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Voyager Technologies acquires ExoTerra Resources| SpaceNews
Slingshot Aerospace is in talks with other countries to create or expand space-tracking capabilities after selling optical sensors to the U.K., marking the California-based company’s first deal for the hardware behind its monitoring software. The post Slingshot sells first sensors in UK deal as more nations seek space-tracking sovereignty appeared first on SpaceNews.| SpaceNews
As Europe prepares its next generation of Earth-Observation (EO) missions, a less visible but equally strategic challenge unfolds on the ground — how to manage the growing complexity of satellite […] The post Federating Europe’s Earth Observation Ground Segment: The DOMINO-E Proof of Concept appeared first on SpaceNews.| SpaceNews
Malaysia and the Philippines have signed the Artemis Accords, which outline norms of behavior for space exploration. The post Malaysia and the Philippines sign Artemis Accords appeared first on SpaceNews.| SpaceNews
Voyager Technologies acquires ExoTerra Resources| SpaceNews
Networking specialist MTN has launched a service that enables SpaceX’s Starlink LEO satellites to operate as part of a privately secured communications system, giving businesses a way to link remote sites without using the public internet. The post MTN carves out private networks for Starlink’s business users appeared first on SpaceNews.| SpaceNews
When America embarked on the journey to build the Arsenal of Democracy in World War II, President Roosevelt had a simple instruction: “speed, speed, speed.” His emphasis on speed spurred on the production of lethal, mass-producible American warplanes that enabled the United States to win WWII. Some 80 years later, the urgency for speed is […] The post Space is a warfighting domain. We need wartime urgency for procurement reform. appeared first on SpaceNews.| SpaceNews
Iridium Communications plans to release a tiny chip next year to protect devices relying on navigation satellites from jamming and spoofing, reinforcing one of the L-band operator’s core strengths as SpaceX’s Starlink encroaches on other parts of its business. The post Iridium unveils chip to bring GPS protection to mass-market devices appeared first on SpaceNews.| SpaceNews
China added to its Earth observation fleet late Saturday, sending a second Gaofen-14 mapping satellite into sun-synchronous orbit. The post China launches new Gaofen-14 stereo mapping satellite appeared first on SpaceNews.| SpaceNews
Australian company HEO has imaged and modeled a mystery Chinese satellite prior to its reentry into Earth’s atmosphere, revealing previously unknown details about the spacecraft. The post HEO’s satellite-to-satellite imaging uncovers secrets of Chinese tech-test spacecraft appeared first on SpaceNews.| SpaceNews
From Analyst to AI Orchestrator: Evolving Roles in the Age of Autonomy| SpaceNews
Kymeta plans to release OneWeb terminal by next summer| SpaceNews
Flat panel antenna maker Kymeta is refreshing its leadership team as the company prepares to start shipping its first multi-orbit broadband user terminal.| SpaceNews
Astrobotic Technology says it now plans to launch its large lunar lander carrying a commercial rover no earlier than mid-2026. The post Astrobotic delays Griffin-1 lander mission to mid-2026 appeared first on SpaceNews.| SpaceNews
Kymeta to supply flat-panel satellite antennas to U.S. Army Kymeta to supply flat-panel satellite antennas to U.S. Army| SpaceNews
Japan launched the first of a new generation of cargo spacecraft to the International Space Station, with potential applications beyond low Earth orbit.| SpaceNews
Boeing’s CST-100 Starliner spacecraft successfully landed in New Mexico early Sept. 7, completing the Crew Flight Test mission but without any crew on board.| SpaceNews
Space venture firm predicts industry shakeup Space venture firm predicts industry shakeup| SpaceNews
NASA will use SpaceX’s Crew Dragon for its two crew rotation missions to the ISS in 2025 as it continues to evaluate Boeing's Starliner.| SpaceNews
NGSO systems drive explosive growth as satellite connectivity becomes mission-critical for modern defense operations Paris, France [October, 2025] – Novaspace has released the first edition of its Satellite Communications for […] The post Global Defense Satcom Commercial Service Revenues Positioned to Skyrocket Past $8.6 Billion by 2034 appeared first on SpaceNews.| SpaceNews
The United States’ goal of completing a crewed moon mission before China has been coined as the new space race, reminiscent of the days of Apollo. Similar to Apollo and the space race with the Soviet Union, the principle of non-sovereignty is at issue as is the rule-based international order. The issue of non-sovereignty in […] The post A soft power strategy to preserve non-sovereignty from Chinese land claims on the moon appeared first on SpaceNews.| SpaceNews
