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VANDENBERG SPACE FORCE BASE, CALIF. – On Wednesday, March 11, 2026, Firefly Aerospace successfully launched its Alpha Flight 7 mission, titled “Stairway to Seven.” The Alpha rocket lifted off from […]
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HAWTHORNE, CALIFORNIA – While SpaceX continues to dominate the Low Earth Orbit (LEO) broadband market with over 11,000 active Starlink satellites, the company has officially pivoted its long-term strategy toward […]
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WALLINGFORD, Connecticut – On Thursday, March 5, Times Microwave Systems, an Amphenol brand, announced the launch of its Levitate™ cable assembly line. The new series is engineered specifically to address […]
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KENT, Washington – Analysis of recent strategic hiring and program updates on Wednesday, March 4, indicates that Blue Origin is rapidly advancing its “9×4” super-heavy lift configuration of the New […]
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ELCHE, Spain – On Wednesday, March 4, PLD Space announced the closing of a €180 million ($195 million) Series C equity funding round. The investment was led by Japanese industrial […]
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On Monday, March 2, 2026, shares of APT Satellite Holdings Limited (01045.HK) surged by more than 7% following reports of SpaceX’s strategic pivot toward lunar-based manufacturing. The market reaction underscores […]
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In a sweeping structural pivot announced Friday, February 27, 2026, NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman confirmed a major reorganization of the Artemis lunar campaign. The agency will cancel the planned Block […]
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On February 24, 2026, the aerospace sector saw a series of strategic consolidations and leadership shifts that signal a transition from a focus on launch frequency to a race for […]
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United Launch Alliance (ULA) and the U.S. Space Force (USSF) are investigating a technical anomaly that occurred during the launch of the USSF-87 mission on February 12, 2026. While the […]
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KIRUNA, Sweden — The European Space Agency (ESA) and prime contractor ArianeGroup are preparing for the first low-altitude “hop test” of the Themis reusable launcher demonstrator, currently scheduled for the […]
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