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On Monday, August 31, 2026, the Space Information Sharing and Analysis Center (Space ISAC) will open its seventh annual Value of Space Summit (VOSS VII) in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Reflecting […]
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On Monday, July 13, 2026, Texas-based ground segment manufacturer Sat-Lite Technologies LLC announced it has been awarded a $9,900,000 firm-fixed-price contract by the U.S. Department of War. Formally finalized by […]
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BELLEVUE, WA — On Thursday, July 9, 2026, space hardware developer Pulse Space announced it has been awarded a $40 million technology development contract from the U.S. Space Force. Targeting […]
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On Monday, July 6, 2026, Space Exploration Technologies Corp. filed a comprehensive application with the U.S. Federal Communications Commission seeking regulatory authorization to deploy up to 100,000 third-generation satellites. Operating […]
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VANDENBERG SPACE FORCE BASE, CALIFORNIA — On Tuesday, July 7, 2026, the European Space Agency’s (ESA) dedicated space-security satellite, CyberCUBE, was successfully launched into low Earth orbit. The spacecraft lifted […]
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The release of the Q2 2026 Satellite & NTN Tracker documents a profound structural realignment across the global direct-to-device (D2D) and non-terrestrial network (NTN) landscape. Anchored by the historic capital […]
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NEW YORK, NY — In a research briefing released to institutional clients on Thursday, July 2, 2026, BNP Paribas senior equity analyst Sam McHugh detailed the steep regulatory and commercial […]
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MIDLAND, TEXAS — Direct-to-device (D2D) satellite operator AST SpaceMobile, Inc. has officially entered final flight preparations and logistics processing for its next major orbital campaign. According to an updated programmatic […]
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KWAJALEIN ATOLL — The high-stakes orbital servicing flight intended to rescue NASA’s decaying Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory was postponed on Tuesday, June 30, 2026, due to unfavorable weather conditions over […]
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LONG BEACH, CALIFORNIA and MCLEAN, VIRGINIA — On June 29, 2026, Rocket Lab Corporation and Iridium Communications Inc. announced that they have entered into a definitive agreement under which Rocket […]
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