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LOS ANGELES, CA — Popular space commentator and astrophysicist Scott Manley recently shed light on SpaceX’s latest unannounced project: a surprise new uncrewed spacecraft named Starfall. Newly released regulatory documents […]
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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 Monday, May 11, 2026, Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) announced the official release of the LR-450, a compact and lightweight positioning and navigation system designed to support a wide […]
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Thales Alenia Space, a joint venture between Thales (67%) and Leonardo (33%), announced on Tuesday, May 5, the signing of a €26.1 million Phase 1 contract with the European Space […]
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Viasat, Inc. announced the successful launch and initial signal acquisition of its ViaSat-3 Flight 3 (F3) satellite on Wednesday, April 29. The mission, which lifted off at 10:13 a.m. EDT […]
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The European Space Agency (ESA) has awarded a contract to technology multinational GMV to lead the development and operational maintenance of mission planning functions (MPFs) for the Copernicus expansion missions. […]
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As NASA transitions from sporadic science deliveries to establishing a permanent surface presence, the Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS) program is undergoing a massive expansion in scope and industrial requirement. […]
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On March 30, 2026, the Chinese commercial space firm CAS Space (Zhongke Yuhang) achieved the successful maiden flight of its Kinetica-2 Y1 (also known as Lijian-2 Y1) carrier rocket. The […]
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The SatCom industry is currently undergoing a structural transformation as mega-constellations like SpaceX’s Starlink and Amazon’s Leo (Project Kuiper) commoditize raw bandwidth. For small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), the traditional […]
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New Zealand — At 10:14 CET on March 28, 2026, the first two satellites of the European Space Agency’s (ESA) Celeste mission—IOD-1 and IOD-2—successfully lifted off from Rocket Lab’s Launch […]
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