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On Thursday, October 15, 2026, the U.K. government awarded Luxembourg-headquartered in-orbit servicing company ClearSpace a prime contract valued at approximately £61 million ($80 million) to deliver the final operational phase […]
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In a presentation delivered on October 6, 2026, SpaceX identified the refusal of satellite operators to share ephemeris data—including precise orbital position data and planned maneuver schedules—as the single greatest […]
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On October 7, 2026, the Space Development Agency (SDA) and the Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) announced contract awards to advance space debris mitigation and active satellite deorbiting capabilities for national […]
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Between Aug. 31 and Sept. 1, 2026, the European Space Agency (ESA) completed the operational lifecycle of its Cluster II magnetospheric observation mission as the final two identical spacecraft, Samba […]
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DIU and SDA are buying end-of-life disposal as a service. Katalyst's LINK failure and an empty U.S. flight record put the real constraint on bus reliability.
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SANTA ROSA, Calif. – August 2, 2026 – To address the growing risk of uncontrolled space debris re-entering Earth’s atmosphere, international space agencies and regulatory bodies are reassessing orbital disposal […]
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AUSTIN, Texas — In a series of recent industry briefings and podcasts under the Securing the Future of Space campaign, leading experts have highlighted the critical “sovereign-commercial nexus” required to […]
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Google’s proposed architecture targets a sun-synchronous orbit (SSO), but the density of debris in this region raises concerns regarding Kessler Syndrome, a runaway chain reaction of collisions.
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In a statement released via X, Michael Nicolls, Vice President of Starlink Engineering, announced a significant reconfiguration of the Starlink constellation, confirming plans to lower approximately 4,400 satellites from 550 […]
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Kall Morris Inc. (KMI) recently demonstrated their REACCH capture technology onboard the International Space Station (ISS). The demo launched to the ISS in early November and has undergone two operations […]
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