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During the SmallSat Europe conference in Amsterdam, space access provider SEOPS announced the launch of its Waymaker program. The initiative is designed to offer dedicated rideshare missions to low Earth […]
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PLD Space has raised €210 million in 2026, anchored by Europe's largest equity round for a launch company and an EIB venture debt facility. With MIURA 5 approaching its maiden orbital flight from French Guiana later this year, the Elche-based company sits at the center of Europe's push for sovereign access to space. Sales Manager Daniele Dallari joins the defense-stage panel at SmallSat Europe.
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On Sunday, May 24, 2026, the China Manned Space Agency (CMSA) launched the Shenzhou-23 crewed spacecraft from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China. The mission, carried to low-Earth […]
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Rocket Lab's Global Launch Services Manager bridges European institutions with the company's Electron, HASTE, and Neutron launch infrastructure. With a $2.2 billion backlog and 70-plus missions on the manifest, the transatlantic sales pipeline is where the growth is.
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The S-1 reveals SpaceX is three businesses (Connectivity, Space, and AI), only one of which is profitable today. With an implied $1.75 trillion valuation, here is what every satellite operator needs to read before SPCX prices on June 11.
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The commercial Earth observation market is undergoing a structural shift in how sovereign states and heavy industries procure space assets. Historically, acquiring satellite intelligence required either purchasing restrictive, expensive data […]
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On May 19, 2026, the European Space Agency (ESA) and the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) achieved a major milestone in international aerospace cooperation with the successful launch of the […]
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The global space sector is in the midst of an unprecedented infrastructure boom. Driven by commercial operators racing to deploy thousands of low-Earth orbit (LEO) communication satellites, the number of […]
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In mid-May 2026, NASA released its preliminary mission architecture for Artemis III, finalizing a dramatic restructuring of the lunar campaign. Following a structural reorganization spearheaded by NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman, […]
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On May 14, 2026, NASA confirmed that the Liquid Oxygen Flight Demonstration, or LOXSAT, has entered its final pre-launch testing phase at Rocket Lab’s Spacecraft Production Complex in Long Beach, […]
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