China launched its second planetary exploration mission Wednesday, sending Tianwen-2 to sample a near Earth asteroid and later survey a main belt comet.
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In the evolving landscape of space technology, a pivotal transformation is quietly taking shape: the development of spacecraft autonomy. While launch capabilities often dominate headlines, the real innovation frontier lies […]
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East Aurora, NY – 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, announced today that […]
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Satellite manufacturer Apex has unveiled its largest spacecraft yet, a bus designed to serve commercial and government constellation customers.
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SpaceX’s Starship suffered a loss of attitude control after reaching space on its latest test flight May 27, leading to an uncontrolled reentry and a third consecutive failure.
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The deal positions Rocket Lab to compete for Golden Dome missile tracking satellite contracts
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Washington, D.C. – SpaceNews announces the promotion of Kamal Flucker to Vice President of Global Sales, a move that reflects both his near decade-long commitment to the brand and SpaceNews’s […]
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SAN FRANCISCO — Colorado-based ExoTerra Resources has supplied York Space Systems with 21 propulsion modules for the Space Development Agency (SDA) Transport Layer. After raising money to expand staff and […]
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The Golden Dome is ambitious, alluring and amorphous. Many defense pundits have asked “What exactly is Golden Dome?” They are right to ask. The system of systems that will bring […]
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[Vienna, Austria] — [May 27, 2025] — Enpulsion, a global leader in electric propulsion systems for small satellites, announces the launch of Nexus, its most advanced propulsion system to date. […]
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Apogee Semiconductor Launches Industry-First Rad-Hard 16-bit I/O Expander for Extreme Environments Apogee Semiconductor proudly announces APIO16, the industry’s first radiation-hardened 16-bit I/O expander, engineered to streamline digital expansion in spaceborne […]
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Bulgaria-based microsatellite specialist EnduroSat announced $49 million in funding May 27 to ramp up production of a larger and more capable class of satellites.
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At SmallSat Europe 2025 in Amsterdam, Italy’s SITAEL unveiled Empyreum, its next-generation small satellite platform equipped with the company’s proprietary Spark electric propulsion system. In this exclusive interview, Chiara Pertosa […]
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With the rapid integration of emerging technologies, today’s defense landscape is more interconnected and complex than ever before. This reality places stress on traditional infrastructures that often fall short in […]
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Chinese commercial satellite manufacturer MinoSpace has won a major contract to build a remote sensing satellite constellation for Sichuan Province.
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The failure of SpaceX’s Starship on its most recent test flight had a different root cause than the previous failure, despite happening at about the same time.
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The Next Generation Operational Control System (OCX) is a critical software upgrade for the Global Positioning System (GPS) infrastructure and is now more than eight years behind schedule.
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Impulse Space has signed an agreement with satellite operator SES to transport that company’s satellites to medium and geostationary orbits.
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As a new era of space exploration and development unfolds — one with far more private-sector investment and leadership — the potential for rapid growth is promising. National security, deep […]
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The Senate is set to vote on confirming Jared Isaacman’s nomination to be NASA administrator in early June.
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Dawn Aerospace announced May 22 that it has started taking orders for an uncrewed spaceplane capable of taking small payloads on suborbital flights.
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The Federal Aviation Administration has given final approval to SpaceX for the next Starship launch, now scheduled for no earlier than next week.
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DoD increases contract ceiling to $1.3 billion as artificial intelligence transforms battlefield targeting
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The European Space Agency will request funding from member states for an Earth observation satellite system for security applications, blurring the line between its traditional civil focus and defense work.
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Californian software startup PiLogic announced $4 million in seed funding May 22 to develop satellite diagnostics and other artificial intelligence tools tailored for space applications.
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This is a bonus edition of Space Minds by SpaceNews. Our guest today is Devin Brande, Director, Commercial Operations, National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency.
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Blue Origin revealed new details about its development of an Artemis lunar lander as the company nears the first launch of a smaller lander.
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ST. LOUIS — The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency announced awards May 21 to Palantir Technologies, the University of Illinois and Ursa Space Systems at the GEOINT Symposium 2025. Through a $13.8 […]
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'We signed a piece of paper that explains the roles and responsibilities of each organization'
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This is a bonus edition of Space Minds by SpaceNews. Our guest today is Keith Masback, Principal Consultant of Plum Run, LLC.
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ST. LOUIS – Artificial intelligence combined with human insight promises to transform geospatial intelligence, experts said at the GEOINT Symposium 2025. But it will require standards, data verification and monitoring […]
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'In maritime domain awareness, timeliness is often the deciding factor between actionable insight and stale data'
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The United States Space Force, America’s newest military branch, executes its mission with roughly 9,400 military personnel and an additional 5,000 civilian employees. This is a fraction of the size […]
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Constellations aim to bridge gap between space-based monitoring and ground-level firefighting efforts
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NASA says a “multi-year” budget shortfall even before the cuts in the fiscal year 2026 budget have led it to consider reductions in crew size and research on the ISS.
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The Golden Dome program represents one of the most ambitious missile defense initiatives in U.S. history.
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Canada’s MDA Space has increased its offer for SatixFy by 43% following a competing bid for the Israeli satellite chipmaker, bringing the total value of the deal to around US$280 million.
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Industry officials: Cuts of this magnitude would be a stunning reversal of policy
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China has continued an uptick in launch activity with a Long March 7A mission to geosynchronous orbit and sea launch of a Ceres-1 solid rocket.
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Washington, D.C. – SpaceNews is pleased to announce the expanded role of longtime commercial space reporter Jason Rainbow, who will now serve as Senior Staff Writer and Business Intelligence Manager. […]
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