The award is part of NGA's Luno program
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Krakow — The European Commission presented a working plan to track progress and deliver key defense capabilities by 2030 to European Union member states on October 16. The roadmap, titled […]
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German launch startup HyImpulse has raised 45 million euros ($53 million) as it works to avoid becoming an also-ran in the European space launch race.
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It isn’t surprising that more and more space companies are pivoting to defense. Defense budgets are rising across the board, and rising quickly. In fact, the sum of money set […]
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Arianespace has confirmed that the first flight of the more powerful version of the Ariane 6 rocket has been delayed until next year.
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As the government shutdown drags on, scientists and advocates remain focused on the long-term effects of proposed budget cuts at NASA and other agencies.
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The company looks to extend its reach beyond commercial broadband services with customized military satellites
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The Department of the Air Force has approved SpaceX’s proposal to double its launch rate at Vandenberg Space Force Base and begin using a second launch pad there.
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iRocket's plans for a fully reusable satellite launcher got a boost from the first flight test of IRX-100, a short-range missile the startup hopes will generate near-term revenue to support its orbital Shockwave vehicle.
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Satellite Market Shifts as Data Service Revenues Triple Paris, France [October, 2025] – Released today, Novaspace’s 32nd edition of the Satellite Connectivity and Video Market report reveals a seismic shift […]
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Solna, Sweden — October 2025 — ECAPS AB, Sweden’s leading propulsion technology provider, has announced successful testing of its new Fast-Start Thruster (FAST) technology, a major advancement that enables LMP-103S […]
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On this episode of Space Minds, SpaceNews China correspondent Andrew Jones joins host Mike Gruss to unpack China’s year‑end sprint in space.
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The composite shielding designed to protect spacecraft from debris impact was developed by Atomic-6 under a U.S. Space Force Small Business Innovation Research contract
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HELSINKI — China added to its Guowang national broadband megaconstellation Wednesday with the 600th Long March rocket launch, marking a milestone in the country’s accelerating spaceflight cadence. A Long March […]
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Commercial space station developer Axiom Space has replaced its chief executive after less than six months on the job.
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Five years after the first countries signed the Artemis Accords, a growing group of nations continues to work on how to implement the guidelines contained in the document.
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This was the second plane of satellites for Tranche 1 of the Transport Layer, part of a planned global network of data transport and sensor satellites known as the Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture
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Every new space mission runs into the same wall: physics and fragility. Physics, because the speed of light and contested spectrum make real-time decision-making from the ground impossible when you […]
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Beyond Gravity is weighing expanding solar array drive mechanism production in Florida to support Golden Dome and other U.S. space projects, after doubling manufacturing space in Europe for hardware that keeps satellites pointed toward the sun.
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WARSAW — The Polish optical systems manufacturer Scanway Space has secured its first order from an American company, in this case from Intuitive Machines for a multispectral telescope instrument to […]
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Rocket Lab launched a spacecraft for one Japanese radar imaging company Oct. 14, just days after signing a contract for additional launches for another.
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Equatys, the U.S.-based Viasat and Emirati satellite operator Space42’s shared space infrastructure joint venture for direct-to-device services, has gained its first mobile network partner as it seeks to challenge SpaceX’s growing lead in the emerging market.
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The company procured a dedicated Falcon 9 rocket to prove its “one satellite design for all orbits” concept
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In-space transportation company Impulse Space says it plans to develop a lunar lander to fill what it sees as a gap in missions to the moon.
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