Space & Satellites News The Robotics Media's Space & Satellites category covers robotics and AI in orbit and beyond, including satellite servicing missions, planetary rovers, robotic arms on spacecraft, autonomous docking systems, and lunar and Mars exploration hardware. Coverage spans agency programs from NASA, ESA, and JAXA as well as commercial players in launch, in-orbit servicing, debris removal, and Earth observation. Readers will find mission updates, technology deep dives, funding news, and analysis of the space robotics industry.
ArcSpace Raises Over €2M To Weld And Repair Satellites In Orbit — Aug 28, 2026 — Paris-based ArcSpace has raised over €2 million led by DEPO Ventures to scale its electron-beam tools that can cut, weld and repair satellites — inclu...SpaceX Launches Starlink 15-22 From Vandenberg After Florida Falcon 9 Sunset — Aug 26, 2026 — SpaceX lofted 27 Starlink satellites from Vandenberg early August 26, 2026 on booster B1082's 24th flight, one day after the company's last planned Fa...SpaceX Ends Falcon 9 Starlink Launches From Florida, Hands Baton To Starship — Aug 26, 2026 — SpaceX's Tuesday Starlink 10-49 mission from Cape Canaveral was the last planned Falcon 9 launch of Starlink from Florida, VP Kiko Dontchev said, with...SpaceX Booster B1067 Sets 37-Flight Reuse Record On Starlink 10-49 Cape Canaveral Launch — Aug 25, 2026 — SpaceX launched a Falcon 9 from Cape Canaveral early Tuesday carrying 29 Starlink 10-49 satellites, powered by fleet-leading first-stage booster B1067...SpaceX Hits 100 Falcon Missions For 2026 With Vandenberg Starlink Launch — Aug 24, 2026 — A pre-dawn Falcon 9 from Vandenberg carried 27 Starlink satellites to orbit, giving SpaceX its 100th Falcon-family flight of 2026, with the Starlink f...SpaceX's Starlink Crosses 11,000 Satellites As One Network Nears Two-Thirds Of Active Fleet — Aug 23, 2026 — A 24-satellite Falcon 9 launch from Vandenberg on August 19, 2026 appears to have pushed SpaceX's Starlink constellation past 11,000 spacecraft in orb...SpaceX Hits 100 Orbital Missions Of 2026 With Vandenberg Starlink Launch — Aug 22, 2026 — SpaceX's overnight Falcon 9 launch of the Starlink 15-20 mission from Vandenberg marked the company's 100th orbital flight of 2026 for the third conse...Rocket Lab launches iQPS QPS-SAR-18 'SUSANOO-II' on 14th Electron of 2026 — Aug 20, 2026 — Rocket Lab lofted iQPS's QPS-SAR-18 'SUSANOO-II' synthetic-aperture radar satellite to a 575 km mid-inclined orbit aboard Electron from Mahia today, n...Viasat Picks Rocket Lab to Build GEO Satellite for Space Force PTS-G — Aug 19, 2026 — Viasat has selected Rocket Lab to build the satellite bus for a mini-GEO spacecraft in the U.S. Space Force's Protected Tactical SATCOM-Global program...Rocket Lab Onboarded to Space Force's $981M NITE-STAR Contract — Aug 19, 2026 — Rocket Lab has joined the U.S. Space Force's NITE-STAR IDIQ vehicle, opening the door for the company to bid on task orders in a $981 million program...Yuanxin Satellite Raises ~$975M for Qianfan Constellation at $7B Valuation — Aug 19, 2026 — Shanghai-based Yuanxin Satellite has closed a fresh funding round of nearly RMB7 billion (~$975 million) at a RMB50 billion (~$7 billion) valuation to...SpaceX Hits 100 Launches for 2026 with Starlink 17-50 Flight — Aug 19, 2026 — SpaceX's Falcon 9 Starlink 17-50 launch from Vandenberg on August 18 marked the company's 100th mission of 2026, the third straight century year.LandSpace Sets Aug 18 Second Try At Reusing Zhuque-3 Booster — Aug 18, 2026 — LandSpace targets 23:35 UTC on Aug 18 from Jiuquan for the second Zhuque-3 flight, and its second attempt at recovering the stainless-steel booster af...Vietnam's VinSpace Books SpaceX Transporter to Launch Its First Satellites — Aug 16, 2026 — Vingroup-owned VinSpace will fly its first satellites aboard SpaceX's Transporter ride-share in Q2 2027, marking a milestone for Vietnam's nascent com...SpaceX Sends 8 Globalstar Sats Up In New 38-Minute Doubleheader Record — Aug 16, 2026 — SpaceX launched eight Globalstar satellites from Cape Canaveral on Aug. 15, 2026 and set a new coast-to-coast record with a second Falcon 9 from Vande...Rocket Lab Warns Neutron Debut May Slip Into 2027 As Kepler Books Dedicated Flight — Aug 16, 2026 — Rocket Lab told investors its Neutron rocket is still on track to reach the Wallops pad in Q4 but the window for a 2026 launch is narrowing, even as K...Rocket Lab Opens Munich Subsidiary To Anchor European Sovereign Space Push — Aug 15, 2026 — Rocket Lab Corp. has formally established Rocket Lab Germany GmbH in Munich, using the Mynaric acquisition as a launchpad for European satellite manuf...Neuraspace Raises €15.6M For AI Space Traffic Management — Aug 14, 2026 — Portugal's Neuraspace has raised €15.6M ($18M) to scale its AI space traffic management platform and defense-grade NeuraspaceDEF product, backed by Li...Astranis Unveils Perceptor Satellite For Geostationary Space Domain Awareness — Aug 14, 2026 — San Francisco satellite maker Astranis has revealed Perceptor, a maneuverable MicroGEO-derived spacecraft designed to inspect and monitor other satell...Rocket Lab Debuts GHOST, A Spaceport You Can Ship In A Container — Aug 11, 2026 — Rocket Lab unveiled GHOST, a containerized launch system that packages a complete Electron or HASTE launch site into shipping containers, with the fir...