A conference later this month will explore space-interception concepts, with particular interest in boost-phase capabilities.
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NASA’s latest call for proposals for private astronaut missions to the space station opens the door to having those missions commanded by someone other than a former NASA astronaut.
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Space companies joined heavy stock market declines across the board as governments started responding to sweeping U.S. tariffs across dozens of countries.
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The contracts, announced April 4 by the U.S. Space Force’s Space Systems Command, are part of the National Security Space Launch (NSSL) Phase 3 Lane 2 procurement
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A Crew Dragon spacecraft splashed down off the California coast April 4, wrapping up a three-and-a-half-day private astronaut mission in polar orbit.
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On January 27, President Trump ordered the Pentagon to develop “a reference architecture, capabilities-based requirements, and an implementation plan for the next-generation missile defense shield,” which, inspired by Israel’s Iron […]
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A small spacecraft earlier this year successfully demonstrated edge autonomy — or the capability of a satellite to analyze data and make decisions independently without waiting for instructions from ground […]
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China's space ambitions raise concerns at U.S. commission hearing
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Toulouse (France) – 11/03/2025 – Exail, a global leader in space communication solutions, announces the launch of Spacelink-PCE, its latest-generation Propagation Channel Emulator. Designed to accurately replicate the radio propagation […]
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In this week's episode of Space Minds, Luca Rossettini, Founder and CEO of D-Orbit sits down with host David Ariosto. The conversation starts with Luca's journey from aspiring astronaut to space industry entrepreneur.
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SpinLaunch, the company best known for work on an unconventional launch system, is rolling out plans to also develop a broadband satellite constellation.
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Voyager Technologies plans to acquire LEOcloud, a startup focused on space-based cloud computing.
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Gothenburg, Sweden (April 3, 2025) – Frontgrade Gaisler, a leading provider of radiation-hardened microprocessors for space missions, and wolfSSL, a renowned provider of embedded security solutions, are pleased to announce […]
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China is rapidly advancing a broad spectrum of counterspace capabilities as part of a sustained push to secure military power in orbit.
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April 3, 2025 – Washington, DC — Dave Cavossa, President of the Commercial Space Federation (CSF), will join U.S. Space Force Chief, General Chance Saltzman, and other experts today to […]
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Portal Space Systems has raised $17.5 million in a seed round that will allow the venture to develop and demonstrate a highly maneuverable spacecraft.
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Vast has signed an agreement with NASA to test its Haven-1 space station at an agency facility ahead of its launch next year.
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Colorado Springs, CO – Moog Inc. (NYSE: MOG.A and MOG.B), a worldwide designer, manufacturer, and systems integrator of high-performance precision motion and fluid control systems, will highlight its line of […]
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The Secure World Foundation in its annual report details military space capabilities developed by 12 countries
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The Senate Commerce Committee will hold a confirmation hearing for Jared Isaacman to be NASA administrator next week.
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The investment, which marks Washington Harbour’s first in Turion Space, was part of a broader funding round
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ULA is set to loft the first 27 satellites of the more than 3,200 planned for Amazon’s Project Kuiper broadband constellation April 9, roughly a year behind schedule as the company races to meet deployment deadlines.
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Gothenburg, Sweden (April 2, 2025) – The Swedish National Space Agency (SNSA) has awarded Frontgrade Gaisler, a leading provider of radiation-hardened microprocessors for space missions, a contract to commercialize the […]
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With NASA’s Artemis program preparing for the first crewed moon landing since 1972, four commercial space stations in development, and companies like SpaceX setting their sights on Mars, long-duration human […]
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The company was awarded an SBIR Phase 3 contract to further develop satellite "fingerprinting" technology
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WASHINGTON — An institute in Japan’s space agency is pursuing a concept that could allow the agency to send small rovers to the surface of Mars. In a talk at […]
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Lunar lander companies want NASA to revise and expand its approach to buy services as Congress raises questions about NASA’s handling of VIPER.
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Canada’s MDA Space announced plans April 1 to buy Israeli satellite chipmaker SatixFy in a $269 million deal to further vertically integrate its constellation manufacturing capabilities.
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China conducted a new launch for a nebulous series of internet technology test satellites early Tuesday.
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SpaceX launched a Crew Dragon spacecraft March 31 on a private astronaut mission that is the first crewed spaceflight to pass over the poles.
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Blue Origin says its next New Glenn launch will be as soon as late spring after completing an investigation into the failed booster landing on the vehicle’s first flight.
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Space robotics specialist GITAI has completed a concept study for a mechanical arm that would be ready to support Japan’s crewed lunar rover early next decade.
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The name Beyond Gravity sounds like a startup. Can you explain who your company is? André Wall: We have more than 50 years of experience supplying key components for the world’s […]
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Multi-year experiments aim to validate commercial solutions for space-based logistics
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Former NASA Administrator Bill Nelson says he is concerned about some of the recent changes at the agency, such as the firing of its chief scientist.
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NASA has added SpaceX’s Starship to a contract used for launching agency missions, but the vehicle still has significant work ahead before it can start launching major missions.
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HELSINKI — Chinese startup Bluelink Satcom has raised early-stage funding to build a satellite network capable of detecting Bluetooth signals from space. Bluelink Satcom announced an angel+ funding round March […]
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The first launch of Isar Aerospace’ Spectrum rocket failed March 30 when the vehicle lost attitude control seconds after liftoff and plummeted to Earth.
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HELSINKI — China launched the new TJS-16 classified satellite on Saturday aboard a Long March 7A rocket, continuing the opaque series of experimental missions. A Long March 7A rocket lifted […]
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Airbus Defence and Space will build the landing platform for ESA’s ExoMars rover, replacing a critical component originally to be provided by Russia.
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Geopolitical shifts are driving government interest in Telesat’s LEO plans, according to the Canadian operator, validating its move beyond geostationary satellites as Starlink erodes its legacy broadband business.
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Join us on April 16 for a timely discussion on those challenging Starlink and the push for multi-orbit and multi-operator solutions.
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Right now, the remains of three private spacecraft rest on the moon, with one more lost in Earth orbit. And that is incredible. First came Israel’s Beresheet, which crashed on […]
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EDITOR’S NOTE: Beginning this spring, Andrew Jones will be explaining the business, politics and technology in Chinese space activities as part of a new biweekly newsletter. Sign up now to […]
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The GAO has denied a protest from a company over a contract that is part of the Office of Space Commerce’s space traffic coordination system.
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The companies were selected to compete for $5.6 billion in Pentagon launch contracts
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If confirmed, Meink — currently deputy director of the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) — would oversee both the Air Force and the Space Force
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Join us on Apr. 3 for an exclusive one-on-one conversation with Aarti Holla-Maini, director of the United Nations’ Office for Outer Space Affairs.
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