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05/11/2026

The head of the European Space Agency will meet officials in the United Arab Emirates this week as Europe seeks new partners and aims to reduce its reliance on the United States for space exploration.

https://www.reuters.com/business/aerospace-defense/europe-space-chief-heads-gulf-bloc-looks-beyond-us-2026-11-02/

04/11/2026

Work is underway to set up a new rocket launch site at Kulasekharapatnam in Thoothukudi district. The first rocket will be launched from this launch site next year in March or April according to the ISRO Chairman.

Narayanan said so far around 8,000 experiments have been conducted for the Gaganyaan project with plans to send unmanned craft to space.

03/11/2026

ISRO has revealed plans for internal and external robotic arms aboard the Bharatiya Antariksh Station. The systems will support orbital operations, structural inspections, maintenance and future expansion.

ISRO has revealed plans for internal and external robotic arms aboard the Bharatiya Antariksh Station. The systems will support orbital operations, structural inspections, maintenance and future expansion.

02/11/2026

Amazon said it will acquire Globalstar in an $11.57 billion deal, bolstering its fledgling satellite business. Through the deal, Amazon adds Globalstar's two dozen satellites to its existing network of more than 200.

https://www.reuters.com/business/media-telecom/amazon-signs-1157-billion-deal-satellite-firm-globalstar-challenge-starlink-2026-04-14/

01/11/2026

With its solar arrays integrated and key qualification reviews under way, Europe’s new ice-monitoring satellite, CRISTAL, is moving from assembly into the demanding testing phase that will demonstrate its readiness for the rigours of launch and life in orbit.

With its solar arrays integrated and key qualification reviews under way, Europe’s new ice-monitoring satellite, CRISTAL, is moving from assembly into the demanding testing phase that will demonstrate its readiness for the rigours of launch and life in orbit.

31/10/2026

NASA’s Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory has ended its science mission, with it's final observation conducted on Oct. 20. During the mission, Swift observed more than 2,000 gamma-ray bursts and studied more than 1,400 supernova explosions.

NASA’s Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory has ended its science mission now that the spacecraft is orbiting less than 171 miles (275 kilometers) above Earth’s

30/10/2026

After years of sporadic experimentation, the Pentagon has embraced cislunar space as a high priority warfighting domain, pushing the Space Force to rapidly acquire commercially available technology and spacecraft.

Maj. Gen. Stephen Purdy, the Space Force’s portfolio acquisition executive for advanced programs, said the service wants to field cislunar capabilities by the end of fiscal 2029.

29/10/2026

The US Navy has remotely connected to and controlled an MQ-25A Stingray unmanned refueling aircraft from an aircraft carrier more than 2,100 miles away. The connection used a proliferated low Earth orbit (pLEO) satellite network.

The US Navy established a satellite control link with an MQ-25A refueling drone more than 2,100 miles from a carrier.

28/10/2026

China has demonstrated a new capability for its Guowang satellite network, connecting researchers in the Arctic with personnel in Antarctica through a video call with less than one second of reported delay.

China's Guowang satellite network connected Arctic researchers with Antarctica in a video call with less than one second of delay.

27/10/2026

Canada has no domestic way to reach orbit, which is both an economic and national security weakness. The country is dependent on international spaceports to launch its satellites, severely limiting its ability to build its space industry in an era of global uncertainty, shifting alliances and need for defence deterrence.

Canada can capture a portion of a US$10 billion spaceport and launch market.