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Viasat, Inc. confirmed on Wednesday, July 22, 2026, the successful mechanical deployment of the main boom and ultra-large reflector on its ViaSat-3 Flight 3 (VS-3 F3) broadband satellite. Visual verification […]
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Marking a major operational milestone in In-Space Servicing, Assembly, and Manufacturing (ISAM), SpaceLogistics—a wholly owned subsidiary of Northrop Grumman—successfully launched its Mission Robotic Vehicle (MRV-1) on Tuesday, July 21, 2026. […]
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Targeting strict size, weight, power, and cost (SWaP-C) constraints across aerospace and defense platforms, micro electro-mechanical systems (MEMS) developer Silicon Sensing Systems Ltd launched its next-generation CRG21 gyroscope on Wednesday, […]
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On Wednesday, July 15, 2026, NASA published new operational parameters for its upcoming Artemis III demonstration mission scheduled for 2027. Pivoting from its original lunar landing objective under a sweeping […]
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Pegasus XL's final flight ended the only operational orbital-class air-launch system the same week VICTUS HAZE delivered a 17-hour tactical call-up from a fixed pad. Responsiveness turned out to be a software and operations problem, not an aircraft problem.
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KWAJALEIN ATOLL — NASA and aerospace startup Katalyst Space Technologies are scheduled to launch an orbital servicing mission on Tuesday, June 30, 2026, aimed at arresting the atmospheric decay of […]
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When the CST-100 Starliner will return to crewed flight is becoming a point of consternation. NASA and Boeing engineers have been mired in intensive root-cause investigations, focusing on how the […]
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The modern connectivity landscape is undergoing a structural transformation that is entirely dismantling traditional engineering silos. For decades, the space segment, terrestrial cellular infrastructure, and enterprise IT networks operated as […]
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On Friday, June 5, 2026, NASA issued a rare emergency directive for astronauts aboard the International Space Station. Five crew members were temporarily ordered to take shelter inside a docked […]
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Impulse Space has successfully closed a $500 million Series D funding round, co-led by 137 Ventures and BANNER VC, with additional participation from Founder’s Fund, Lux Capital, and Linse Capital. […]
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