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Vast signs additional partners for commercial space station microgravity research

Haven-1 research

Commercial space station company Vast announced June 24 the addition of several companies and organizations to its network of partners for microgravity research and manufacturing.

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York satellite demonstrates two-way UHF communications from low Earth orbit

WASHINGTON β€” York Space Systems said June 24 that a satellite it built for the U.S. Space Force successfully demonstrated two-way tactical communications using ultra-high-frequency (UHF) links from low Earth […]

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Vantor selects BAE Systems to build next-generation imaging satellites

WASHINGTON β€” Vantor has chosen BAE Systems to build its next generation of high-resolution imaging satellites. The selection reunites Vantor with the former Ball Aerospace business that helped develop DigitalGlobe’s […]

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NGSO trade association launches without industry giant SpaceX

A composite image of 33 exposures captures reflective Starlink satellites, making them appear to streak over the sky of southern Brazil. Credit: NASA / Egon Filter

Amazon and several other non-geostationary satellite operators have formed a trade association to represent their fast-growing market, with SpaceX notably absent despite having by far the largest NGSO constellation.

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Boeing wins $2 billion Space Force contract for communications satellites

WASHINGTON β€” Boeing won a contract worth up to $2 billion to build two next-generation military communications satellites for the U.S. Space Force, prevailing over Lockheed Martin in a competition […]

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Commercial Space Federation (CSF) Welcomes New Associate Member

Commercial Space Federation 20th anniversary logo

June 23, 2026 – Washington, D.C.β€”The Commercial Space Federation (CSF) is pleased to welcome Sophia Space, a company advancing orbital computing infrastructure for the next generation of space-based data processing, […]

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Ubotica raises $11 million to scale maritime-intelligence platform

SAN FRANCISCO – Ubotica Technologies, an Irish company focused on artificial intelligence for spacecraft, has raised $11 million to expand commercial sales of its maritime-intelligence platform. The platform, Live Maritime […]

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Sophia selects Apex bus for on-orbit computing demonstration

SAN FRANCISCO – Sophia Space announced the selection June 22 of an Apex bus for its first orbital computing node. Pasadena, California-based Sophia plans to demonstrate its Thermal Integrated LEO […]

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Satellogic partners with SynMax to build intelligence services around upcoming Merlin constellation

Companies are looking to fill demand from defense and intelligence agencies for persistent surveillance rather than one-off imagery purchases.

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China appears to be developing 7-meter-diameter reusable rockets

A state-funded tender for tank tooling, a delivered stainless steel forging and launch pad planning suggest that China is developing 7-meter-diameter reusable rockets.

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Report: U.S. needs framework for responding to hostile acts in space

Mitchell Institute workshop participants found little consensus on where competition ends and conflict begins as China expands counterspace capabilities

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NASA and Boeing still uncertain about when Starliner will return to flight

Starliner at ISS

NASA’s safety advisers say that while the agency and Boeing make progress in addressing problems with the CST-100 Starliner, it could be up to a year before it flies again.

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Trump executive order directs NASA to plan quantum space applications

Astronaut Jessica Meir updates NASA’s Cold Atom Lab aboard the ISS May 8, 2026.

The White House has issued an executive order aiming to unify and accelerate U.S. development of quantum technologies, including space systems that could enable next-generation navigation, sensing and secure communications.

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Rocket Lab launches satellite for U.S. Space Force Victus Haze responsive space exercise

The mission pairs Rocket Lab spacecraft with a True Anomaly vehicle in orbit to demonstrate rapid threat characterization and rendezvous operations

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Chinese spaceplane releases object into orbit, according to commercial space surveillance

The Long March 2F carrying the uncrewed Shenzhou-22 spacecraft climbs into a blue sky above Jiuquan spaceport, Nov. 25, 2025.

China’s secretive spaceplane has released an object into orbit during its ongoing fourth mission, according to space surveillance firm LeoLabs.

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