NASA is replicating the Space Act Agreement-based contract architecture that has become a consequential deal structure in commercial space.
The Bilateral Deal Mar 12, 2026 Vast Space has never flown a space station.
The Bilateral Deal Mar 12, 2026 The February 2026 award to Vast Space confirms that NASA’s Space Act Agreement-based contract model is being replicated beyond Axiom Space.
The Bilateral Deal Mar 12, 2026 NASA’s Private Astronaut Mission program uses a bilateral services-exchange contract structure executed through a Space Act Agreement rather than a standard procurement vehicle.
The Bilateral Deal Mar 12, 2026 Prior to the February 11, 2026 award to Vast Space, Axiom Space held the private-astronaut seat across five consecutive awards.
The Bilateral Deal Mar 12, 2026 Vast Space’s Haven-1 module is on a launch manifest targeting no earlier than early 2027 and is not in orbit.
The Bilateral Deal Mar 12, 2026 Iceye had a backlog of $1.76 billion in 2025.
Iceye’s 2025 financials: Revenue $294M, will double this year; $153M in operating cash flow; $1.76B in backlog Mar 12, 2026 Iceye expects its revenue to double this year.
Iceye’s 2025 financials: Revenue $294M, will double this year; $153M in operating cash flow; $1.76B in backlog Mar 12, 2026 Iceye’s 2025 revenue was $294 million.
Iceye’s 2025 financials: Revenue $294M, will double this year; $153M in operating cash flow; $1.76B in backlog Mar 12, 2026 Iceye Oy is a Finland-based radar satellite hardware and service provider.
Iceye’s 2025 financials: Revenue $294M, will double this year; $153M in operating cash flow; $1.76B in backlog Mar 12, 2026 Iceye generated $153 million in operating cash flow in 2025.
Iceye’s 2025 financials: Revenue $294M, will double this year; $153M in operating cash flow; $1.76B in backlog Mar 12, 2026 Avio SpA's 2025 order intakes included about €330 million for space propulsion.
Rocket and defense propulsion manufacturer Avio SpA reports double-digit growth in 2025 revenue, backlog, EBITDA Mar 12, 2026 Avio SpA's net order backlog was €1,724 million in 2024, comprising €1,130 million for launch systems, €155 million for space propulsion, and €439 million for defense propulsion.
Rocket and defense propulsion manufacturer Avio SpA reports double-digit growth in 2025 revenue, backlog, EBITDA Mar 12, 2026 Avio SpA's 2025 order intakes included about €260 million for defense propulsion.
Rocket and defense propulsion manufacturer Avio SpA reports double-digit growth in 2025 revenue, backlog, EBITDA Mar 12, 2026 The €260 million defense propulsion intake in 2025 is mainly related to Aster missile propulsion production and contracts signed with U.S. Government Armed Forces.
Rocket and defense propulsion manufacturer Avio SpA reports double-digit growth in 2025 revenue, backlog, EBITDA Mar 12, 2026 Avio SpA's net order backlog was €1,359 million in 2023, comprising €970 million for launch systems, €139 million for space propulsion, and €250 million for defense propulsion.
Rocket and defense propulsion manufacturer Avio SpA reports double-digit growth in 2025 revenue, backlog, EBITDA Mar 12, 2026 Avio SpA's order intakes in 2025 amounted to approximately €1.0 billion.
Rocket and defense propulsion manufacturer Avio SpA reports double-digit growth in 2025 revenue, backlog, EBITDA Mar 12, 2026 Avio SpA's net order backlog by segment in 2025 comprised €1,165 million for launch systems, €385 million for space propulsion, and €616 million for defense propulsion.
Rocket and defense propulsion manufacturer Avio SpA reports double-digit growth in 2025 revenue, backlog, EBITDA Mar 12, 2026 Production accounts for approximately 70% of Avio SpA's 2025 backlog and development accounts for approximately 30%.
Rocket and defense propulsion manufacturer Avio SpA reports double-digit growth in 2025 revenue, backlog, EBITDA Mar 12, 2026 Avio SpA's 2025 order intakes included about €400 million for launch systems.
Rocket and defense propulsion manufacturer Avio SpA reports double-digit growth in 2025 revenue, backlog, EBITDA Mar 12, 2026 The €330 million space propulsion intake in 2025 is mainly related to a major contract greater than €200 million for production of boosters and equipment for Ariane 6 through 2029.
