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Guangzhou, China — On Wednesday, September 30, 2026, Chinese commercial launch provider CAS Space rescheduled the maiden flight of its reusable Lihong-2 suborbital launch vehicle from late 2026 to early […]
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Denver, Colorado — On Monday, September 28, 2026, satellite manufacturer Astro Digital entered into a definitive business combination agreement to go public through a merger with special purpose acquisition company […]
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Washington, D.C. — On Wednesday, September 30, 2026, the Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM) approved a $468 million direct credit facility for commercial satellite manufacturer Astranis. Granted under […]
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Luxembourg — On Wednesday, September 30, 2026, satellite fleet operator SES announced a multi-year extension of its direct-to-home (DTH) satellite capacity agreement with European media and connectivity provider Sky. The […]
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Bank of America put a $235 price target on SpaceX in July, less than four weeks after the company went public at $135 a share, and MoffettNathanson started coverage at $131 six days later. Dr. Ronald Epstein, the Bank of America analyst behind the higher number, gives the keynote that opens Silicon Valley Space Week.
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The National Reconnaissance Office awarded Pixxel a Strategic Commercial Enhancements contract in May to demonstrate what hyperspectral imagery can characterize that conventional imaging does not. Allyson Jenkins, the company's Vice President of Public Sector, joins the final full panel of the MilSat Symposium at Silicon Valley Space Week.
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On Sept. 29, 2026, details presented during the Advanced Maui Optical and Space Surveillance Technologies (AMOS) Conference revealed that the U.S. Space Force’s Mission Delta 2 is building software systems […]
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On Sept. 29, 2026, satellite services provider Momentus Inc. confirmed the successful operational demonstration of an artificial-intelligence-enabled LiDAR and optical imaging sensor suite during an in-orbit Rendezvous and Proximity Operations […]
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On Sept. 29, 2026, ground station management provider ATLAS Space Operations, in partnership with satellite manufacturer York Space Systems, activated a new ground antenna at their jointly operated teleport facility […]
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On Sept. 29, 2026, defense aerospace contractor L3Harris Technologies received an undefinitized contract valued at over $6 billion from Lockheed Martin. The seven-year award finances a multi-facility manufacturing expansion to […]
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