IN PIECES? SPACEX MYSTERIOUSLY LOSES CONTACT WITH STARLINK SATELLITE - A Starlink satellite has suffered a mysterious “anomaly” that seems to have caused it to eject debris into Earth’s orbit—an apparent repeat of a similar incident in December. On Monday, SpaceX tweeted that it had lost contact with Starlink satellite 34343, which launched in May 2025. The satellite was orbiting from about 560 kilometers above Earth, but on Sunday it “experienced an anomaly on-orbit,” the company says. More (Source: PCMag - Mar 31)
ARTEMIS 2 MOON MISSION LATEST NEWS: T-2 DAYS TO NASA'S APRIL 1 LAUNCH - NASA is preparing to launch Artemis 2, its first astronaut mission to the moon since 1972, with liftoff set for no earlier than April 1. Liftoff is set for 6:24 p.m. EDT (2224 GMT). Artemis 2 will launch four astronauts on a 10-day voyage around the moon. Below, you'll find complete coverage of the mission from Space.com's spaceflight news team. More (Source: Space.com - Mar 31)
SPACEX LAUNCHES 119 PAYLOADS ON SMALLSAT RIDESHARE MISSION FROM CALIFORNIA - SpaceX launched 119 payloads to a Sun-synchronous, low Earth orbit on a rideshare mission from Vandenberg Space Force Base. Liftoff of the Transporter-16 mission from Space Launch Complex 4 East aboard a Falcon 9 rocket occurred at 4:02 a.m. PDT (7:02 a.m. EDT / 1102 UTC). More (Source: SpaceFlight Now - Mar 30)
SPACEX TO LAUNCH 119 PAYLOADS ON SMALLSAT RIDESHARE MISSION FROM CALIFORNIA - SpaceX is gearing up to launch its third largest smallsat rideshare mission on Monday morning. The Transporter-16 mission will fly 119 payloads to a Sun-synchronous, low Earth orbit on a Falcon 9 rocket launching from Vandenberg Space Force Base. Liftoff from Space Launch Complex 4 East is scheduled for 4:02 a.m. PDT (7:02 a.m. EDT / 1102 UTC). More (Source: SpaceFlight Now - Mar 30)
ASTRONAUT’S CONDITION THAT LED TO SPACE STATION EVACUATION REMAINS A MYSTERY - The astronaut who was inexplicably left unable to talk during an International Space Station mission and whose medical episode prompted an unusual evacuation back to Earth said this week that doctors still don’t know what happened. In multiple interviews on Friday, Michael Fincke identified himself as the astronaut who had the medical emergency in January. It was not clear how long he was unable to speak or when he regained his ability to talk. NASA did not immediately respond to a request for comment on Saturday. More (Source: The New York Times - Mar 30)
POLAND’S SECOND MILITARY SATELLITE SET TO LAUNCH, BUILDING ‘SPACE ADVANTAGE’ - The second of three satellites from the Polish-Finnish tech firm ICEYE is set to launch on Monday as Poland looks to build its “advantage in space”, the country’s deputy defense minister has announced. In May 2025, Poland’s defense ministry signed a €202 million contract to acquire three radar satellites from ICEYE as part of its MikroSAR program, a project designed to give the Polish Armed Forces independent reconnaissance capabilities. More (Source: TVP World - Mar 30)
SPACEX LAUNCHES BATCH OF STARLINK SATELLITES FROM THE WEST COAST - SpaceX launched another batch of satellites for its Starlink internet service Thursday. Liftoff of the Starlink 17-17 mission occurred at 4:03:19 p.m. PDT (7:03:19 p.m. EDT / 230319: UTC). The mission was originally scheduled for March 24 but was delayed two days for unknown reasons, presumably payload or vehicle issues. More (Source: SpaceFlight Now - Mar 29)
IOD-2 SATELLITE, BUILT BY THALES ALENIA SPACE FOR ESA’S CELESTE MISSION, LIFTED OFF TODAY FROM NEW ZEALAND - Two satellites, part of the European Space Agency’s (ESA) Celeste in orbit demonstration mission, were launched at 10:14 CET today, atop a Rocket Lab Electron rocket from New Zealand. The two satellites separated from the launcher about an hour later. This marks the beginning of their early operations phase, during which mission control gets them ready for life in orbit. One of them, named IOD-2, was built by Thales Alenia Space, the joint venture between Thales (67%) and Leonardo (33%). More (Source: Thales Alenia Space - Mar 29)
CHINA LAUNCHES TEST SATELLITE FOR SPACE ENVIRONMENT EXPERIMENT - China launched a new test satellite from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China on Friday. A Long March-2C rocket, attached with the Yuanzheng-1S (Expedition-1S) upper stage, blasted off at 12:11 p.m. It has sent the Shiyan-33 satellite into the preset orbit. More (Source: CGTN - Mar 28)
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