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Stoke Space Raises $1 Billion, Targets Early 2027 Debut for Fully Reusable Nova Rocket
Stoke Space announced on September 8 that it completed the initial closing of a $1 billion Series E financing round, bringing its total capital raised to $2.3 billion. The Kent, Washington-based company will use the funding to prepare its fully reusable Nova Pathfinder rocket for a first orbital launch in early 2027, expand production and…
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Scientists Watch Two ESA Satellites Burn Up from a Private Jet
The European Space Agency’s Tango satellite disintegrated above the Pacific Ocean on Sept. 1, 2026. observed by a team of researchers from aboard a private jet. (Image credit: ESA/ROSIE/University of Stuttgart (HEFDiG)) Scientists aboard an instrumented Falcon 900 business jet recorded the atmospheric destruction of the European Space Agency’s Samba and Tango satellites over the South…
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UK Launches £7.8 Billion Space Strategy Focused on Defence and Resilient Satellite Communications
The UK government launched a new national space strategy on September 8, bringing £7.8 billion in planned investment through 2030 under a single framework covering economic growth, defence and national security. The plan prioritises military space capabilities and calls for a resilient, integrated national satellite communications system to support government and defence operations. The strategy…
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Artemis III Booster Stacking Reaches Four of Five Segments as Orion Heat Shield Fix Is Confirmed
NASA has stacked the fourth of five major assemblies on each of the twin solid rocket boosters for Artemis III and completed installation of all four RS-25 engines on the mission’s Space Launch System core stage at Kennedy Space Center. The processing milestones come as a five-month review of the Artemis II Orion heat shield…
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AvL Technologies Wins $31 Million Contract for WGS-Certified Satellite Terminals for Poland
AvL Technologies has signed a $31 million contract with Polish defense supplier GISS Sp. z o.o. to provide 2.4-meter, trailer-mounted satellite communications terminals for Poland’s Ministry of National Defence, the companies announced September 8, 2026. The WGS-certified systems will give deployed Polish units field terminals compatible with the U.S.-led Wideband Global SATCOM network. The companies…
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What Imaging Capabilities Does Commercial Earth Observation Need in the AI Era?
In the era of AI in space, customers are not simply purchasing an image. What they truly need is timely, comprehensive information about where an event is occurring, how quickly it is changing, and how far its effects extend. As commercial Earth observation evolves from data products toward decision-support services, pricing is no longer determined…
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China’s Private Rockets Accelerate Toward Orbit: Who Has Made It—and Who Is Next in Line
On September 1, PALLAS-1 Y1 lifted off from Jiuquan. Galactic Energy is no longer a company with only small solid-fueled rockets: its 52-meter-tall, medium-to-heavy liquid launch vehicle, powered by seven clustered liquid oxygen/kerosene engines, has now completed its first orbital flight. PALLAS-1 Y1 lifts off. Image source: Galactic Energy website, September 2, 2026. Less than…
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i-Space’s Xie Hongjun: Why Is a Rocket Company Moving Into Space Computing?
In 2026, space computing emerged as an important new frontier in commercial space. What problems is it intended to solve, and where is the industry heading? Hello Space has launched its Space Computing Interview Series, speaking with leading Chinese players to examine the real progress being made in this emerging sector. Our guest in this…
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Gilmour Space, Hypersonix Partner on Australian Hypersonic Flight-Test Capability
Gilmour Space Technologies and Hypersonix signed an agreement in Canberra on September 8, 2026, to develop a sovereign Australian hypersonic flight-test capability for domestic, allied and commercial customers. The partnership combines Gilmour Space’s rocket propulsion, launch, mission integration and flight-test operations with Hypersonix’s scramjet engines and autonomous hypersonic aircraft. The two Queensland-based companies intend to…
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Private Satellites and AI Reshape Earth Observation as Security and Privacy Risks Grow
Commercial operators controlled 270 of the 472 Earth observation satellites identified by the U.S. Geological Survey in 2024, overtaking the 202 spacecraft operated by governments and accelerating a shift toward privately supplied imagery, analytics and geospatial intelligence. An OECD assessment published on February 10, 2026, said advances in sensors, cloud computing and artificial intelligence are…