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Startup working with University of Texas focuses on trapping small debris

NAPA, Calif. – Florida startup Satellite Orbital Access and Removal (SOAR) announced a partnership July 15 with the University of Texas, El Paso, (UTEP) to develop a passive system to […]

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Icarus Robotics taps KULR to provide batteries for Space Station robots

NAPA, Calif. – Icarus Robotics, the New York startup developing dexterous mobile robots for space missions, selected KULR Technology Group to provide batteries for Joy, a free-flying platform destined for […]

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Satellite investment sets annual record halfway through 2026

Investment in satellite companies reached $8.1 billion in the first half of 2026, already surpassing every previous annual total tracked by early-stage investor Space Capital.

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China lines up methalox Long March 10C as commercial workhorse after first booster recovery

The Linghang Zhe vessel with the recovered Long March 10B first stage, July 10, 2026. Credit: CASC

HELSINKI β€” China confirmed a methalox Long March 10C as its commercial workhorse following its first successful booster recovery, while injecting fresh capital into commercial rocket ventures. The China Academy […]

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Vast signs additional partners for commercial space station microgravity research

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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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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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