LOCKHEED MARTIN TO SUPPORT JAPAN’S NEXT-GENERATION DEFENSE COMMUNICATIONS SATELLITE WITH ANTI-JAMMING CAPABILITY - Lockheed Martin (NYSE:LMT), developer of space-based national security solutions, will provide a robust anti-jamming payload for Japan’s Next-Generation Defense Satellite Communication System which was awarded to Mitsubishi Electric by the Japan Ministry of Defense. Serving as a mission partner to Mitsubishi Electric, Lockheed Martin’s advanced payload will help maximize the satellite’s capabilities. The payload will provide interoperability with allied and partner nations and enhance the satellite communications’ resistance to interference. More (Source: Lockheed Martin - Mar 4)
NASA, JAXA TO COVER HTV-X1 SPACECRAFT DEPARTURE FROM SPACE STATION - After delivering about 12,000 pounds of supplies, scientific investigations, hardware, and other cargo to the International Space Station for NASA and its international partners, JAXA’s (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency’s) uncrewed HTV‑X1 cargo spacecraft is scheduled to depart Friday, March 6. Watch NASA’s live coverage beginning at 11:45 a.m. EST on NASA+, Amazon Prime, and the agency’s YouTube channel in advance of the spacecraft’s release at 12 p.m. Learn how to watch NASA content through a variety of online platforms, including social media. More (Source: NASA - Mar 3)
SPACEX LAUNCHES 29 STARLINK SATELLITES ON FALCON 9 ROCKET FROM CAPE CANAVERAL - SpaceX started the month of March with successful Falcon 9 launches from both California and Florida on Sunday. The Starlink 10-41 mission saw the company return to Starlink flights heading off on a north-easterly trajectory, following a run of mostly south-easterly trajectory missions for the better part of four months. More (Source: SpaceFlight Now - Mar 3)
SPACEX LAUNCHES 25 STARLINK SATELLITES FROM THE WEST COAST - SpaceX launched a Falcon 9 rocket early Sunday from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California, carrying another batch of satellites for the company’s Starlink internet service. Liftoff of the Starlink 17-23 mission from Space Launch Complex 4 East occurred at 2:10:39 a.m. PST (5:10:39 a.m. EST / 1010:39 UTC). The rocket, carrying 25 Starlink V2 Mini satellites, took southerly trajectory on departure from the launch site in central California. More (Source: SpaceFlight Now - Mar 2)
CHINA SET FOR ITS FIRST ONE-YEAR HUMAN SPACEFLIGHT MISSION, CONFIRMS PAKISTANI ASTRONAUT FLIGHT - China will begin its first one-year duration astronaut mission this year, while the first international astronaut will make a short visit to Tiangong space station. The country completed the three-module Tiangong space station in late 2022, with the orbital outpost hosting crews of three for six months at a time ever since. While NASA and Roscosmos have already conducted a number of year-long missions aboard the International Space Station, China is now set to select one astronaut to remain aboard Tiangong for a full year for the first time. More (Source: Space News - Mar 2)
FEBRUARY FINALE: SPACEX WRAPS UP MONTH WITH THREE STARLINK LAUNCHES THIS WEEK - In what has become hardly a leap for the company, SpaceX concluded its Starlink satellite launches for February 2026 with a trio of flights this week. On Tuesday (Feb. 24) at 6:04 p.m. EST (2304 GMT), a Falcon 9 lifted the first 29 satellites into low Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. The next day, 25 more Starlink units were sent spaceward by a different Falcon 9 flying at 9:17 a.m. EST (1417 GMT or 6:17 a.m. PST local time) from Space Launch Complex 4 East (SLC-4E) from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. More (Source: Space.com - Mar 2)
SPACEX FALCON 9 LAUNCHES FROM CAPE CANAVERAL WITH 29 STARLINK SATELLITES - SpaceX launched another 29 satellites for its Starlink internet service just after sunrise on Friday at fog shrouded Cape Canaveral. Liftoff from Space Launch Complex 40 occurred at 7:16:10 a.m. EST (1216:10 UTC), but views of the launch were obscured by a thick blanket of fog. SpaceX confirmed a successful deployment of the satellites about an hour after launch. More (Source: SpaceFlight Now - Feb 28)
NASA REVEALS THE ASTRONAUT WHO REQUIRED 1ST MEDICAL EVACUATION FROM THE INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION - NASA has shed more light on last month's early end to SpaceX's Crew-11 mission to the International Space Station (ISS), at the request of the astronaut who experienced the medical issue that caused their return. NASA astronaut Mike Fincke, Crew-11 pilot and commander of the ISS' Expedition 74, has revealed that it was his medical issue that prompted the evacuation of the four Crew-11 astronauts from the space station in January. More (Source: 25544 - Feb 27)
CONGRESS TO WEIGH EXTENDING SPACE STATION LIFE, NASA MOON BASE - A U.S. Senate committee next week will consider extending the planned life of the International Space Station by two years to give companies more time to develop a replacement, one of a few changes to a NASA bill focused on rivaling China's growing footprint in space. The Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation plans to take up legislation on March 4 that would amend a NASA authorization bill with the ISS extension, and add a requirement that NASA build a base on the moon's surface as part of its Artemis program. More (Source: Reuters - Feb 27)
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