Launch firms Space Pioneer and Galactic Energy are the latest China’s commercial space companies to move toward IPOs, amid a surge of investment. The post Chinese launch firms Space Pioneer and Galactic Energy move toward IPOs appeared first on SpaceNews.| SpaceNews
ESA is putting the final touches on a package of programs worth 22 billion euros for next month’s ministerial conference, despite U.S. budget uncertainty and removal of one mission. The post ESA finalizing ministerial package appeared first on SpaceNews.| SpaceNews
Iridium’s shares closed down more than 7% Oct. 23 after the satellite operator lowered its full-year service revenue outlook again, while withdrawing its $1 billion target for 2030 amid mounting competition from SpaceX. The post Iridium pulls $1 billion 2030 service revenue goal amid SpaceX’s D2D push appeared first on SpaceNews.| SpaceNews
SAN FRANCISCO – Indian startup SatLeo Labs is preparing to launch its first thermal-imaging payload early next year. By the end of 2026, the Ahmedabad-based startup intends to launch the first of 12 microsatellites to gather electro-optical and thermal infrared imagery. “Not only will we be getting the visible dataset of any particular object or […] The post SatLeo prepares to launch first thermal-imaging payload appeared first on SpaceNews.| SpaceNews
China launched the latest in a series of clandestine satellites Thursday, using the country’s most powerful rocket to send the spacecraft to geosynchronous transfer orbit. The post China expands classified geostationary satellite series with Long March 5 launch appeared first on SpaceNews.| SpaceNews
In this episode of Space Minds, host David Ariosto speaks with Terry Hart, former NASA astronaut and mission specialist on the Space Shuttle Challenger. Hart reflects on the triumphs of early shuttle missions, the lessons of the Challenger tragedy, and how those experiences shape today’s commercial space era led by companies like SpaceX and Blue Origin. The post The astronaut who filmed the Dream is Alive appeared first on SpaceNews.| SpaceNews
The first space race was about getting to the moon. Today’s race to the moon and Mars is about staying there. The post The next space race will be won at night appeared first on SpaceNews.| SpaceNews
Amazon Web Services, or AWS, is the largest cloud provider in the United Kingdom. It holds between 40 and 50% of the market for Infrastructure-as-a-Service, and its technology underpins the National Health Service, the Ministry of Defence and a wide range of public utilities and private companies. When there’s an outage, therefore, the effect is […] The post Europe must build its own critical infrastructure appeared first on SpaceNews.| SpaceNews
Three of Europe’s largest aerospace companies have agreed to combine their space businesses into a new joint venture intended to better compete in the global market. The post Airbus, Leonardo and Thales agree to combine space businesses appeared first on SpaceNews.| SpaceNews
The Orion spacecraft for Artemis 2 has been installed on its Space Launch System rocket as preparations for the flight continue during the shutdown.| SpaceNews
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China launches first of 2,800 satellites for AI space computing constellation China launched 12 satellites early Wednesday for a pioneering on-orbit computing project led by startup ADA Space and Zhejiang Lab.| SpaceNews
Axiom Space is revising the assembly sequence for its commercial space station, a move it says will allow it to get to a free-flying station sooner.| SpaceNews
How time series data is fueling the final frontier| SpaceNews
NASA is moving ahead with plans to partner with a company to deliver a rover to the surface of the moon after the agency canceled the mission last year.| SpaceNews
NASA has canceled a robotic lunar rover mission that would have searched for ice at the south pole of the moon, citing development delays and cost overruns.| SpaceNews
NASA has canceled plans to find a commercial partner to launch a robotic lunar rover and will instead pursue “alternative approaches” to fly the mission.| SpaceNews
Astrobotic will deliver a lunar rover built by Venturi Astrolab to the south polar region of the moon as soon as the end of this year.| SpaceNews
Axiom Space has awarded a contract to Redwire to provide solar arrays for the first module of Axiom’s planned commercial space station.| SpaceNews
Blue Origin was the sole bidder for a NASA task order that revived a canceled lunar rover mission.| SpaceNews
Boeing expects to take up to several hundred million dollars in additional charges against earnings for its CST-100 Starliner program in the third quarter.| SpaceNews
