NorthStar $2M IRAP funding backs new sensors

satellitesSep 8, 2026

NorthStar $2M IRAP funding backs new sensors

NorthStar Earth & Space will get advisory support and up to $2 million from Canada’s Industrial Research Assistance Program (IRAP) to build a new line of satellite-tracking sensors, the Montreal company said in a release Sept. 4. .

SpaceQ·1 min read

A meteorite that punched through a New Jersey roof carried amino acids and evidence of ancient salty water — clues to the chemistry that may have helped supply early Earth with the ingredients for life

missionsSep 8, 2026

A meteorite that punched through a New Jersey roof carried amino acids and evidence of ancient salty water — clues to the chemistry that may have helped supply early Earth with the ingredients for life

A space rock that crashed through a New Jersey home carries organic molecules and signs of water—suggesting how asteroids may have seeded Earth's primordial chemistry.

SpaceDaily·1 min read

HyImpulse Could Attempt Second SR75 Flight as Early as 5 October

launchesSep 8, 2026

HyImpulse Could Attempt Second SR75 Flight as Early as 5 October

Maritime and aviation notices indicate that HyImpulse could attempt the second flight of its SR75 suborbital rocket from SaxaVord Spaceport in Scotland as early as 5 October. On 2 September, Norwegian air navigation service provider Avinor published a notice outlining temporary danger areas for a HyImpulse rocket launch from SaxaVord Spaceport between 5 and 18 […]

European Spaceflight·1 min read

On September 6, 2003, the NASA-managed NOAA N-Prime weather satellite slipped from a turnover cart at Lockheed Martin’s Sunnyvale plant and fell about three feet to the floor after another project had removed the 24 bolts securing the cart’s adapter plate; the removal was never marked or communicated, and the handling team relied on old paperwork instead of physically checking the fixture.

launchesSep 8, 2026

On September 6, 2003, the NASA-managed NOAA N-Prime weather satellite slipped from a turnover cart at Lockheed Martin’s Sunnyvale plant and fell about three feet to the floor after another project had removed the 24 bolts securing the cart’s adapter plate; the removal was never marked or communicated, and the handling team relied on old paperwork instead of physically checking the fixture.

NASA’s investigation traced the factory accident to missing fixture bolts, reliance on earlier paperwork and failures of planning and oversight. The repaired satellite later launched as NOAA-19 and operated until 2025.

SpaceDaily·1 min read

The Vela Incident: Did an American satellite detect a secret nuclear test in 1979?

satellitesSep 8, 2026

The Vela Incident: Did an American satellite detect a secret nuclear test in 1979?

Was an usual flash detected off the coast of South Africa by an American satellite caused by a secretive atmospheric nuclear test?

Space.com·1 min read

Stoke Space raises another billion to rival SpaceX at re-flying rockets

launchesSep 8, 2026

Stoke Space raises another billion to rival SpaceX at re-flying rockets

Stoke has "completed the initial closing" of a $1B Series E round intended to help it reach orbit and prepare a new, larger rocket for operations.

TechCrunch Space·1 min read

Stoke Space Raises $1B Initial Series E Round

satellitesSep 8, 2026

Stoke Space Raises $1B Initial Series E Round

Stoke Space Technologies announced today that it has closed an initial $1B tranche of a Series E round, bringing the company’s total capital raised to $2.3B.

Payload Space·1 min read

Stoke Space raises $1B to expand its footprint and upsize its fully reusable Nova rocket

launchesSep 8, 2026

Stoke Space raises $1B to expand its footprint and upsize its fully reusable Nova rocket

Seattle-area startup targets early 2027 for first Pathfinder launch, with bigger Nova Block 2 due for 2029 debut. Read More

GeekWire Space·1 min read

satellitesSep 8, 2026

Anak Krakatau eruption by Sentinel-3

Image: Copernicus Sentinel-3 captured a plume from the eruption of Anak Krakatau on Saturday, 5 September.

ESA Observing the Earth·1 min read

#SpaceWatchGL Opinion: Governing a Crowded Orbit Requires More Than Regulatory Approval

companiesSep 8, 2026

#SpaceWatchGL Opinion: Governing a Crowded Orbit Requires More Than Regulatory Approval

Written by Masse Melvin As Low Earth Orbit becomes increasingly crowded, regulatory approval alone is no longer enough. Masse Melvin argues that making orbital risks and trade-offs visible must become part of space governance.

SpaceWatch.Global·1 min read

In 2024, Julia Low’s team at RMIT sat 54 volunteers in a virtual reality reconstruction of the International Space Station and had them sniff vanilla, almond and lemon, and the two sweet smells came through noticeably stronger inside the simulated spacecraft than in a plain room

missionsSep 8, 2026

In 2024, Julia Low’s team at RMIT sat 54 volunteers in a virtual reality reconstruction of the International Space Station and had them sniff vanilla, almond and lemon, and the two sweet smells came through noticeably stronger inside the simulated spacecraft than in a plain room

Fifty-four volunteers sniffed vanilla, almond and lemon inside a VR reconstruction of the ISS. The two sweet smells came through stronger in the simulated spacecraft — the opposite of what astronaut complaints about bland food would predict.

SpaceDaily·1 min read

Infinite Orbits Toulouse – Marion Andrieux on the New AIT Facility Built in Six Months

developmentSep 8, 2026

Infinite Orbits Toulouse – Marion Andrieux on the New AIT Facility Built in Six Months

From Toulouse, Marion Andrieux, CCO of Infinite Orbits, joins Laura Todd inside the company's new Assembly, Integration and Testing facility - built in just six months - to discuss the Orbit Guard and Endurance in-orbit services, why GEO came first, and how a change of mindset is helping Europe build faster.

SpaceWatch.Global·1 min read

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NorthStar $2M IRAP funding backs new sensors

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