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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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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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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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