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Rocket Report: Rebuild begins at Blue Origin launch pad; Relativity targets Mars
Welcome to Edition 8.46 of the Rocket Report! We don’t mention Starship in the body of this week’s report, so I’ll give a brief update here. The next test flight of SpaceX’s mega-rocket—Flight 13—could happen as soon as next month, according to Gwynne Shotwell, the company’s president and chief operating officer, in a recent interview…
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Intellian Opens California Campus to Drive NGSO Satellite Growth
Intellian Technologies, a leading global provider of satellite communication antennas and ground gateway solutions, announced the opening of its new, state-of-the-art manufacturing facility in California. Marking the company’s first large-scale international manufacturing campus, this expansive facility is now fully operational to meet the surging global demand for ground infrastructure driven by the rapid expansion of…
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Boeing Proves Quantum Entanglement Swapping on Space-Ready Payload Ahead of 2027 Flight
Boeing announced the demonstration on June 18. The company performed entanglement-swapping tests for more than a year and is now conducting final integration of the Q4S mission. Entanglement swapping relies on teleportation to extend links between entangled photon pairs and is a core component of quantum networks. The technique demonstrated involved transferring entanglement from two…
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EQT Acquires Exolaunch to Advance Satellite Deployment Capabilities
EQT announced that EQT X has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Exolaunch, a global leader in mission management, satellite integration, and deployment technologies, from founder Dmitriy Sternharz. Headquartered in Germany, Exolaunch enables access to space for global satellite operators. The Company offers industry-leading deployment hardware, facilitating the integration and aggregation of a wide range…
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MBRYONICS Selects Pilot Photonics’ Laser for Space Optical Communication Transceivers
MBRYONICS, the laser communications company building the internet in space, have chosen Pilot Photonics’ ultra-fast tunable lasers for their terabit-per-second transceivers for optical communication. Responding to the increasing market demand for space-ready, Photonic Integrated Circuit (PIC)-powered, low SWaP-C optical communication devices, the two Irish photonics firms are combining their best-in-class technologies to enable next-generation satellite…
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Marlink Selected by TUI Cruises for Hybrid Connectivity Platform
Marlink, a global leader in managed services for business-critical digital solutions, has been selected by TUI Cruises to deliver resilient digital experiences for guests, crew and ship operations through a fully managed hybrid connectivity and digital services platform for Mein Schiff Flow, the latest addition to the cruise operator’s fleet. Scheduled for christening in Trieste, Italy,…
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Quantum Space Secures DoW Contract for In-Space Fuel Depot Demonstration
Quantum Space has secured a Department of War (DoW) Operational Energy Capability Improvement Fund (OECIF) contract for a fuel depot spacecraft demonstration that enables routine in-space refueling, extends spacecraft operational lifetimes, and provides the U.S Space Force with greater flexibility and resilience across the space domain. Quantum Space is building the fuel depot on its highly…
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Lyntris Expands Space Sensing with Advanced RF Payload and Antenna Technologies
Lyntris is developing integrated sensing and communication technologies that support space-based intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance (ISR) and satellite communications across low Earth orbit (LEO), medium Earth orbit (MEO) and geostationary Earth orbit (GEO). Drawing on decades of experience in antenna development, RF payload integration and ISR satellite programs, the company delivers technologies designed to operate reliably…
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A bold satellite rescue mission came together in record time, but will it work?
WALLOPS ISLAND, Va.—Just 10 months ago, NASA asked three companies if they could do something nobody had done before. Could they build and launch a satellite to save a $500 million astronomy mission at risk of crashing back to Earth? What’s more, could they do it in less than a year on a tight budget?…
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NASA Bets Mars Atmospheric Mission on Relativity Space’s Unproven Terran R
NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman announced the partnership June 17 during an event at Relativity Space. Under the model, NASA contributes its Aeolus atmospheric-science instrument suite while Relativity Space manages spacecraft development and mission operations. Relativity Space separately said it plans to privately develop and launch the Mars orbiter in 2028, funded by a philanthropic backer…