Rocket and defense propulsion manufacturer Avio SpA reports double-digit growth in 2025 revenue, backlog, EBITDA Mar 12, 2026 Avio SpA's net order backlog reached €2.166 billion in 2025.
Rocket and defense propulsion manufacturer Avio SpA reports double-digit growth in 2025 revenue, backlog, EBITDA Mar 12, 2026 Avio SpA's backlog in 2025 increased by 26% versus 2024 to a record level of approximately €2.2 billion.
Rocket and defense propulsion manufacturer Avio SpA reports double-digit growth in 2025 revenue, backlog, EBITDA Mar 12, 2026 Tianwen-2 is operating normally while approaching the near-Earth asteroid 2016 HO3 (Kamo'oalewa).
A minor update on Tianwen-2: Liu Jizhong said that Tianwen-2, launched in late May 2025, has already travelled about 700 million kilometres and will arrive at the near-Earth asteroid 2016HO3 (Kamo'oalewa) "this year" (rumours suggest early July). Mar 12, 2026 Tianwen-2 launched in late May 2025.
A minor update on Tianwen-2: Liu Jizhong said that Tianwen-2, launched in late May 2025, has already travelled about 700 million kilometres and will arrive at the near-Earth asteroid 2016HO3 (Kamo'oalewa) "this year" (rumours suggest early July). Mar 12, 2026 Tianwen-2 has traveled about 700 million kilometres since its launch.
A minor update on Tianwen-2: Liu Jizhong said that Tianwen-2, launched in late May 2025, has already travelled about 700 million kilometres and will arrive at the near-Earth asteroid 2016HO3 (Kamo'oalewa) "this year" (rumours suggest early July). Mar 12, 2026 Tianwen-2 is expected to arrive at the near-Earth asteroid 2016 HO3 (Kamo'oalewa) in 2026, with rumours suggesting an arrival in early July 2026.
A minor update on Tianwen-2: Liu Jizhong said that Tianwen-2, launched in late May 2025, has already travelled about 700 million kilometres and will arrive at the near-Earth asteroid 2016HO3 (Kamo'oalewa) "this year" (rumours suggest early July). Mar 12, 2026 Development of Tianwen-3 has achieved breakthroughs in planetary protection.
Development of Tianwen-3 progressing well, according to chief designer Liu Jizhong, with breakthroughs in Mars sampling and containment, takeoff & ascent, orbit rendezvous, and planetary protection. This is "laying the groundwork for future continuous exploration" of Mars. Mar 12, 2026 Development of Tianwen-3 has achieved breakthroughs in Mars sampling and containment.
Development of Tianwen-3 progressing well, according to chief designer Liu Jizhong, with breakthroughs in Mars sampling and containment, takeoff & ascent, orbit rendezvous, and planetary protection. This is "laying the groundwork for future continuous exploration" of Mars. Mar 12, 2026 The Tianwen-3 mission architecture includes two launches.
Development of Tianwen-3 progressing well, according to chief designer Liu Jizhong, with breakthroughs in Mars sampling and containment, takeoff & ascent, orbit rendezvous, and planetary protection. This is "laying the groundwork for future continuous exploration" of Mars. Mar 12, 2026 Tianwen-3 is a Mars sample return mission.
Development of Tianwen-3 progressing well, according to chief designer Liu Jizhong, with breakthroughs in Mars sampling and containment, takeoff & ascent, orbit rendezvous, and planetary protection. This is "laying the groundwork for future continuous exploration" of Mars. Mar 12, 2026 Liu Jizhong is the chief designer of Tianwen-3.
Development of Tianwen-3 progressing well, according to chief designer Liu Jizhong, with breakthroughs in Mars sampling and containment, takeoff & ascent, orbit rendezvous, and planetary protection. This is "laying the groundwork for future continuous exploration" of Mars. Mar 12, 2026 Tianwen-3 is planned to launch in late 2028.
Development of Tianwen-3 progressing well, according to chief designer Liu Jizhong, with breakthroughs in Mars sampling and containment, takeoff & ascent, orbit rendezvous, and planetary protection. This is "laying the groundwork for future continuous exploration" of Mars. Mar 12, 2026 Development of Tianwen-3 has achieved breakthroughs in takeoff and ascent.
Development of Tianwen-3 progressing well, according to chief designer Liu Jizhong, with breakthroughs in Mars sampling and containment, takeoff & ascent, orbit rendezvous, and planetary protection. This is "laying the groundwork for future continuous exploration" of Mars. Mar 12, 2026 Development of Tianwen-3 has achieved breakthroughs in orbit rendezvous.
