Relativity and SES extend launch agreementThe California-based launch company and the Luxembourg satellite company on Wednesday announced an “extended multi-year, multi-launch services agreement” using Relativity’s Terran R rocket, The companies said they are partnering for multiple launches on the Terran R, a medium- to heavy-lift, reusable launch vehicle that will bring selected SES satellites to their final orbital positions,
no contract yet …The expanded agreement includes previously unannounced SES launches. With this new agreement, Relativity’s Terran R aims to provide SES with high performance, reliability, and affordable access to space. The first launch of Terran R is planned for late 2026 from Cape Canaveral, Florida. It is important to note that launch agreements are not necessarily launch contracts. However, it’s a good sign for Relativity that customers are showing some confidence in the big new rocket still in development.
Indian demo mission scheduled for January 2026Indian space agency, ISRO, is now planning to launch an unmanned demonstration mission called Gaganyaan-1 in January 2026, reports News 9, The mission, carrying a semi-humanoid robot, will test the performance of the crew spacecraft and service module in low-Earth orbit, This is an important step towards the country’s first human space flight in 2027,
process of making …ISRO Chairman V Narayanan said, “We are currently working on our Gaganyaan program to take our citizens to space and bring them back safely, and a lot of activities are going on.” “In fact, I want to say, 8,000 tests have been completed till date, about 97 per cent of the tests have been successful except for minor failures, which we have fully understood. We are going to have three unmanned missions, followed by the first unmanned mission targeted in 2027.”
Blue Origin ready to help speed up ArtemisBlue Origin is ready to help NASA achieve its goals of landing humans on the Moon as soon as possible, Ars reports, “We just want to help America get to the moon,” Dave Limp, CEO of the space company founded by Jeff Bezos, told Ars, “If NASA wants to go faster, we’ll turn to Heaven and Earth to try to get to the Moon sooner, And I think we have some good ideas,”