Newsha Haghgoo 
Rocket Lab Signs Largest Ever Electron Deal, 20 More Launches for Synspective
Rocket Lab announced on 30 September 2026 that it has signed an agreement with Japanese radar imaging company…
Perseverance Finds Evidence of Three Distinct Water Episodes in Jezero Crater
NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory announced on 21 September 2026 that the Perseverance rover has uncovered evidence that a…
Blue Origin Confirms First Outside Funding Round in Company History
Blue Origin is raising outside capital for the first time since Jeff Bezos founded the company in 2000.…
Vast Opens Lunar Programs Division, Betting on Haven Space Station Heritage for NASA’s Moon Base
Vast, the commercial space station company based in Long Beach, California, announced on 23 September 2026 that it…
Satellite Bluetooth Startup Hubble Network Raises $200 Million and Opens Its Network to All Customers
Hubble Network, a Seattle based satellite communications startup, said on 23 September 2026 that it had raised 200…
Google Moves Toward First Orbital Test of AI Chips Under Project Suncatcher
Google has confirmed that a prototype satellite carrying four of its custom artificial intelligence chips is scheduled to…
Firefly Aerospace Opens Expanded Cleanroom to Scale Lunar Lander Production
Firefly Aerospace cut the ribbon on a new spacecraft cleanroom at its headquarters campus in Cedar Park, Texas,…
Iridium Shareholders Approve Rocket Lab’s 8 Billion Dollar Acquisition
Shareholders of Iridium Communications voted on 24 September 2026 to approve Rocket Lab’s proposed acquisition of the satellite…
Starship Reaches Orbit for the First Time on Fourteenth Test Flight
SpaceX launched its Starship rocket into orbit for the first time on 28 September 2026, a milestone the…
NASA Says Artemis III Is Running About 90 Days Behind Schedule
NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman told agency staff in an internal memo, sent on 20 September 2026 and first…