NASA's Artemis II Crew Launches To The Moon (Official Broadcast)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tf_UjBMIzNo

NASA’s first crewed mission under the Artemis program, Artemis II, will send NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, Christina Koch, and CSA (Canadian Space Agency) astronaut Jeremy Hansen on an approximately 10-day journey around the Moon. Countdown begins no earlier than 6:24 pm EDT on April 1, with backup dates on April 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6. Launch coverage begins at 12:50 pm on NASA+, Amazon Prime, and YouTube. April 1, 2026.

ACSP Nuclear Launch Seminar

https://acsp.space/nuclear/

The Association of Commercial Space Professionals and the Nuclear Energy Institute are hosting a one-day training event designed for professionals at the intersection of space and nuclear sectors. Get a comprehensive overview of the regulatory, technical, and safety frameworks governing the launch of nuclear power sources, including jurisdictional processes, launch licensing, insurance and indemnification, safety analysis methodologies, and more in several sessions. $250-$580. Washington, DC. April 2, 2026.

6th Annual Assured PNT Summit

https://pnt.dsigroup.org/

This year’s Assured Positioning, Navigation, and Timing Summit brings together leaders from the military, federal government, industry, and academia to collaborate in town hall-style discussion on the advancement of resilient US PNT services that are available for pertinent applications across the United States. Speakers include US Space Force Vice Chief of Space Operations Gen. Shawn Bratton and USSF Director of Force Structure, Resources, and Assessment Lt. Gen. Steven Whitney. $790-$1490. Washington, DC. April 7-8, 2026.

41st Space Symposium 

https://www.spacesymposium.org/

Global space professionals alongside hundreds of exhibitors and speakers come together to explore critical space issues and drive innovation across the space industry. $0-$3,560. Colorado Springs, CO. April 13-16, 2026.

CubeSat Developers Workshop 2026

https://www.cubesatdw.org/

Attendees from different countries gather for this annual global small-satellite conference hosted by CubeSat. $125-$750. San Luis Obispo, CA. April 14-16, 2026.

2nd International Conference on Gravitation, Astrophysics and Cosmology

https://astrophysics2026.conplusmeetings.com/

The conference brings together global researchers who share an interest in gravitation, astrophysics and cosmology as a challenge to explore the structure of space and time, as well as how coherence, order, and complexity emerge across all systems. The featured SpaceLand Workshop “Weightless Visions” gathers participants to engage with cutting-edge scientific perspectives and hands-on microgravity research experiences. $199-$1099. Paris, France. April 16-18, 2026.

Arizona Space Congress

https://spacerising.org/

Space Rising aligns government, industry, and academic leaders through live discussions, collaborative ideations, hands-on exhibits, and experiential programming to guide statewide coordination for greater growth, investment, and industrial base development to shape the future of space. Speakers include XRDNA CEO Charles Adelman and Blue Origin RFC Systems Engineer Omar Alam. $125-$225. Phoenix, AZ. April 29, 2026.

NASA SmallSat LEARN Forum

https://www.nasa.gov/smallsat-institute/learn/upcoming-session/

Participation in the SmallSat LEARN Forum is by invitation only. If you are affiliated with a NASA-funded SmallSat mission and are interested in participating, please connect with SmallSat LEARN Forum. April 29, 2026 and June 24, 2026.

Small Satellites Systems and Services Symposium

https://atpi.eventsair.com/4s-symposium-2026/

4S Symposium, Europe's main small satellite technical forum for almost 30 years, opens under the theme, "Swarming the Skies, Soaring Beyond: from VLEO to Deep Space," with a special session dedicated to swarm missions. A CubeSat workshop will be held in parallel to the symposium. €550-€1100. Sardinia, Italy. May 4-8, 2026.

USGIF GEOINT Symposium 2026

https://usgif.org/geoint-symposium-2026/

Explore the critical role of geospatial intelligence in building a secure future through discussions  with industry experts, government leaders, and innovators on the intersection of technology and security and challenges and opportunities in today’s complex geopolitical landscape. Aurora, CO. May 3-6, 2026.

ASCEND 2026

https://www.ascend.events/

Key themes for this year's ASCEND conference include shaping space policy and law for long-term activity, sustainable cislunar and lunar exploration, the Moon-to-Mars pathway, strengthening national security, and new horizons in space infrastructure and services. Washington, DC. May 19-21, 2026.

CYSAT Europe  

https://cysat.eu/

Billed as the world's biggest space cybersecurity event, CYSAT Europe welcomes attendees for discussions around the latest innovations, challenges, upcoming regulations, and technical demonstrations. €50-€500. Paris. May 20-21, 2026.

