SDA’s Sandhoo: Tranche 1 Launches Resume in May or June
Acting SDA chief Dr. Gurpartap "GP" Sandhoo told reporters at Space Symposium 2026 that Tranche 1 Transport Layer launches will restart in May or June.
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Gen. Stephen Whiting: First USSPACECOM Operational Staff Arrive at Redstone This Week
U.S. Space Command moves its first operational personnel to Redstone Arsenal this week as Gen. Stephen Whiting advances a maneuver warfare strategy.
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Saltzman Rolls Out Space Force Objective Force, Flags CR as Top Risk
Chief of Space Operations uses his final Space Symposium briefing to set force design through 2040, scale procurement and press allied integration.
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GMV Secures Lead Role in Seven 2025 European Defence Fund Initiatives
Madrid-based technology multinational GMV announced Monday its selection as a primary beneficiary in seven critical projects under the 2025 European Defence Fund (EDF) call. The selection reinforces GMV’s position as […]
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Sat-Lite Technologies adds Richard Rader to Spearhead Sales Expansion
Texas-based antenna manufacturer Sat-Lite Technologies made the April 20 strategic hire to address surging demand within the satellite ground segment, specifically targeting new opportunities in multi-orbit communications and electronic warfare […]
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Thales Alenia Space and Airbus Partner with RADMOR for Polish Defense Satellite
In a significant expansion of European defense cooperation, Thales Alenia Space, Airbus Defence and Space, and Poland’s RADMOR signed an industrial agreement Monday to develop a dedicated geostationary telecommunications satellite […]
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SmallSat Europe Speaker Focus: Gen. Michel Friedling, Look Up Space
Former French Space Command chief Gen. Michel Friedling co-founded Look Up Space to give Europe commercial space surveillance. The company raised €50M in 2025 and is deploying radars from Toulouse to French Polynesia. At SmallSat Europe, he brings the operator's blind spot into focus.
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Blue Origin Unveils Project Quartz Global Ground Station Network
On Thursday, April 16, 2026, Tory Bruno, the President of Blue Origin’s National Security Group, announced the development of Project Quartz, a brand new global network of ground stations and […]
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NASA Shuts Off Instrument on Voyager 1 to Extend Interstellar Mission
On Friday, April 17, 2026, engineers at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) sent commands to deactivate one of the few remaining science instruments aboard Voyager 1. The decision to shut […]
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Blue Origin Achieves First Booster Reuse but Satellite Enters Off-Nominal Orbit
On Sunday, April 19, 2026, Blue Origin reached a significant milestone in orbital reusability with the successful launch and recovery of a previously flown New Glenn first-stage booster. The mission, […]
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