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John Rood leads Momentus (NASDAQ: MNTS), a publicly traded in-space transportation company that has placed eight customer satellites in orbit. Before joining Momentus, he served as Under Secretary of Defense for Policy. At SmallSat Europe, he brings the operational track record.
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On May 20, 2026, California-based in-space manufacturing company Varda Space Industries successfully returned its W-6 capsule to Earth. The robotic re-entry vehicle landed gently under a parachute at the Koonibba […]
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A comprehensive market intelligence assessment from space consultancy Novaspace predicts a rapid transition for laser communications, shifting from an experimental niche into a cornerstone of global orbital networking. The third […]
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On May 19, 2026, space and defense technology provider Firefly Aerospace (Nasdaq: FLY) announced the completion of a major corporate campus expansion in Cedar Park, Texas. The infrastructure development adds […]
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On May 19, 2026, orbital sustainability leader Astroscale Holdings Inc. and satellite communications giant SKY Perfect JSAT Corporation announced a strategic capital and business alliance. As part of a broader […]
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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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On May 18, 2026, space infrastructure leader Intuitive Machines (Nasdaq: LUNR) announced it has been selected as the prime contractor for the operations of two premier lunar orbital imaging payloads: […]
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Cowboy Space Corporation, formerly Aetherflux, closed a $275M Series B led by Index Ventures and filed plans for a 20,000-satellite "Stampede" constellation three days later. The largest single capital commitment in orbital compute history lands inside a thesis SatNews has been mapping bottleneck by bottleneck all year. Editor-in-Chief Nick Warfield on what Cowboy actually bet $275M on, and what they have to prove.
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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 18, 2026, Dublin-based Space AI pioneer Ubotica Technologies and Texas-based NOVI Space announced a strategic partnership to deliver real-time, edge-processed intelligence directly from Earth orbit. The collaboration integrates […]
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