Space Tech Expo USA

https://www.spacetechexpo.com/anaheim

Space Tech's 14th expo explores key issues and opportunities within the US and international space industry, with 350+ exhibitors. Speakers include Nicholas Cialdella, CTO of Varda, and Brian Taylor, CEO of Lux Aeterna. $0-$79. Anaheim, CA. June 2-4, 2026.

International Space Development Conference 2026

https://isdc.nss.org/

The National Space Society's 44th annual conference theme is "Space for us all," bringing together NASA astronauts, visionaries in spaceflight, industry executives, researchers and engineers for discussions and insights around the NewSpace economy, AI and space settlement. $80-$750. McLean, VA. June 4-7, 2026.

MILSATCOM USA 2026

https://www.smgconferences.com/defence/northamerica/conference/MilSatCom-USA

MILSATCOM, in its 10th year, is dedicated to advancing military satellite communications across the US and allied nations. Explore developments in policy, resilient networks, cybersecurity solutions for space systems, and next-generation SATCOM solutions for warfighter advantage. $0-$2698. Arlington, VA. June 8-10, 2026.

248th American Astronomical Society Meeting

https://aas.org/meetings/aas248

The 248th AAS meeting, joint with the High Energy Astrophysics and Laboratory Astrophysics Divisions, will offer a comprehensive scientific program including talks and networking sessions focused on the future of space and ground-based astronomy. $0-$1,963. Pasadena, CA. June 14-18, 2026.

NASA Space to Soil Challenge

https://nasa-space-to-soil.org/

Prizes up to $400,000 await participants able to develop or describe improvements in how SmallSats sense, process and deliver information to enable adaptive sensing or onboard processing on missions advancing regenerative agriculture, forestry or a similar land resilience objectives. Submission Deadline: May 4, 2026.

2026 Deep Space Food Challenge: Mars to Table

https://deepspacefood.org/marstotable

This international competition administered by the Methuselah Foundation invites multidisciplinary teams to design complete, nutritionally sufficient integrated food systems for long-duration human missions. Solutions must operate as end-to-end systems that minimize inputs while maximizing resilience and reuse for closed-loop or near closed-loop operation. Solution summary due: May 22, 2026.

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Xona $170M Series C to Accelerate Pulsar's Path to Scale

https://www.xonaspace.com/news/series-c

Xona Space Systems announced an oversubscribed $170 million Series C round to accelerate the deployment of its Pulsar commercial satellite network, a next-generation positioning, navigation, and timing (PNT) alternative to GPS with 2 cm  precision. Led by Mohari Ventures and Natural Capital, with participation from Craft Ventures, ICONIQ, Woven Capital, NGP Capital, Samsung Next and others, the funding will scale production of its secure, high-accuracy LEO satellites to launch initial commercial services by 2027.

Sift Raised $42M to Replace the Legacy Tooling Hardware Engineers Still Depend On

https://www.siftstack.com/mission-critical/we-raised-42m-to-replace-the-legacy-tooling-hardware-engineers-still-depend-on

Sift secured $42 million in Series B funding, led by StepStone Group, to modernize legacy data tooling for hardware engineers. Founded by former SpaceX engineers, the company, whose largest investor is GV (Google Ventures), provides an AI-ready data layer that replaces manual analysis with real-time hardware observability for clients such as United Launch Alliance and Impulse Space.

PAVE Space secures $40M to fast-track satellite deployment

https://tech.eu/2026/03/25/pave-space-secures-40m-to-fast-track-satellite-deployment/

Swiss space infrastructure company PAVE Space raised $40 million in seed funding led by Visionaries Club and Creandum with participation from Lombard Odier, Atlantic Labs, Sistafund, b2venture and others. The company is building a new generation of orbital transfer vehicles designed to move satellites rapidly from low Earth orbit to geostationary and lunar orbits.

Airmo Earns 5 Million Euro in Seed Funding, Plans First Launch for 2027

https://www.satellitetoday.com/imagery-and-sensing/2026/03/12/airmo-earns-e5-million-in-seed-funding-plans-first-launch-for-2027/

Short-wave infrared imaging and LiDAR-powered methane leak sensor developer Airmo raised €5 million (~$5.8 million) in its seed round led by Ananda Impact Ventures, Unconventional Ventures, kopa ventures, Desai Ventures, Hypernova, and others, with participation from Antler, Findus Ventures, E2MC and Pilabs. The capital is slated for the company's transition from demonstrations to scaled commercial operations, and to establish a presence in the Middle East and North Africa. Airmo aims to launch its first satellite in Q2 2027.