Development of Tianwen-3 progressing well, according to chief designer Liu Jizhong, with breakthroughs in Mars sampling and containment, takeoff & ascent, orbit rendezvous, and planetary protection. This is "laying the groundwork for future continuous exploration" of Mars. Mar 12, 2026 Development of the Tianwen-3 Mars sample-return mission is progressing with breakthroughs in Mars sampling and containment, takeoff and ascent, orbit rendezvous, and planetary protection.
Tianwen-3 will use a drone with a range of a few hundred metres to supplement samples collected by the lander's scoop and drill. Mar 12, 2026 Tianwen-3 will use a drone with a range of a few hundred metres to supplement samples collected by the lander's scoop and drill.
Tianwen-3 will use a drone with a range of a few hundred metres to supplement samples collected by the lander's scoop and drill. Mar 12, 2026 A Long March 8A rocket lifted off at 19:48 UTC on March 12, 2026 from the Hainan Commercial Space Launch Site.
After a month-long hiatus, China resumes orbital launches, with a Long March 8A lifting off at 1948 UTC today from Hainan Commercial Space Launch Site, successfully carrying the 20th group of Guowang satellites into orbit (China's 11th orbital of 2026). Mar 12, 2026 The Long March 8A carried the 20th group of Guowang satellites into orbit.
After a month-long hiatus, China resumes orbital launches, with a Long March 8A lifting off at 1948 UTC today from Hainan Commercial Space Launch Site, successfully carrying the 20th group of Guowang satellites into orbit (China's 11th orbital of 2026). Mar 12, 2026 The March 12, 2026 launch was China’s 11th orbital launch of 2026.
After a month-long hiatus, China resumes orbital launches, with a Long March 8A lifting off at 1948 UTC today from Hainan Commercial Space Launch Site, successfully carrying the 20th group of Guowang satellites into orbit (China's 11th orbital of 2026). Mar 12, 2026 China resumed orbital launches after a month-long hiatus.
After a month-long hiatus, China resumes orbital launches, with a Long March 8A lifting off at 1948 UTC today from Hainan Commercial Space Launch Site, successfully carrying the 20th group of Guowang satellites into orbit (China's 11th orbital of 2026). Mar 12, 2026 Tianwen-3 is a Chinese Mars sample return mission.
China’s Tianwen-3 Mars Sample Return mission will feature a dedicated drone to help collect surface samples Mar 12, 2026 Tianwen-3 is planned for launch in 2028.
China’s Tianwen-3 Mars Sample Return mission will feature a dedicated drone to help collect surface samples Mar 12, 2026 Tianwen-3 is planned to return at least 500 grams of Martian samples to Earth in 2031.
China’s Tianwen-3 Mars Sample Return mission will feature a dedicated drone to help collect surface samples Mar 12, 2026 The Tianwen-3 mission concept includes a dedicated drone to collect surface samples in addition to drilling and scooping.
China’s Tianwen-3 Mars Sample Return mission will feature a dedicated drone to help collect surface samples Mar 12, 2026 Qingzhou-1 is a cargo spacecraft.
Qingzhou-1 cargo spacecraft ready at Jiuquan Mar 12, 2026 The Qingzhou-1 cargo spacecraft was ready at Jiuquan on March 12, 2026.
Qingzhou-1 cargo spacecraft ready at Jiuquan Mar 12, 2026 Chinese rocket launches were paused during the period following the start of the Year of the Horse on February 17.
Well it was a busy full month from me, and a busy out-from-work month for the Chinese since the Year Of The Horse started on Feb. 17th, but I'm thankful that the Chinese are good enough to pause launches until right after I get it little bit of spare time... Mar 12, 2026 The Year of the Horse started on February 17.
Well it was a busy full month from me, and a busy out-from-work month for the Chinese since the Year Of The Horse started on Feb. 17th, but I'm thankful that the Chinese are good enough to pause launches until right after I get it little bit of spare time... Mar 12, 2026 The scheduled Long March 8A launch from Wenchang is planned to fly out over the sea.
OK make it 4… Firstly in less than 4 hours (March 12 ~19:45 UTC, middle of night in China) some Chinese LEO constellation is getting more pieces together w/ a Long March 8A launching out towards sea from Wenchang, probably another SatNet satellites batch but who knows? Mar 12, 2026