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Satellite manufacturing thrives in California despite cost and regulatory pressures

5 August 2026 at 13:00
California Gov. Gavin Newsom visited Vast Space headquarters in early June with Long Beach Mayor Rex Richardson. From left: Vast CEO Max Haot, Newsom, Vast chief operating officer Kris Young and Richardson. Credit: Vast Space

The mood was celebratory at the ribbon-cutting for Muon Space’s San Jose, California, manufacturing facility in June. State, local, United States Space Force and Pentagon representatives lauded the startup and, […]

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Fortastra and Hadrian join forces to streamline satellite production

29 July 2026 at 14:00

SAN FRANCISCO – Fortastra, a Los Angeles startup focused on defending on-orbit infrastructure, is working with manufacturing specialist Hadrian to explore ways to apply precision machining and additive manufacturing to […]

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Muon Space unveils Starship-class satellite platform for orbital data centers

3 June 2026 at 12:39

Muon Space announced a Starship-class satellite platform June 3 designed from the ground up to meet the demands of the emerging orbital data center market, with an initial launch slated for 2028 after securing customers.

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