Sirius Space Services Acquires AMM-42 as It Prepares for Inaugural Flight

https://europeanspaceflight.com/sirius-space-services-acquires-amm-42-as-it-prepares-for-inaugural-flight/

French launch startup Sirius Space Services acquired the high-precision metal-component manufacturer AMM-42 as part of vertical integration efforts to bring key manufacturing capabilities in-house for their modular booster system rockets.

Another Earth Raises €3.5M in Funding

https://www.thesaasnews.com/news/another-earth-raises-3-5m-in-funding

Vienna-based AI-powered simulation and synthetic Earth observation dataset developer Another Earth raised €3.5 million in funding to deploy its data engine and expand applications for environmental monitoring, biodiversity analysis, and climate risk simulation. New investor Wake-Up Capital led the round alongside Rockstart, Inovexus, and Stamco AG, with participation from Austrian Research Promotion Agency (FFG) and Austria Wirtschaftsservice (AWS).

iMetalX emerges from stealth with technology to model resident space objects

https://spacenews.com/imetalx-emerges-from-stealth-with-technology-to-model-resident-space-objects/

Northern California startup iMetalX emerged from stealth to announce a collaboration with Virginia-based Psionic, developer of autonomous navigation systems for GPS-denied environments. Pairing Psionic’s Space Navigation Doppler Lidar with iMETALX's THOR and ASGARD platforms allows operators to create accurate 3D models of resident space objects in minutes for improved navigation and more responsive autonomous space operations.

NASA kills lunar space station to focus on ambitious Moon base

https://arstechnica.com/space/2026/03/nasa-kills-lunar-space-station-to-focus-on-ambitious-moon-base/

NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman outlined plans for building a substantial Moon base, a nuclear-powered mission to Mars and major changes to commercial space stations. The cancelation of the Gateway lunar space station is viewed as necessary to redirect resources toward a permanent base on the Moon's surface by 2030.

NASA's '1st nuclear powered interplanetary spacecraft' will send Skyfall helicopters to Mars in 2028

https://www.space.com/astronomy/mars/nasas-1st-nuclear-powered-interplanetary-spacecraft-will-send-skyfall-helicopters-to-mars-in-2028

NASA JPL and Virginia-based AeroVironment plan to launch Space Reactor-1 (SR-1) Freedom in 2028, the agency's first nuclear-powered interplanetary spacecraft designed to utilize Nuclear Electric Propulsion (NEP) for deep space transport. The "Skyfall" mission will deploy three Ingenuity-class helicopters to Mars to scout landing sites and locate subsurface water ice. 

Musk Says Tesla, SpaceX, xAI Terafab Chip Project to Kick Off in Texas

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/musk-says-tesla-spacex-xai-chip-project-to-kick-off-in-texas-045035316.html

Tesla, SpaceX and xAI jointly launched a major semiconductor initiative in Texas, beginning with an “advanced technology fab” in Austin that integrates all stages of chip production in one facility. “Terafab” will include two specialized chip factories, one focused on chips for vehicles and humanoid robots, and another for AI data centers, including space-based data centers.

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Nvidia announces Vera Rubin Space-1 chip system for orbital AI data centers

https://www.cnbc.com/2026/03/16/nvidia-chips-orbital-data-centers-space-ai.html

Nvidia announced the launch of computing platforms for orbital data centers to support space computing. Missions led by multiple companies, including Axiom Space, Starcloud and Planet Labs, will use the specially designed IGX Thor and Jetson Orin boards in Nvidia's Vera Rubin Space-1 Module.

NVIDIA-backed startup seeks nod for 88,000-satellite AI data center network

https://interestingengineering.com/space/starcloud-orbital-ai-datacenter-satellites

Nvidia-backed startup Starcloud filed with the FCC for approval to launch up to 88,000 satellites in low Earth orbit to build orbital data centers for AI workloads, aiming to bypass terrestrial limitations on energy and cooling.

Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin enters the space data center game

https://techcrunch.com/2026/03/20/jeff-bezos-blue-origin-enters-the-space-data-center-game/

Blue Origin filed for FCC permission to launch Project Sunrise, an advanced computation orbital data center of over 50,000 satellites. The company is also planning for another satellite constellation, TeraWave, as a high-throughput communications backbone for their data satellites.

Could Life On Earth And Life On Mars Be The Same Thing?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6CMckMaOY5M

Scott Manley discusses a new experiment showing that extremely resilient microbes, such as Deinococcus radiodurans (“Conan the bacterium”), can survive the intense pressures produced when asteroid impacts eject rocks into space. Unlike earlier tests where bacteria almost never survived, this organism showed high survival rates even under extreme conditions. This strengthens the case for panspermia, the idea that life can travel between planets on meteorites. The process may have been more likely from Mars to Earth, since Mars has lower gravity, was hit more often, and may have become habitable earlier.