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Chinese startup Spark Space tests engine, raises funds for electric-pump rocket

18 June 2026 at 15:37

Chinese startup Spark Space has secured a series of funding rounds for what it claims will be the world's largest electric-pump-fed rocket, following engine tests.

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A legacy to help solve the space workforce pipeline

18 June 2026 at 15:37

In this episode of Space Minds, David Ariosto talks with Mike Kincaid, president and chief executive of the Challenger Center. They discuss the space workforce pipeline and the center’s role […]

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What the satellite servicing economy can borrow from carbon credits

18 June 2026 at 14:00
Artist rendition of ESA’s Destructive Reentry Assessment Container Object (DRACO), a spacecraft loaded with sensors that will break up in orbit in order to gather data on uncontrolled reentry.

In January 2026 alone, the Federal Communications Commission authorized 15,000 Starlink Gen2 satellites. Starcloud has filed for 88,000 orbital data center satellites. SpaceX has filed for 1 million. There is […]

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Boeing demonstrates quantum protocol in payload set for 2027 launch

18 June 2026 at 13:30

PORTLAND, Ore. – Boeing demonstrated a key quantum networking protocol in ground testing of a compact payload ahead of on-orbit experiment in 2027. β€œHigh-fidelity entanglement swapping” was demonstrated earlier this […]

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Swift reboost mission ready for launch

18 June 2026 at 13:04
Swift Pegasus

A high-risk mission to raise the orbit of a NASA astrophysics spacecraft is set to launch later this month after less than a year of development.

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Blue Origin begins rebuilding New Glenn pad

18 June 2026 at 12:01
Isaacman LC-36

Blue Origin has started rebuilding a launch pad severely damaged in a New Glenn explosion less than three weeks ago as it works to resume launches by year’s end

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