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Inside the effort to show Congress what war in space looks like

The Space Force Association’s National Spacepower Center is building an unclassified environment for demonstrating threats to satellites and their consequences on Earth

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Rules of the road needed for orbital data center constellations

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As companies develop large constellations of orbital data center satellites, experts say now is the time to start thinking about some critical space safety topics and rules of the road.

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Sophia Space and Caltech claim patent for space data centers

SAN FRANCISCO – Sophia Space announced the award July 30 of a patent, shared with the California Institute of Technology, covering large, modular space-based data centers. The patent, issued July […]

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Proposed rule would exempt commercial launch licensing from environmental regulations

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The Department of Transportation is proposing to exempt commercial space launch licensing from many environmental regulations, a move praised by industry but criticized by environmental groups.

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Fortastra and Hadrian join forces to streamline satellite production

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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Boeing still working with NASA to schedule next Starliner flight

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Boeing is still working with NASA to determine when to fly its CST-100 Starliner commercial crew vehicle on a cargo mission to the International Space Station.

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Chinese startup raises funds for space situational awareness constellation, joining commercial SSA rush

SINGAPORE β€” A Beijing-based startup has secured around $14 million to build a satellite constellation for tracking orbital objects, adding to China’s growing SSA sector.Β  Xingchen Daohe, also known as […]

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Office of Space Commerce to move ahead on mission authorization

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The Commerce Department is moving ahead with plans to implement a voluntary mission authorization system for novel space activities that are not regulated by other agencies.

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Lightning strikes Long March 3B after liftoff, Kinetica-1 launches 5 satellites

HELSINKI β€” China conducted a pair of launches Thursday, including a Long March 3B rocket which delivered its payload to orbit despite a lightning strike. The Long March 3B rocket […]

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Mark Matossian co-founds Whipsmart Ventures to fund space and deep tech

SAN FRANCISCO – Space startup veteran Mark Matossian has joined forces with a software engineer and a best-selling author to establish Whipsmart Ventures, a venture capital fund focused on space […]

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Airbus space business takes advantage of growing demand for satellite systems

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Airbus executives say the turnaround in the company’s space business came just in time to tap growing demand, particularly from Europe, for space capabilities as it pursues a joint venture.

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