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On May 18, 2026, space infrastructure leader Intuitive Machines (Nasdaq: LUNR) announced it has been selected as the prime contractor for the operations of two premier lunar orbital imaging payloads: […]
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On May 18, 2026, defense satellite communications provider iDirect Government announced the release of WCore, a virtualized waveform core and hardware abstraction layer designed for military satellite communications (MILSATCOM). The […]
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On May 19, 2026, all-fiber digital infrastructure provider Lightpath announced a major network densification project across the greater New York metropolitan area. Designed to support the high-capacity backhaul requirements of […]
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On May 19, 2026, satellite manufacturer York Space Systems (NYSE: YSS) announced a definitive merger agreement to acquire Solestial, Inc., an Arizona-based pioneer in next-generation space solar technology. Funded through […]
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The global space sector is in the midst of an unprecedented infrastructure boom. Driven by commercial operators racing to deploy thousands of low-Earth orbit (LEO) communication satellites, the number of […]
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Cowboy Space Corporation, formerly Aetherflux, closed a $275M Series B led by Index Ventures and filed plans for a 20,000-satellite "Stampede" constellation three days later. The largest single capital commitment in orbital compute history lands inside a thesis SatNews has been mapping bottleneck by bottleneck all year. Editor-in-Chief Nick Warfield on what Cowboy actually bet $275M on, and what they have to prove.
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In mid-May 2026, NASA released its preliminary mission architecture for Artemis III, finalizing a dramatic restructuring of the lunar campaign. Following a structural reorganization spearheaded by NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman, […]
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On May 18, 2026, Dublin-based Space AI pioneer Ubotica Technologies and Texas-based NOVI Space announced a strategic partnership to deliver real-time, edge-processed intelligence directly from Earth orbit. The collaboration integrates […]
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On May 18, 2026, Teleste Networks and Polystar, an operational subsidiary of Elisa Industriq, announced a strategic partnership to implement cloud-native artificial intelligence and automated analytics for broadband cable operators. […]
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On May 18, 2026, the European Space Agency (ESA) and the Greek Ministry of Digital Governance announced the successful development and commissioning of the Holomondas Optical Ground Station (OGS) in […]
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