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BlackSky wins seven-figure, multiyear international contract

SAN FRANCISCO β€” BlackSky announced Aug. 11 a seven-figure, multiyear contract to provide an international customer with persistent space-based monitoring and on-demand satellite tasking. Prior to the award, BlackSky conducted […]

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Kepler books Neutron for 2028 optical relay launch

Kepler Communications plans to deploy next-generation optical relay satellites on Rocket Lab’s upcoming Neutron rocket in one of several launches the Canadian operator has slated for 2028.

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Astrolight, ATMOS Space Cargo eye first in-flight laser link between reentry vehicle, satellite

Illustration of an optical link between a satellite and ATMOS Space Cargo's reentry vehicle. Credit: ATMOS Space Cargo

WARSAW, Poland β€” The Lithuanian space laser communications company Astrolight has signed a memorandum of understanding with ATMOS Space Cargo, to demonstrate in-flight optical communications link between a reentry spacecraft […]

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Katalyst Space makes progress in restoring control of Swift servicing spacecraft

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The company that developed a spacecraft to boost the orbit of a NASA observatory says it is making progress in recovering from its own spacecraft’s problems.

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Northrop Grumman, Canadian Space Agency repurpose their Gateway projects

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Northrop Grumman and the Canadian Space Agency will adapt what they had been working on for NASA’s lunar Gateway into applications for a planned lunar base, albeit with few specifics.

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Europe increases size and cost of IRISΒ² constellation

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The European Commission has reached an agreement with an industrial consortium to proceed with a secure connectivity constellation, increasing the number of satellites as well as its cost.

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Bipartisan Senate bill would sharpen Space Force training for conflict with China

Sens. Cortez Masto and Britt propose expanded space wargaming and an unclassified assessment of China's commercial space sector

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Lessons for the future of NASA Mars exploration from a 1970s mission

July 20 marked the 50th anniversary of one of the biggest robotic spaceflight achievements in NASA’s history: the landing of the Viking 1 spacecraft on Mars. It was the first […]

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Redwire to fly dedicated Starfall mission for microgravity research

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A Redwire subsidiary working on space biotech and pharmaceutical applications has signed an agreement to fly microgravity research payloads on SpaceX’s Starfall reentry vehicle.

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Three companies building the tech to grow crops on the moon

SafetySpect is developing a handheld device for real-time plant health monitoring in space. Credit: SafetySpect Inc.

Rockets, rovers and landers have dominated the attention of the commercial space industry as the United States focuses on sending humans back to the moon, but a handful of companies […]

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