Page 72 of the Delta-V spaceflight news feed opens with “Live coverage: SpaceX to launch 24 Starlink satellites on Falcon 9 rocket launch from Vandenberg SFB”, published by Spaceflight Now 3 months ago. Delta-V aggregates spaceflight news from 9 outlets including Arstechnica, ESA, European Spaceflight through the Spaceflight News API, ordered newest first and refreshed every thirty minutes, with every headline linking out to the outlet that reported it. This view holds 35,883 stories.
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SpaceX’s 45th Starlink mission of the year will see the company add another 24 broadband internet satellites into low Earth orbit. Liftoff from pad 4E at Vandenberg Space Force Base at 7:46 p.m. PDT (10:46 p.m. EDT / 0246 UTC).
Reported and summarised by Spaceflight Now. Opens in a new tab.
Six launches are scheduled worldwide during the next week, with the 12th flight of SpaceX’s…
The post Launch Preview: Falcon 9, Electron, and Vega C launch missions alongside Starship Flight 12 appeared first on NASASpaceFlight.com.
Reported and summarised by NASASpaceflight. Opens in a new tab.
Description Captured by the multispectral imager instrument on NASA’s Psyche mission, this is an enhanced-color view of the large double-ring crater Huygens (upper left; about 290 miles, or 470 kilometers, in diameter) and the surrounding heavily cratered southern highlands near 15 degrees south latitude. The various colors in this dramatic scene are likely due to […]
Reported and summarised by NASA. Opens in a new tab.
Description This view of the Martian surface, captured by NASA’s Psyche spacecraft on May 15, 2026, shows streaks that have formed due to wind blowing over impact craters in the Syrtis Major region. The image scale is nearly 1,200 feet (360 meters) per pixel. The wind streaks extend to about 30 miles (50 kilometers) long, […]
Reported and summarised by NASA. Opens in a new tab.
Description This is the highest-resolution view of the water ice-rich south polar cap of Mars captured by NASA’s Psyche mission after it made its close approach with the planet for a gravity assist. The image scale is around 0.7 miles per pixel (1.14 kilometers per pixel). The cap itself extends across more than 430 miles […]
Reported and summarised by NASA. Opens in a new tab.
The Pentagon is realigning the Space Development Agency’s satellite programs under new acquisition structure
The post SDA director Sandhoo takes on broader Space Force missile warning portfolio appeared first on SpaceNews.
Reported and summarised by SpaceNews. Opens in a new tab.
Description This is Psyche’s first view of a nearly “full Mars” seen shortly after the spacecraft’s closest approach to the planet on May 15, 2026. The view extends from the south polar cap northwards to the Valles Marineris canyon system and beyond. With Mars in the rearview mirror, the spacecraft will soon resume use of […]
Reported and summarised by NASA. Opens in a new tab.
Description This view of a crescent Mars was captured on May 15, 2026, at about 5:03 a.m. PDT by NASA’s Psyche mission as it approached the planet for a gravity assist. Captured by the spacecraft’s multispectral imager instrument, this was the last view of the whole planet before it began to overfill the field of […]
Reported and summarised by NASA. Opens in a new tab.
NASA’s Psyche spacecraft completed its close approach of Mars on May 15, coming within 2,864 miles (4,609 kilometers) of the planet’s surface. This flyby used a gravity assist from Mars to provide a critical boost in speed and to adjust the spacecraft’s orbital plane without using any onboard propellant, sending it on its way toward […]
Reported and summarised by NASA. Opens in a new tab.
The Moon and Venus, center, are seen in conjunction above the Washington Monument, Monday, May 18, 2026, as viewed from the Mary W. Jackson NASA Headquarters Building in Washington. The Moon and Venus look close together because they line up from our point of view on Earth. In reality, they are separated by millions of […]
Reported and summarised by NASA. Opens in a new tab.
Contrivian argues that stitching together GEO, MEO and LEO satellites creates networking problems, and that LEO constellations alone can provide both resilience and speed
The post Startup challenging satellite industry’s multi-orbit playbook appeared first on SpaceNews.
Reported and summarised by SpaceNews. Opens in a new tab.
NASA’s Artemis II crew had many technical and operational responsibilities during their historic mission to the Moon, but they also served an important role as scientific ambassadors to Earth’s nearest neighbor. On their 10-day journey, the crew flew by the far side of the Moon, analyzing and photographing geologic features such as impact craters and […]
Reported and summarised by NASA. Opens in a new tab.
In an 18 May opinion piece, European Space Agency (ESA) Director General Josef Aschbacher argued that Europe must develop an independent human spaceflight capability. Prior to 2022, ESA astronauts were transported to the International Space Station (ISS) aboard Russian Soyuz and US Dragon spacecraft. Following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, ESA suspended its cooperation with Russia. […]
The post “Autonomous Human Spaceflight is Not a Luxury,” Says ESA Chief appeared first on European Spaceflight.
Reported and summarised by European Spaceflight. Opens in a new tab.
Portal is preparing to launch maneuverable spacecraft aimed at the military market
The post Portal Space taps Quindar for ground mission support of its maneuvering spacecraft appeared first on SpaceNews.
Reported and summarised by SpaceNews. Opens in a new tab.
NASA’s Magnetospheric Multiscale (MMS) mission has collected more than ten years of data from this zone – more than scientists can analyze alone. As Shock Detectives, you’ll help sort the chaotic from peaceful regions of the data, giving researchers a crucial set of clues.
Reported and summarised by NASA. Opens in a new tab.
Commercial space station developer Vast is moving into satellite manufacturing with a line of high-power satellite buses.
The post Vast announces line of high-power satellite buses appeared first on SpaceNews.
Reported and summarised by SpaceNews. Opens in a new tab.
Lynk Global has secured regulatory approval to test how its direct-to-device satellites could extend private utility networks using terrestrial spectrum from Anterix in the United States.
The post Lynk and Anterix get FCC nod to test satellite D2D for private utility networks appeared first on SpaceNews.
Reported and summarised by SpaceNews. Opens in a new tab.
The U.S. Senate confirmed Matt Anderson on May 18 as NASA’s deputy administrator, the second-in-command of the space agency.
The post Anderson confirmed as NASA deputy administrator appeared first on SpaceNews.
Reported and summarised by SpaceNews. Opens in a new tab.
ESA’s Smile satellite launched aboard a Vega-C rocket from Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana. The rocket lifted off on at 04:52 BST / 05:52 CEST (00:52 local time) on 19 May 2026.
Reported and summarised by ESA. Opens in a new tab.
The SMILE mission developed jointly by the European Space Agency and China has reached orbit after more than a decade of preparations and cooperation.
The post ESA-China SMILE mission lifts off to deliver first global images of Earth’s magnetosphere appeared first on SpaceNews.
Reported and summarised by SpaceNews. Opens in a new tab.
The Smile spacecraft lifted off on a Vega-C rocket from Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana at 04:52 BST / 05:52 CEST (00:52 local time) on 19 May 2026. The launch marks the beginning of an ambitious mission to better understand solar storms, geomagnetic storms, and the science of space weather.
Reported and summarised by ESA. Opens in a new tab.
The glacial lake left a layer of silt and clay in southeastern Manitoba, creating fertile farmland that was divided during 19th-century land surveys and is still farmed today.
Reported and summarised by NASA. Opens in a new tab.
This evening the Senate confirmed Matthew “Matt” Anderson to be NASA Deputy Administrator. His nomination was one of 49 considered together under Senate rules that were revised last year to […]
Reported and summarised by SpacePolicyOnline.com. Opens in a new tab.
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