Canada’s $38.6 billion NORAD modernization plan prioritizes low Earth orbit architectures and alternative positioning technologies.

The Canadian Space Agency says Xona Space Systems’ satellites fly much closer to Earth than legacy GPS satellites.

The Canadian Space Agency awarded Xona Space Systems a $495,120 SmartEarth grant for research on advanced remote sensing and navigation applications from a commercial PNT satellite constellation.

Xona Space Systems closed a $170 million Series C funding round to scale its commercial Pulsar positioning, navigation, and timing satellite network.

The Canadian Space Agency says Xona Space Systems’ signals are up to 100 times stronger than legacy GPS signals.

Xona Space Systems expects to launch four additional satellites in 2025.

Xona Space Systems plans to deploy a 258-satellite Pulsar constellation for continuous global coverage.

Xona Space Systems is partnering with Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada and the National Research Council of Canada to demonstrate distribution of Canada’s UTC time standard through the Pulsar network.

Defence Research and Development Canada’s Canadian Safety and Security Program provided $850,000 to support Xona Space Systems’ infrastructure partnership with Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada and the National Research Council of Canada.

Xona Space Systems has received an additional $2.15 million from various government departments for PNT technology development.

Some of Gerard K. O'Neill's followers formed the L-5 Society in 1975.

Gerard K. O'Neill testified before the U.S. Senate by early 1976.

The fictional lunar mining facility used a linear accelerator to send collected material up to a manufacturing station.

The ZQ-3 mock-up was transported back to base, and the ZQ-3 pad is currently empty.

ZQ-2E is vertical on the pad and is planned to launch the next day.

Bert de Jong is the director of the Quantum Systems Accelerator and a scientist at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory.

Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory plays a key role in Quantum California, a statewide initiative to coordinate California's leadership in quantum technology, workforce development, and economic growth.

Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory collaborates with industry and the quantum research ecosystem to fabricate and test quantum devices, develop software and algorithms, and build prototypes of computers and networks.

NASA is aligning operations at the Kennedy Space Center and Wallops Flight Facility under a single executive authority.

Brian Hughes has the de facto role of director at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida.

NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility supports small and medium-class rocket launches.

Brian Hughes’s new role includes responsibility for operations at NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia.

Brian Hughes previously served as NASA’s chief of staff.

Brian Hughes was appointed senior director of launch operations for NASA on May 8, 2026.

Cosmoleap plans to conduct hot-fire tests on the Qingyu-11 engine in the second half of the year.

Cosmoleap has completed torch ignition tests on the Qingyu-11 engine.

Cosmoleap’s Qingyu-11 is a 150-tonne-class methane-liquid oxygen engine.

Cosmoleap has completed cryogenic and fluid flow tests on the Qingyu-11 engine.

Amazon is using a multi-launch strategy to accelerate the growth of its satellite connectivity constellation.

Amazon's Leo Europe 3 mission will launch 36 satellites.

Amazon's Leo Europe 3 mission will use an Ariane 6 rocket with upgraded P160C solid rocket boosters.

Leo Europe 3 will be the third Ariane 6 mission.

Amazon's Leo Europe 3 mission is targeting June 17 for liftoff from Europe's Spaceport in French Guiana.

Amazon's Leo Europe 3 mission will be the largest Ariane 6 payload to date.

Li Jiaying holds a PhD in computational and information science-related subjects.

The Shenzhou-23 and Shenzhou-21 crews spent just under four days working together on Tiangong Space Station.

Wu Fei is on his first trip into space as the mission's flight engineer.

Zhang Hongzhang was selected as part of the third taikonaut group in October 2020.

Zhang Hongzhang is on his first trip into space as the mission's payload expert.

Zhang Zhiyuan is flying in space for the first time after being selected as part of China's third taikonaut group in 2020.

The Shenzhou-23 crew plans to launch more than one hundred new scientific and applied projects during its mission.

Zhang Lu is on his second spaceflight after serving on the Shenzhou-15 mission between November 2022 and June 2023.

The Shenzhou-23 mission will focus on research and verification in space life sciences, space materials science, microgravity fluid physics, space medicine, and new space technologies.

Li Jiaying previously served as a Chief Inspector of the Hong Kong Police Force and reached the rank of Superintendent.

Li Jiaying was born in November 1982 and is from the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region.

Wu Fei was selected as part of the third taikonaut group in October 2020.

The outgoing Shenzhou-21 crew on Tiangong Space Station consisted of Zhang Lu, Wu Fei, and Zhang Hongzhang.

Li Jiaying is flying in space for the first time after being selected as a fourth batch taikonaut in 2024.

Wu Fei was born in 1993 and is from Baotou in the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region.

Zhang Zhiyuan was born in June 1986 and is from Gansu province.