NASA has revived a robotic lunar rover mission by selecting Blue Origin to deliver it to the moon’s south pole in 2027.| SpaceNews
NASA is changing plans to support commercial space stations, which could also mean an end of a permanent human presence in low Earth orbit by the agency.| SpaceNews
CSO Co., Ltd. — Redefining Earth Observation with Cutting-Edge Camera Systems for Small Satellites| SpaceNews
NASA expects to spend up to $1.5 billion to support at least two companies to demonstrate crew-tended space stations as part of a revised approach.| SpaceNews
The chief executive of commercial space station developer Vast says he supports NASA’s revised approach to supporting development of such stations.| SpaceNews
Golden Dome’s cost: anywhere from billions to trillions, depending on design Golden Dome’s cost: anywhere from billions to trillions, depending on design| SpaceNews
NASA says it is studying a long-running air leak on a Russian ISS module that recently doubled in magnitude but is not a safety risk.| SpaceNews
China completes second hot-fire test for new moon rocket, including engine restarts China conducted a rocket stage hot fire test Friday in the latest step in the country’s plans to land astronauts on the moon.| SpaceNews
How carrying enough water to make return-trip propellant simplifies a Starship mission to Mars| SpaceNews
Cailabs, a French company that makes optical ground stations for satellite communications, has raised 57 million euros ($67 million) to scale up production.| SpaceNews
A 30-day demonstration mission in NASA’s revised plans for development of commercial space stations does not represent a long-term shift to short missions.| SpaceNews
In space, the old debates about turf are obsolete| SpaceNews
The coming Chinese megaconstellation revolution China’s response to Starlink and OneWeb first became apparent in 2020 in filings for a nearly 13,000-satellite megaconstellation with the International Telecommunication Union in Geneva.| SpaceNews
Shanghai to foster commercial space ecosystem A Shanghai government initiative aims to foster a space industry chain including a range of satellites, launch vehicles and related applications and infrastructure.| SpaceNews
New Chinese small sat manufacturing capacity could have international ramifications| SpaceNews
Private Chinese satellite internet firm GalaxySpace secures major new funding| SpaceNews
China to begin constructing its own megaconstellation later this year China is preparing to launch its first satellites for a national low Earth orbit broadband megaconstellation to challenge SpaceX's Starlink.| SpaceNews
China looks to Long March 8 rocket to help launch its answer to Starlink China is looking to greatly expand its satellite launch capacity by mass producing a medium-lift rocket to help build a communications megaconstellation.| SpaceNews
China launched its new Jielong-3 rocket from a mobile sea platform in the Yellow Sea Friday, successfully sending 14 satellites into orbit.| SpaceNews
Boeing expects to take additional losses on its CST-100 Starliner commercial crew program when it releases its fourth quarter financial results next week.| SpaceNews
Boeing is taking another charge against earnings of $250 million on its CST-100 Starliner commercial crew program.| SpaceNews
Boeing took more than a half-billion dollars in charges on Starliner in 2024, bringing its cumulative losses to just over $2 billion.| SpaceNews
Next Crew Dragon mission delayed a month| SpaceNews
HELSINKI — China began the construction of its Guowang megaconstellation early Monday with a launch from Hainan island. A Long March 5B with a Yuanzheng-2 upper stage lifted off from Wenchang Satel…| SpaceNews
On January 27, 2025, President Donald Trump issued an executive order that called for the creation of a missile defense shield protecting the United States that would, among other things, include b…| SpaceNews
German satellite startup Kleo Connect’s majority shareholders are challenging a deal they say minority investors illegally devised to give its spectrum to Rivada Networks, which plans to use the fr…| SpaceNews
Players in China’s emerging commercial space sector have outlined big plans for rockets, spaceplanes and more for the coming years at a space forum hosted in Wuhan, central China.| SpaceNews
The Shanghai government has expressed backing for a “G60 Starlink” broadband megaconstellation consisting of an initial 1,296 satellites.| SpaceNews
First satellite for Chinese G60 megaconstellation rolls off assembly line The first satellite for a second planned Chinese low Earth orbit communications megaconstellation, G60 Starlink, has been produced in new facilities in Shanghai.| SpaceNews
Voyager Space and Airbus Defence and Space have finalized a partnership to develop the Starlab commercial space station, seeking to win customers for it from both sides of the Atlantic.| SpaceNews
