MaiaSpace can add the Colibri kick stage to Maia to increase mission flexibility.

Blue Origin was targeting an April 10 launch for the NG-3 mission before the 2CAT facility damage surfaced.

Blue Origin’s New Glenn booster achieved its first reuse on the April 19 mission.

The uncrewed Blue Moon Mk1 "Endurance" lunar lander test is among the missions that could be rescheduled because of the New Glenn grounding.

New Glenn is a 98-meter-tall heavy-lift orbital launch vehicle designed to carry up to 45 metric tons to low Earth orbit.

The 2CAT facility serves as the final certification stop for Blue Origin upper stages before integration with the first-stage booster at Launch Complex 36.

Satellite imagery showed structural damage to Blue Origin’s Second Stage Cleaning and Test (2CAT) facility at Exploration Park.

Blue Origin’s New Glenn mission Flight 3 (NG-3) failed to deliver an AST SpaceMobile BlueBird satellite into its target orbit.

Local reports linked the 2CAT facility damage to a propellant tank pressure test that occurred on or around April 9.

Blue Origin CEO Dave Limp attributed the New Glenn upper-stage failure to one of the two BE-3U engines producing insufficient thrust during the second vacuum burn.

The FAA’s mishap investigation will focus on New Glenn’s upper-stage propulsion and structural integrity.

The FAA has issued an indefinite launch moratorium for Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket after a mission failure on April 19.

The FAA must approve Blue Origin’s final report and corrective actions before New Glenn can return to flight.

The BlueBird 7 satellite was left in an orbit too low to sustain operations after the New Glenn upper stage underperformed.

Blue Origin had planned up to 12 launches in 2026 before the FAA grounding and 2CAT facility damage threatened that schedule.

Blue Origin holds a backlog of missions for Eutelsat, Telesat, and Amazon’s Project Kuiper.

SSS-AtoM© will continue educational outreach initiatives from One Giant Leap Australia and SpacePort Australia and aims to increase access to STEM education in rural and remote areas.

The SSS-AtoM© project aims to increase exposure to companies operating in the global space industry.

The SSS-AtoM© project aims to strengthen One Giant Leap Australia’s connections across the education sector and increase exposure to commercial partners and research and development environments.

SSS-AtoM© aims to expand the reach of One Giant Leap Australia’s education programs and broaden them to include film, arts, and design.

One Giant Leap Australia’s Australia Aerospace Camp is part of the organization’s efforts to inspire young people to contribute to future Australian space breakthroughs.

Dr. Gabrielle M. Caswell said the sector is rapidly shifting toward commercial leadership, citing SpaceX and Blue Origin as examples.

Dr. Gabrielle M. Caswell said Australia does not yet have comparable space capabilities at scale.

The announcement projects that more than 10,000 space-skilled professionals will be needed in the near term across robotics, space medicine, coding, and navigation.

One Giant Leap Australia and SpacePort Australia have formed a strategic partnership to create Space Science School: Engagement, Education. Academic to Manufacturing, also called the Triple S Atom Project (SSS-AtoM©).

SSS-AtoM© is intended to address anticipated growth in the space and advanced technology sectors and an associated skills gap.

President Donald Trump welcomed the Artemis II astronauts to the Oval Office after their trip around the Moon.

Artemis II returned human crews to the vicinity of the Moon for the first time in decades.

Artemis II is part of NASA's Artemis program and is a crewed circumlunar mission.

Both parallel Lunar Remote Camp study teams are expected to deliver development roadmaps and demonstrator concepts by the end of 2026.

The Lunar Remote Camp shelter architecture could later be adapted to support short-duration crewed missions.

FLEXHab is used by astronaut crews preparing for Artemis surface missions in partnership with the European Astronaut Center and the German Aerospace Center.

The SAGA Space Architects-led consortium includes The Exploration Company and Space Applications Services.

FLEXHab is installed at ESA's LUNA analog facility in Cologne.

ESA has not disclosed the team selected for the second parallel study.

SAGA Space Architects' LUNARK project demonstrated a rigid carbon fiber lunar habitat structure built on an origami-inspired folding design that can expand its interior volume by 750% from its packed configuration.

SAGA Space Architects co-founders Sebastian Aristotelis and Karl-Johan Sørensen conducted a three-month winter field expedition in Greenland to validate the LUNARK design under polar conditions.

FLEXHab has been operational since early 2025.

Space Applications Services has experience in ESA-funded surface mobility programs, including the LUVMI-M lunar volatiles rover and the LPSR logistics rover demonstrator.

The Lunar Remote Camp shelter is intended to protect robotic equipment and scientific instruments from extreme temperature swings, abrasive regolith dust, ionizing radiation, and micrometeorite impacts on the Moon.

The European Space Agency's Lunar Remote Camp program is focused on designing a deployable protective unit for the Moon's surface.

SAGA Space Architects completed FLEXHab, a 28-square-meter four-person lunar analog habitat built from a modified 40-foot high-cube shipping container.

The European Space Agency selected a three-company European consortium led by Copenhagen-based SAGA Space Architects to conduct one of two parallel studies for a compact, deployable shelter for lunar surface operations.

The Exploration Company is developing the Nyx cargo spacecraft for resupply missions to the International Space Station and other low Earth orbit destinations.

Temperatures during the LUNARK Greenland test dropped to -41°F (-41°C).

The Lunar Remote Camp shelters are intended to provide power and communications services for robotic operations.

Rwanda Space Agency Chief Executive Officer Gaspard Twagirayezu says GLOC 2026 will provide a platform for policy and scientific discussions on how space technology can address climate change.

GLOC 2026 will offer reduced registration rates for African nationals and African students.

Rwanda Space Agency Chief Executive Officer Gaspard Twagirayezu says the space sector has a direct role in developing monitoring, prediction, and resilience tools for communities.

GLOC 2026 will be hosted at the Kigali Convention Centre under the theme “Uniting Space and Earth for Climate Resilience”.