As global energy demands grow space-based solar power (SBSP) may offer a compelling long-term solution. A comprehensive international assessment completed under the International Academy of Astronautics concluded that solar power […]

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A Crew Dragon spacecraft is on its way to the International Space Station with a new crew, but how long they will stay at the station remains unclear.

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Several senators are demanding details from NASA on claims that the agency is withholding current funding and planning to enact proposed cuts.

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As space operations grow in the United States, we face a bottleneck: the limited capacity of coastal spaceports. While Cape Canaveral and Vandenberg remain effective for the nation, these launch sites are becoming congested, and their federally funded infrastructure has struggled to keep pace. Nearby communities face noise, sonic booms, environmental effects and concerns over […]

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SAN FRANCISCO – Earth-observation startup Albedo won a National Reconnaissance Office Stage 2 contract, clearing the way for the intelligence agency to begin purchasing imagery. “This award gives us a critical opportunity to demonstrate what [Very Low Earth Orbit] VLEO can offer in terms of performance, revisit, and resilience,” Topher Haddad, Albedo CEO and co-founder, […]

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Canada’s EarthDaily Analytics has secured a $60 million loan to kickstart delayed plans to expand its imaging constellation from one to 10 satellites.

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Discover how the U.S. Department of Defense could leverage advanced data and artificial intelligence to transform space-based defense through its Golden Dome initiative. Next-generation AI-powered systems, designed to integrate vast streams of […]

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While several space companies have or are planning to go public, some in the industry see these initial public offering plans as more of an anomaly than a trend.

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Government revenue at SES surged more than 21% in the second quarter of 2025 amid accelerating demand from defense customers worldwide, the multi-orbit satellite operator announced July 31.

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Colorado Springs, CO — July 31, 2025 — Frontgrade Technologies, a leading provider of high-reliability electronic solutions for space and national security missions, has released its new PSM28 Power Supply […]

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Salt Lake City, UT – Moog Inc. (NYSE: MOG.A and MOG.B), a worldwide designer, manufacturer and systems integrator of high-performance precision motion and fluid controls and control systems, will be […]

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In this week’s episode of Space Minds, host Mike Gruss speaks with SpaceNews Senior Staff Writer and Business Intelligence Manager Jason Rainbow about the white paper, Understanding the SpaceX-Era Economy, released from our new product brand SpaceNews Intelligence.

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A Russian module on the International Space Station continues to suffer an air leak after hopes that recent repairs had resolved the long-running problem.

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China launched a remote sensing satellite for Pakistan late Wednesday as space sector collaboration between the countries continues to grow.

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The Senate Commerce Committee advanced the nomination of Neil Jacobs to lead NOAA as that agency’s top satellite official remains on administrative leave.

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The acting administrator of NASA will meet with his Russian counterpart in the first face-to-face meeting between agency heads in several years.

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In this bonus edition of Space Minds, host David Ariosto moderates the panel "Mission to Market: The Evolution of CLPS" at the AIAA Ascend conference.

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SAN FRANCISCO — Kongsberg Satellite Services and Amazon Web Services are expanding their alliance to speed up the flow of satellite data to customers. KSAT announced plans July 30 to integrate AWS Ground Station capabilities into its network, which will include more than 200 antennas at 40 locations around the world. “That can really minimize […]

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China launched a sixth batch of Guowang megaconstellation satellites Wednesday, with a Long March 8A rocket launch from Hainan.

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It can be said with certainty that a lot went into Operation Midnight Hammer. The June 22 precision strike on Iranian strategic weapons production facilities was an airtight operation conducted with great execution, coordination and timing by the United States Air Force and the Navy. B-2 bombers dropped 14 Massive Ordnance Penetrator “bunker-buster” bombs on […]

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An Indian rocket placed into orbit a billion-dollar Earth science mission jointly developed by NASA and the Indian space agency ISRO.

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The first flight of an orbital rocket developed by an Australian company ended seconds after liftoff July 29 when the rocket crashed near its launch pad.

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NASA has selected Firefly Aerospace for a fourth lunar lander mission, this one taking rovers and instruments to the south polar region of the moon.

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Boeing, Northrop Grumman, Viasat, Intelsat and Astranis will receive a combined $37.2 million under six-month contracts

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