Space Intelligence Briefing: March 2, 2026

Daily briefing for March 2, 2026.

Top 5 Space News

NASA outlines objectives for Mars communications orbiter

NASA has shared details about its plans for a Mars communications orbiter. This initiative is funded under last year's budget reconciliation bill.

Source: SpaceNews

What’s Happening in Space Policy March 1-7, 2026

SpacePolicyOnline.com has released a list of space policy events for the week of March 1-7, 2026. The Senate is in session this week.

Source: SpacePolicyOnline.com

Shareholder Advisory Firms Disagree on Avio Bylaw Amendments

Glass Lewis has advised Avio shareholders to support bylaw amendments to reduce the board size. In contrast, Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS) has recommended voting against these changes.

Source: European Spaceflight

Space Force opens secretive space tracking to commercial firms

The Space Force is allowing commercial data and software access to enhance space threat detection. This development marks a shift in their tracking operations.

Source: SpaceNews

Live coverage: SpaceX to launch 29 Starlink satellites on Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral

SpaceX is set to launch 29 Starlink satellites on a Falcon 9 rocket. The launch is expected to occur on March 1 at 7:34 p.m. EST.

Source: Spaceflight Now

Cosmic Curiosity

The Dusty Surroundings of Orion and the Pleiades

This image showcases famous night sky objects within a stunning deep view filled with faint dust and gas. It includes icons like the Pleiades star cluster and the Orion Nebula.

Source: NASA APOD

Why These Sources

This briefing uses public source data from space news feeds, NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day, and NASA's near-Earth object feed.