Space News for Friday, February 27, 2026

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy!(00:10) Podcast Introduction(00:23) China set for its first one-year human spaceflight mission, confirms Pakistani astronaut flight(01:15) Space Force keeps door open to future human presence in orbit(01:44) Virgin Media O2 launches Europe’s first Starlink direct-to-smartphone service(02:27) Airbus and Leonardo report increased space revenues for 2025(03:03) NordSpace founder backs Wyvern with new Canada-focused venture arm(03:40) Moving On Up @ Encompass Digital Media(04:35) CapRock’s High Five — It’s All Greek!(05:12) ND SatCom Sets Satellite Sites In Cloud Computing — Bumps Up To XWARP™(06:03) National Phenomenon — Brazilian Hijacking of U.S. Military Satellites(06:39) Chesapeake Bay Locked in Ice(07:12) JPL 3D-Printed Part Springs Forward(07:45) Landsat 9: More Than Just A Picture(07:58) Inside Project Hail Mary(08:39) NASA Invites Media to Discuss Next Steps for Artemis Campaign(09:20) Vast and Axiom awarded new private missions to ISS, continue work on commercial space stations(09:40) ISPTech Raises €5.5M to Scale Green Propulsion Tech(10:36) Mynaric Demos QKD Comms With COTS Tech(11:19) CesiumAstro Acquires AI Firm Vidrovr(11:53) Phantom Space Acquires Vector Launch Assets(12:35) Canada’s NordSpace Opens VC Arm for Sovereign Space Investments(13:21) Artemis 2 moon mission shouldn't launch until late 2026, new analysis of solar superflares suggests(14:11) Astronomers just watched a star 1,540 times the size of our sun transform into a hypergiant. Will it go supernova?(15:10) US Space Force pauses national security launches on ULA Vulcan rocket due to booster glitch(15:59) NASA shakes up leadership of human spaceflight program in wake of critical Starliner report(16:44) One Fire star projector review: A great projector for kids(17:12) ULA isn't making the Space Force's GPS interference problem any easier