One species, one planet: The moon is our ethical dress rehearsal for Mars

Bruce Jakosky, Scott Hubbard and their colleagues have given us a masterclass in pragmatic systems engineering.…

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China’s iSpace raises first batch of series E funding for reusable rocketry

HELSINKI — Chinese reusable launch vehicle maker has secured a first batch of series E funding, months after a huge D++ round, with fundraising still ongoing.…

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Golden Dome creates digital hub to expand commercial participation

The Golden Dome ‘ecosystem hub’ allows companies to request information and submit ideas The post Golden Dome creates digital hub to expand commercial participation appeared first on SpaceNews.

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Space Command identifies capabilities it needs for the next space war

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Pentagon missile buildup changing the factory floor

Startups are bringing software, robotics and manufacturing methods developed around commercial space into a defense industry under pressure to produce weapons faster The post Pentagon missile buildup changing the factory floor appeared first on SpaceNews.

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Space Force orders two more Impulse Space vehicles for maneuvering demonstrations

A $28 million contract expansion adds Victus Salo 2 and 3 to an earlier award for responsive-space missions The post Space Force orders two more Impulse Space vehicles for maneuvering demonstrations appeared first on SpaceNews.

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Virgin Galactic delays resumption of commercial flights to 2027

Virgin Galactic says it will not start commercial flights of its new suborbital spaceplane until early 2027, a delay of a few months.…

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Astranis unveils geostationary surveillance satellite

The spacecraft is designed to inspect, track and maneuver around satellites in geostationary orbit The post Astranis unveils geostationary surveillance satellite appeared first on SpaceNews.

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Paragon lays off staff after Gateway cancellation

A subcontractor for a module that was being developed for NASA’s lunar Gateway has laid off 70 people after NASA halted work on the program.…

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Maritime Satellite Service Revenues to Reach $3.79 Billion by 2035 as NGSO Reshapes Maritime Connectivity

Paris, France | July 2026 — The maritime satellite communications market is entering a new phase of growth as next-generation satellite networks transform connectivity at sea.…

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An optical link ‘internet’ to connect networks in space

In this episode, David Ariosto speaks with John Mackey, CEO, co-founder and director of Mbryonics.…

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Space Command expands Alabama footprint as headquarters relocation advances

More than 100 personnel have already relocated to Redstone Arsenal as construction of billion-dollar Space Command facility is set to begin The post Space Command expands Alabama footprint as headquarters relocation advances appeared first on SpaceNews.

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Space Force awards five companies $60 million for multi-vendor satellite network tests

Amazon Leo, Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman, Rocket Lab and York Space will prototype and test connections to the SpaceX-built data network backbone The post Space Force awards five companies $60 million for multi-vendor satellite network tests appeared first on SpaceNews.

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CesiumAstro buys semiconductor specialist to boost constellation plans

CesiumAstro is acquiring semiconductor specialist Jariet Technologies, adding more in-house capabilities behind the phased-array antenna specialist’s plans for a future communications constellation.…

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In-Orbit Services Market to Generate $3 Billion in Revenue Over the Next Decade

Paris, France | August 2026 – Novaspace’s latest In-Orbit Services Markets report projects that emerging in-orbit services will generate approximately $3 billion in cumulative service revenues over the next decade, highlighting the early development […] The post In-Orbit Services Market to Generate $3 Billion in Revenue Over the Next Decade appeared first on SpaceNews.

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Bulgaria advances project to launch new space, defense innovation hub

WARSAW, Poland — Bulgaria’s government has approved a draft memorandum of understanding with the local satellite manufacturer EnduroSat to collaborate on the development of a new space and defense innovation […] The post Bulgaria advances project to launch new space, defense innovation hub appeared first on SpaceNews.

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Intuitive Machines wins contract for three GEO satellites

Intuitive Machines announced Aug.13 that it won a $600 million contract from an undisclosed customer for three geostationary orbit communications satellites.…

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Blue Origin outlines plans for second Cape Canaveral launch pad

Blue Origin disclosed new details about its plans to not only rebuild but also expand its Florida launch site, adding a second pad for a larger version of New Glenn.…

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Cheaper launch has moved the spacecraft bottleneck. Mass is out, surface area is in.

In the beginning, mass constrained spaceflight.We live at the bottom of a gravity well, and the rocket equation punishes every kilogram we try to lift out of it.…

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Spire and PlanetiQ win NOAA radio-occultation contracts

SAN FRANCISCO – The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has awarded contracts to Spire Global and PlanetiQ to provide radio occultation data for terrestrial and space weather forecasts.…

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