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HyImpulse Technologies and Etlaq Spaceport Sign LOI for Oman Launch Operations
Etlaq Spaceport, the first commercial spaceport in the MENA region, and HyImpulse Technologies, a European launch services provider with operations in Germany and the United Kingdom, announce that they have signed a Letter of Intent to explore future launch-related activities and operational presence at Etlaq in the Sultanate of Oman. The LOI reflects growing international…
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Intuitive Machines Left Out of NASA’s First Lunar Rover Awards
NASA indicated that additional funding and future rover and Moon Base work may create new opportunities for Intuitive Machines. That language keeps the door open for later awards, but the company was not selected in the first wave of what NASA described as initial major lunar rover contracts. NASA’s selection of Astrolab and Lunar Outpost…
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Space Forge Secures £10 Million to Advance Space-Manufactured Materials
Cardiff-based Space Forge, leaders of in-space manufacturing with a focus on producing semiconductors – the materials that power many modern electronic devices – in microgravity, where the environment enables the creation of materials with properties that cannot be achieved on Earth. The company will receive £10 million from the European Space Agency’s General Support Technology…
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K2 Space Advances High-Power Satellite Systems with Mega and Giga Class Platforms
K2 Space, a satellite manufacturer headquartered in Torrance, California, is developing a new generation of high-power satellite platforms designed to deliver significantly greater payload capacity, onboard power and mission flexibility than traditional spacecraft systems. By focusing on large-scale, high-performance satellite buses optimized for modern launch vehicles, the company is addressing the growing demand for satellites…
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Arianespace to Launch 36 Amazon Leo Satellites Equipped with Advanced Boosters
On June 17, 2026, Arianespace will launch 36 Amazon Leo satellites aboard Ariane 6 in its Ariane 64 configuration from Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana, within the following launch window: 07:53 a.m – 08:22 a.m (Washington, D.C.), 08:53 a.m – 09:22 a.m (Kourou), 11:53 a.m– 12:22 p.m (UTC) and 01:53 p.m – 02:22 p.m (Paris)…
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Space Forge Advances In-Space Manufacturing Through Microgravity Production Technology
Space Forge is developing an in-space manufacturing platform focused on producing high-value materials in the unique conditions of space. The company’s approach leverages the microgravity, vacuum and thermal environment of orbit to manufacture materials that are difficult or impossible to produce on Earth, targeting applications across semiconductors, advanced computing, clean energy, telecommunications and quantum technologies.…
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AAC Clyde Space Secures €10.9 Million ESA Contract for VDES Satellite Development
AAC Clyde Space has signed a EUR 10.9 million contract with the European Space Agency (ESA) to advance the development and demonstration of a VDES satellite constellation and future maritime services within the INFLECION programme. The contract follows the previously completed definition phase (phase 1). The INFLECION programme now advances into separate workstreams covering different capabilities of…
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Having sex in space would be tricky, but having kids in space is riskier
Researchers say the mechanics of having sex in space would be easier to manage than the biology of pregnancy and fetal development in a reduced-gravity environment. (Credit: ID 309694213 © Anna Ivanova | Dreamstime.com) Sex in space is the perfect subject for levity and double entendres, and the panelists at a Deep Tech Week session…
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SpaceX launches its first Falcon 9 rocket since Nasdaq debut
The Starlink 17-54 mission lifts off from Vandenberg on June 12, 2026, under a ceiling of low cloud. Image: SpaceX. SpaceX launched its first Falcon 9 rocket since making its public trading debut on the Nasdaq. The Starlink 17-54 mission launched from Vandenberg Space Force Base on Monday morning to add another 24 broadband internet…
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Booster 20 Clears Cryo Proof Testing as Ship 40 Heads Toward Static Fire
Flight 13 will be a repeat of Flight 12, a result confirmed by SpaceX President and COO Gwynne Shotwell. With Pad 2 showing minimal wear after Flight 12, launch pad crews are using the downtime between flights to modify the chopsticks and work on the tower. Booster 20 rolled out to Massey’s on June 5…