infrastructure aligned with NASA's Artemis program, closing in July 2026.
Experts say space nuclear power challenges are logistical and economic, not technical. DRACO canceled; focus shifts to nuclear reactors in space and on the Moon.
SpaceX awarded $4.16B by U.S. Space Force to develop SB-AMTI satellite constellation for global airborne threat detection by 2028.
NASA's X-59 experimental aircraft will make its first supersonic flight in June 2026 to test quiet supersonic technology and reduce sonic booms.
Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket was destroyed in a test explosion, damaging Launch Complex 36 and delaying Amazon’s Project Kuiper satellite launch.