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Spaceium Opens OpenPort Refueling Hardware to Industry for $1
When a satellite runs out of fuel in orbit, its useful life ends, a model some compare to throwing out a car every time the gas light comes on. Spaceium aims to change that by enabling satellites to operate as long as their electronics and other systems function, to maneuver without conserving fuel, and to…
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Tesla and SpaceX Merger Could Be Announced as Soon as December
The prospect follows a formal step taken in October, when Musk announced that the boards of Tesla and SpaceX had each formed independent committees to evaluate a merger. Before that official action, rumors of a possible combination had circulated. Bloomberg reported that an announcement could come within a few weeks, placing the potential timeline in…
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Teledyne e2v Expands Space DDR4 Memory Line With 8 GB and 16 GB NASA Grade Models
Targeting growing onboard data storage demands for Earth observation, communications payloads, and artificial intelligence (AI) workloads, Teledyne e2v Semiconductors announced on Nov. 12 the addition of 8 gigabyte (GB) and 16 GB NASA Grade flight models to its radiation-tolerant double data rate 4 (DDR4) memory portfolio. The Grenoble, France-based subsidiary of Teledyne Technologies stated that…
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Gilat Cuts 2026 Growth Forecast to 3% Amid Launch and IFC Delays
Following third-quarter financial results that held flat compared to the prior year, Gilat Satellite Networks sharply reduced its full-year 2026 revenue growth forecast from 13% to 3%. In quarterly results reported on Nov. 10, the satellite ground segment and networking provider lowered its 2026 revenue guidance to a range of $455 million to $475 million,…
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Hera Reaches Dimorphos to Measure Aftermath of NASA’s 2022 Asteroid Strike
The mission follows directly from DART, which deliberately struck the asteroid in 2022 to test whether a spacecraft collision could alter an asteroid’s path. Hera’s arrival marks the next phase of that experiment, returning to the same target to assess what the impact actually did. Hera has started close inspections of Dimorphos, the asteroid struck…
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Intuitive Machines Beats on Earnings and Revenue in Latest Quarter
The company, which trades on the Nasdaq under the ticker LUNR, operates as a lunar landing and services provider. The latest results arrive as investors track whether commercial lunar activity can translate into sustained financial performance. The earnings beat amounted to $0.08 per share above consensus estimates. Revenue came in above analyst expectations as well.…
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Ukraine Reports Renewed Starshield Velocity Restrictions on Military Drones
On Nov. 12, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy reported that military units have experienced systematic disruptions to SpaceX’s Starshield satellite communications service over several days, cutting connectivity for drones operating above 160 kilometers per hour. The operational restrictions have renewed friction over frontline satellite communications, while neither SpaceX nor the U.S. government has issued an official…
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Momentus Advances In-Space Robotic Assembly for DARPA on Vigoride 7 Mission
Under the contract, Momentus managed integration and launch and is providing on-orbit support for a Caltech payload called ASTRA, the Autonomous in-Space Tensioned Reflector Assembly. ASTRA is one of 10 payloads carried by the Momentus Vigoride 7 orbital service vehicle, which launched to low Earth orbit on March 30, 2026, aboard the SpaceX Transporter 16…
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Space Computing Constellations Divide the Work: How Satellite Platform Suppliers, Power Providers, Computer Makers and Operators Earn Revenue
In the first half of 2026, ADA Space recognized approximately RMB 125 million in revenue from AI computing satellites, accounting for 55.1% of its total revenue. The amount was reported under “satellites and related services” in its prospectus.[1] During constellation construction, customers pay for development and delivery. Once the satellites are in orbit, who pays…
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Eutelsat Prepares 32 OneWeb Renewal Satellites for Nov. 30 SpaceX Launch
Eutelsat’s OneWeb division is preparing for Launch #21, a mission provisionally scheduled for Nov. 30 aboard a SpaceX launch vehicle to deploy 32 spacecraft into low Earth orbit (LEO). The flight will deliver the initial batch of satellites built under the OneWeb constellation renewal programme, initiating the next operational phase for Europe’s only LEO broadband…