The Fractal Lab – Part III
SatNews Editorial Analysis Before we dream of floating data centers, we must understand why the SmallSat is the only laboratory that matters. Welcome to The Fractal Lab: a three-part series on […]
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SmallSat Launch Prices Rise as Competitors Stall on the Pad
Dispatch from SmallSat Symposium. The era of cheap, plentiful, and diverse access to space was supposed to be here by now. Instead, the industry arrived at the 2026 SmallSat Symposium only to find itself trapped in a bottleneck of its own making.
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ExLabs Selects Adds CUS-GNC SpacePilot Autonomy Software Heading to Asteroid Apophis
On February 3, 2026, ExLabs (Exploration Laboratories) announced a strategic partnership with CUS-GNC to integrate the SpacePilot onboard autonomy software into its upcoming Mission to Asteroid Apophis. The mission, dubbed […]
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The Fractal Lab – Part II
In Part 2 of this series, we examine the second bottleneck facing the Orbital Data Center (ODC) : Data Gravity. We will explore why moving exabytes to and from orbit is harder than processing them, and how this specific constraint fractures the market into two mutually exclusive compute types: the high-speed "Real-Time Reduction Hub" and the massive "Batch Trainer." We will also examine other computing challenges unique to space.
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Before we dream of floating data centers, we must understand why the SmallSat is the only laboratory that matters. Welcome to The Fractal Lab: a three-part series on why orbital computing succeeds or fails first at 10 kilograms, not 10,000.
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Terran Orbital to Provide Nebula Platform for Mitsubishi Electric QKD Mission
On January 28, 2026, Terran Orbital, a Lockheed Martin Company, announced it has been selected to provide its Nebula satellite bus for the Mitsubishi Electric LEO Demo Mission. The state-of-the-art […]
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Force and Pressure: The Interplay of Newtonian Mechanics and Pascal’s Law in Modern Rocketry
In the aerospace sector, the success of orbital delivery and recovery cycles is fundamentally dependent on the equilibrium between Newtonian mechanics and Pascal’s principle. During the launch phase, Isaac Newton’s […]
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Blue Origin Completes Critical Acoustic Qualification for Blue Moon MK1 Using Direct Field Technology
The test utilized a portable, high-intensity loudspeaker array to simulate the ascent environment, replacing traditional shaker-table methods for the massive lunar vehicle.
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Diffraqtion Secures $4.2 Million to Deploy Quantum Camera Constellations for SDA
The capital will accelerate the development of the company’s novel "quantum camera" technology.
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GomSpace Secures €2.9 Million Contract for North American Lunar Mission
The new spacecraft will leverage technology and expertise derived from GomSpace’s previous contributions to high-profile interplanetary programs
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