Posted: Sun, Mar 22 10:12 AM ET (1412 GMT)
Blue Origin is the latest company to propose a giant orbital data center constellation. The company filed an application with the FCC Thursday for what it calls "Project Sunrise," a constellation of up to 51,600 satellites in low Earth orbit that would serve as an orbital data center for AI and other space computing applications. The company provided few technical details about the system other than it would operate in sun-synchronous orbits and use optical intersatellite communications links with its separate TeraWave broadband constellation. Both SpaceX and Starcloud have also filed applications with the FCC in recent weeks for orbital data center constellations of up to one million satellites.

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Posted: Sun, Mar 22 10:09 AM ET (1409 GMT)
Artemis 2 is back on the pad for a launch in early April. The rollout of the Space Launch System rocket and Orion spacecraft started its journey from the VAB to LC-39B at 12:20 am EDT (0420 GMT) Friday, nearly four and a half hours late because of high winds. It arrived at the launch pad about 11 hours later. Workers are making final preparations for a launch currently scheduled for as soon as April 1.

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ESA proposes dedicated Crew Dragon mission to ISS
Posted: Sun, Mar 22 10:03 AM ET (1403 GMT)
ESA is planning to fly a dedicated Crew Dragon mission to the International Space Station. The ESA Council endorsed Thursday a proposal for a project...

NASA astronauts perform ISS spacewalk
Posted: Sun, Mar 22 10:02 AM ET (1402 GMT)
Two NASA astronauts performed a spacewalk outside the International Space Station on Wednesday. Jessica Meir and Chris Williams completed the seven-hour spacewalk at 3:...

Golden Dome cost estimate grows to $185 billion
Posted: Sun, Mar 22 10:00 AM ET (1400 GMT)
The Pentagon has increased its estimated cost of the Golden Dome missile defense system by $10 billion. Gen. Michael Guetlein, the Space Force general leading...