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Leaf Space partners with D-Orbit and EnduroSat to test connectivity service

Attendees gather around the Leaf Space booth at the 2026 SmallSat Europe conference. Credit: Leaf Space

MILAN – Italian ground segment operator Leaf Space unveiled a new space connectivity service May 27. The technology, named TreeNet, aims to make space communications more seamless by treating individual […]

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Let’s build the moon base, but not lose sight of Mars

Illustration representing NASA's moon-to-Mars ambitions. Credit: NASA

These are heady days for NASA and the space industry. The Artemis 2 crew flew around the moon, traveling farther into space than any humans previously had; NASA announced an […]

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Qianfan constellation deployment hits 200 satellites with Long March 8 and 6A launches

Construction of the Shanghai-led Qianfan constellation continued to accelerate this week with a pair of Long March launches, following on from two recent experimental flights.

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Satellite maker Apex’s valuation rises to $2.3 billion after latest $200 million raise

Apex assembly line

Apex has raised more than $200 million to expand in-house satellite production capabilities, announcing a funding round June 5 it says nearly doubled the four-year-old manufacturer’s valuation to $2.3 billion.

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HASC NDAA markup challenges Space Force on satellite programs

House Armed Services Committee seeks to preserve a missile-warning satellite program the Pentagon wants to cancel. It also criticizes a recent tactical communications satellite procurement and GPS oversight

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Delian Asparouhov and Philip Johnston on making the case for orbital data centers

This episode of Space Minds is from SpaceNews’ recent event on orbital data centers. There, Jeff Foust talks with talks with Founders Fund’s Delian Asparouhov about why he’s warming to […]

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NASA working to streamline development of nuclear electric propulsion demo mission

SR-1 Freedom

NASA is working on a streamlined management approach for a nuclear electric propulsion demonstration mission the agency wants to launch in two and a half years.

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China builds institutional framework for space computing push

China is establishing an industrial policy framework to support a push to build space-based computing infrastructure, with the emergence of influential coordinating bodies.

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AST SpaceMobile sees New Glenn setback delaying initial commercial service into 2027

AST SpaceMobile expects Blue Origin’s recent launchpad explosion will delay its direct-to-smartphone constellation by three to six months, investment bank William Blair said in an equity research note, pushing initial commercial services into the first half of 2027.

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