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On August 1, 2026, custom metal additive manufacturing provider AMCM, a subsidiary of EOS GmbH, officially commissioned its new assembly and integration facility in Weilheim, Germany. Built to meet surging […]
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On August 6, 2026, Mark Dankberg, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Viasat Inc., informed financial analysts during the company’s quarter-two earnings presentation that Equatys—the Direct-to-Device (D2D) joint venture formed […]
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On August 5, 2026, a spent SpaceX Falcon 9 upper stage unintentionally struck the surface of the Moon at high velocity. The 4-metric-ton rocket body, measuring approximately 12 meters in […]
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On August 5, 2026, SpaceX President and Chief Operating Officer Gwynne Shotwell outlined the company’s Q2 performance and strategic direction, confirming plans to expand Starlink’s Direct-to-Cell capabilities to compete directly […]
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On August 5, 2026, precision control systems manufacturer Moog Inc. announced a new High Delta-V configuration for its METEORITE ESPA-class satellite bus platform. The updated variant provides increased thrust and […]
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On August 5, 2026, market data tracking the satellite Direct-to-Device (D2D) sector highlighted a significant expansion in satellite connectivity beyond initial smartphone rollouts. Modern Non-Terrestrial Networks (NTN) and giant phased-array […]
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EDINBURGH, Scotland – August 3, 2026 – To address industrial waste processing challenges on Earth using closed-loop life-support principles engineered for space flight, space biotechnology developer Take Root Bio announced […]
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MADRID – August 4, 2026 – Expanding enterprise access to low Earth orbit broadband across the Iberian Peninsula, satellite telecommunications provider IBSAT signed an agreement on August 4, 2026, to […]
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NIGRÁN, Spain, and VILNIUS, Lithuania – August 4, 2026 – Targeting the environmental drag constraints of sustained operations in Very Low Earth Orbit (VLEO), satellite developer Kreios Space contracted small […]
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On Tuesday, July 7, 2026, NASA’s Geodetic Reference Instrument Transponder for Small Satellites (GRITSS) technology demonstration spacecraft successfully launched into low Earth orbit. The payload lifted off from Vandenberg Space […]
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