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On August 26, 2026, U.S.-based defense technology company Palladyne AI Corp. and Ukrainian-Estonian drone autonomy developer NORDA Dynamics announced a formal partnership to integrate their software platforms. The technical collaboration […]
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Comparing AST SpaceMobile’s proprietary AST5000 chip and Nvidia’s Vera architecture highlights two fundamental categories of spaceborne silicon: telecom signal processing versus high-density AI computing. Rather than competing in the same […]
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A NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory astrophysicist published the arithmetic of orbital computing in April: one megawatt needs 5,640 square meters of solar array and 2,500 square meters of radiator, and the economics only close between $250 and $1,000 per kilogram for launch and build combined. Dr. Slava Turyshev joins the orbital data center panel on the opening day of Satellite Innovation at Silicon Valley Space Week.
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On August 26, 2026, Edinburgh-based flight control manufacturer Aurora Avionics entered into a hardware supply contract with European launch developer Alpha Impulsion. Under the agreement, Aurora Avionics will design, produce, […]
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On August 26, 2026, Danish small satellite manufacturer GomSpace Group AB published its interim report for the second quarter and first half of 2026. The company achieved a 30 percent […]
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Addressing expanding constellation manifests and civil exploration timelines, space organizations globally are encountering severe labor shortages and retention bottlenecks. Industry data highlights that 95 percent of space companies face skills-related […]
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ICEYE has established national entities in Germany, Portugal, India, the Netherlands and Korea inside 49 days and named a country chief executive for the UAE in the same window. CEO Rafal Modrzewski and ICEYE UAE chief Christos Kolimenakis told SatNews what the country-leadership model is actually selling: schedule. Poland went from contract signature to a constellation its own military operators fly in under 12 months, while France's first sovereign radar demonstrator does not enter service until 2029.
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Addressing simulation bottlenecks in complex flight dynamics modeling, aerospace engineering firm a.i. solutions launched FreeFlyer 8 on August 25, 2026. Unveiled at the Small Satellite Conference in Salt Lake City, […]
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Addressing increasing low Earth orbit (LEO) congestion and collision risks, SpaceX has opened its “Stargaze” Space Situational Awareness (SSA) and conjunction screening platform to external satellite operators on August 25, […]
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On Tuesday, August 25, 2026, Louisiana state leaders and SpaceX executives scheduled an 11:00 a.m. press conference to unveil a formal agreement establishing new launch infrastructure and aerospace logistics operations […]
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