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WASHINGTON — NASA issued $1.3 billion in commercial launch task orders to SpaceX, Blue Origin, and Relativity Space, among other providers, to orbit infrastructure supporting its planned permanent lunar base, […]
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LEIDEN, Netherlands — Astrophysicist Dr. Kelly Holley-Bockelmann has joined the Netherlands Institute for Space Research (SRON) to lead multi-messenger astrophysics research and data modeling for the Laser Interferometer Space Antenna […]
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WASHINGTON — NASA’s 22-year-old Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory is projected to reenter Earth’s atmosphere and burn up on or around Friday, Nov. 6, 2026, following the failure of a commercial […]
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On October 11, 2026, defense logistics contractor Sierra Space demonstrated the flight recovery capabilities of its Ghost reentry vehicle during high-altitude drop tests conducted under U.S. Space Command’s Apollo Nexus […]
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On October 5, 2026, European Space Agency (ESA) Director General Josef Aschbacher outlined a 10-year, €10 billion ($10.9 billion) proposal to establish an independent European crewed spaceflight capability. Presented ahead […]
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On October 7, 2026, national satellite operator Azercosmos announced the launch of Platerra, an artificial intelligence-driven platform engineered to automate satellite imagery processing and generate actionable geospatial intelligence. Developed in […]
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Addressing the growing demand for high-performance semiconductor components, Elethron has secured a payload reservation aboard the commercial space station Starlab to test and refine advanced substrate manufacturing in microgravity. Microgravity […]
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ESA's director general used the first fireside chat of World Space Business Week to set out what ministers will be asked in Rome on Dec. 15, a scope that runs from the rocket to crew recovery. Funding follows through ESA's usual subscription process.
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On Sept. 24, 2026, satellite manufacturer GomSpace confirmed its participation in an ESA-funded feasibility study to define system concepts for a dedicated Arctic satellite constellation. Executed alongside industry partners Sternula, […]
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On September 4, 2026, the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) issued an official statement regarding its organizational roadmap, confirming that the state space agency will neither be privatized nor undergo […]
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