Month March 2026

NASA's Artemis 2 mission is ready to launch — the first crewed lunar flyby since Apollo 17 in 1972. Here's everything you need to know about the crew, the spacecraft, and what comes next.

Apple is celebrating its 50th anniversary with worldwide gatherings throughout March 2026. The festivities kicked off with a surprise Alicia Keys performance at Apple Grand Central in New York City on March 13.

SpaceX has reached a remarkable milestone in 2026, launching its 600th Starlink satellite of the year by mid-March — a pace that significantly exceeds any previous year and continues to expand the world's largest satellite internet constellation.

NASA's Office of the Inspector General has released a new audit flagging astronaut safety concerns and potential delays for both SpaceX's Starship and Blue Origin's Blue Moon lunar landers slated for Artemis missions.

Apple has released iOS 15.8.7, iOS 16.7.15, iPadOS 15.8.7, and iPadOS 16.7.15 on March 11, 2026 — critical security patches for older iPhones and iPads that address serious WebKit and Kernel vulnerabilities tied to the Coruna exploit.

Microsoft's March 2026 Patch Tuesday addresses 79 security vulnerabilities including 2 publicly disclosed zero-days — one in SQL Server and one in .NET — plus critical remote code execution flaws in Microsoft Office.

Microsoft has announced the Microsoft 365 E7 Frontier Suite, bundling Microsoft 365 E5, Copilot, and the new Agent 365 platform into a single $99/user/month package launching May 1, 2026.

Microsoft has announced Copilot Wave 3 for Microsoft 365, bringing GPT-5.4 Thinking and GPT-5.3 Instant models, the new Agent 365 platform, and a promise of continuous frontier AI capabilities for enterprise users.

OpenAI has crossed $25 billion in annualized revenue, making it one of the fastest-growing software companies in history. The company is reportedly taking early steps toward a public listing, potentially as soon as late 2026.