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Commission accelerates IRIS² deployment with enhanced security and expanded satellites network: 8/11/2026 4:05:05 AM; The European Commission and the SpaceRISE consortium concluded negotiations and signed an implementation agreement to roll out IRIS², the European Union’s new flagship satellite constellation.
MTG-I2 pre-launch online briefings: 8/11/2026 4:02:03 AM; Media representatives are invited to join online media briefings in English, French and German ahead of the launch of the Meteosat Third Generation (MTG) Imager weather satellite, MTG-I2.
NASA+ Debuts on discovery+, Coming Soon to HBO Max: 8/10/2026 12:41:57 PM; As NASA+ continues its expansion across multiple streaming platforms to bring space closer to home, NASA announced Monday programming is next heading to discovery+ and HBO Max.
Spacewalkers Prepare to Exit Station for Solar Array Mod Work: 8/6/2026 10:27:23 AM; NASA is streaming live coverage as two NASA astronauts prepare for a spacewalk outside the International Space Station. The spacewalk is scheduled to begin at approximately 8:35 a.m.
UK strengthens defenses against severe solar storms: 8/5/2026 6:44:31 AM; Technologies developed through the five-year SWIMMR (Space Weather Innovation, Measurement, Modelling and Risk) programme are already being used in live forecasting systems.
Thales Launches Imperva for AWS to Help Organizations Protect Applications and APIs: 8/4/2026 5:36:53 AM; • Imperva for AWS delivers enterprise-grade web application, API, and bot protection for AWS environments • Using Amazon CloudFront, AWS’s fully managed content delivery network, to simplify deployment while strengthening application security • Reduces operational complexity with centralized security visibility and policy management across AWS and multi-cloud …
NASA Assigns Astronaut Deniz Burnham to First Space Station Mission: 7/30/2026 3:31:15 PM; NASA astronaut Deniz Burnham will embark on her first mission to the International Space Station, serving as an Expedition 76 flight engineer. Burnham will launch aboard the Roscosmos Soyuz MS-30 spacecraft with cosmonauts Dmitri Petelin and Konstantin Borisov.
NASA Sets Coverage for August Northern Hemisphere Total Solar Eclipse: 7/29/2026 2:03:43 PM; On Wednesday, Aug. 12, a total solar eclipse will be visible in parts of Greenland, Iceland, northern Russia, the Atlantic Ocean, Spain, and a small corner of Portugal.
STFC details outcomes for future physics projects: 7/29/2026 8:33:40 AM; The Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC), part of UK Research and Innovation (UKRI), has set out how its prioritisation programme will affect the research projects in its Particle Physics, Astronomy and Nuclear Physics (PPAN) portfolio.
SES Space & Defense and Starlab Enter Agreement to Enable Communications for Starlab Commercial Space Station: 7/28/2026 8:37:56 AM; SES Space & Defense to provide always-on LEO Relay Services (LRS) to Starlab via O3b mPOWER, supporting real-ime mission awareness SES Space & Defense, a wholly-owned subsidiary of SES, and Starlab have agreed to collaborate on communication architecture to deliver continuous, resilient, low-latency connectivity services supporting the full lifecycle of Starlab’s …
Mitsubishi Electric Invests in U.S. Startup Array Labs, Developer of Satellites and Satellite-Borne Radar Systems: 7/28/2026 5:29:00 AM; Mitsubishi Electric Corporation (TOKYO: 6503) announced that it invested 10 million U.S. dollars on July 24 in Array Labs, Inc., a U.S.-based developer of satellites and satellite-mounted radar systems, to collaborate on commercializing satellite-based information services, primarily for security-related applications.
Lockheed Martin and Leonardo Sign Agreement To Pursue Strenghtening MRO Services for The C-130J Super Hercules Airlifter across Europe and Mena Region: 7/24/2026 9:22:16 AM; Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) and Leonardo signed an agreement related to increased potential future maintenance, repair, and overhaul (MRO) services for the fleet of C-130J Super Hercules airlifters across Europe, the Middle East and Northern Africa (MENA).
NASA to Showcase Agency’s Newest Wind Tunnel in Virginia: 7/23/2026 12:31:20 PM; Media are invited to NASA’s Langley Research Center in Hampton, Virginia, on Friday, July 31, to attend a media tour and ribbon-cutting ceremony for the Flight Dynamics Research Facility, the agency’s first new wind tunnel in more than 40 years.
Sikorsky Nomad™ 100 Completes Initial Flight Test Phase for DARPA’s EVADE Program: 7/23/2026 9:30:05 AM; Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin company (NYSE: LMT), has completed initial ground and flight testing of its Nomad 100 uncrewed aerial system (UAS) in collaboration with the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) Early VTOL Aircraft Demonstration (EVADE) program.
Quantum sensing: From the inner workings of cells to the outer limits of the universe: 7/22/2026 9:55:17 AM; The bottom line • Quantum sensors exploit properties of matter at the smallest scales — like those of electrons and atoms — to measure quantities such as temperature, distance and magnetic fields with unprecedented sensitivity and precision.
CAE and Leonardo expand collaboration to advance M 346 training and develop next generation integrated training capabilities: 7/22/2026 9:39:56 AM; CAE and Leonardo today announced a collaboration agreement that leverages their long standing partnership on the M 346 Integrated Training System (ITS).
Why Maine’s Sandy Shorelines Turn Jagged: 7/21/2026 6:08:11 AM; The Wabanaki people have a deep well of creation myths explaining the rocky coastlines of the Bay of Fundy, Downeast Maine, and Acadia National Park.
Call for interest: media programme for FLEX and Copernicus Sentinel-3C launch at Europe’s Spaceport: 7/21/2026 6:04:53 AM; FLEX is ESA’s photosynthesis mission. This new Earth Explorer mission is equipped with the Fluorescence Imaging Spectrometer that can detect the faint fluorescence emitted by plants as they absorb sunlight.
Faintest planet ever imaged from Earth found after more than 10 years of hide-and-seek: 7/21/2026 6:01:24 AM; A team of astronomers have discovered a third planet orbiting the star Beta Pictoris. The new planet, Beta Pictoris d, is 100 times fainter than Beta Pictoris b — the first planet discovered in the same system — and is among the lightest exoplanets ever to be imaged from the ground.
Thales and Destinus enter strategic partnership with a view to advance counter-UAS, long-range strike and integrated air defence solutions: 7/21/2026 4:16:07 AM; Thales and Destinus signed a cooperation agreement at Eurosatory 2026, reinforcing their collaboration to support armed forces in Europe and internationally in long-range strike, counter-UAS, and ground-based air interception.