SpaceX: 10,000 Launches Annually
Chris Forrester — Hardly mentioned in the huge SpaceX IPO Prospectus published last Wednesday (May 20) was information repeated by the company’s President & COO Gwynne Shotwell, and confirmed by […]
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Public Capital for Multi-Planetary Infrastructure: SpaceX Unveils Record $75 Billion IPO
On May 20, 2026, Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (SpaceX) formally shattered decades of speculation by filing its Form S-1 prospectus with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for a […]
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Firefly Aerospace Doubles Spacecraft Infrastructure to Build Multi-Vehicle Production Line
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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York Space Systems to Acquire Solestial to Verticalize Space Solar Supply Chain
On May 19, 2026, satellite manufacturer York Space Systems (NYSE: YSS) announced a definitive merger agreement to acquire Solestial, Inc., an Arizona-based pioneer in next-generation space solar technology. Funded through […]
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The transatlantic space defense timeline mismatch is now a NATO problem
The United States is advancing its tactical low-Earth orbit (LEO) capabilities with active deployments, while European counterparts are still in the prototyping stage. This divergence creates a significant timeline mismatch. Without a designated NATO authority to mandate interoperability standards, the alliance faces a critical decision on how to ensure a cohesive space-based defense architecture before the 2026 budget cycle.
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The end of GEO?
Chris Forrester — SES cancelling two Intelsat satellites (IS-41 and IS-44) generated plenty of headlines since the announcement was made during the operator’s quarterly results statement on May 12. This […]
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Intuitive Machines to Acquire Goonhilly Earth Station and COMSAT to Scale Deep Space Network
On May 14, 2026, Intuitive Machines (Nasdaq: LUNR) announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Goonhilly Earth Station Ltd, the United Kingdom’s leading provider of lunar and […]
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iDirect Government Launches 450 Rackmount Software-Defined Modem for Multi-Orbit Defense
On May 12, 2026, iDirect Government (iDirectGov) announced the commercial release of its 450 Rackmount (RM) software-defined modem (SDM). The 450RM is designed to provide high-resiliency satellite communications for military […]
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Consumer NPU Boom Accelerates Autonomous Satellite Processing
With 1.5 billion smartphones shipped in 2025 featuring Neural Processing Units (NPUs) capable of up to 100 TOPS (Trillions of Operations Per Second), the economies of scale from the mobile […]
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AICRAFT Expands Beyond Edge Computing with Advanced SAR Radar Electronics
Adelaide-based artificial intelligence firm AICRAFT has secured backing through the Manufacturing Growth Accelerator (MGA) Program to develop next-generation electronics for spaceborne radar. In collaboration with Flinders University, the project aims […]
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