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Planet Labs Signs 7-Figure Enterprise Contract to Power Greece’s National Satellite Space Project
Planet Labs Germany, a leading provider of daily data and insights about change on Earth, announced a 2-year, 7-figure agreement with the Greek government to support the country’s National Satellite Space Project. Signed through the European Space Agency (ESA) on behalf of the Hellenic Ministry of Digital Governance and the Hellenic Space Center, this contract…
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Former NASA chief takes helm of national security space firm
Before he became NASA administrator in 2018, Jim Bridenstine was a naval aviator who then served as a US representative from Oklahoma for three terms, sitting on the Committee on Armed Services. Now, five years after leaving NASA, Bridenstine is returning to those military roots. This week, Bridenstine was named chief executive of a Maryland-based…
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Spire Says New German Facility Can Produce Up to 100 Satellites Per Year
Spire has opened a new satellite manufacturing facility in Munich the company says has the capacity to produce up to 100 satellites per year. The facility is designed for end-to-end satellite manufacturing, including integration, testing, and mission-specific payload development, including an ISO-certified clean room and vertically integrated infrastructure. Initially, this facility will be focused on…
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SpaceX is starting to move on from the world’s most successful rocket
It is far too soon to mention retirement, but astute observers of the space industry have noticed SpaceX’s workhorse Falcon 9 rocket is not launching as often as it used to. The decline is modest so far, and it does not signal any problem at SpaceX or with the Falcon 9. Rather, it is a…
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MDA Space Satellite Revenue Grows 40% in Q1, Greenley Says ‘No Change’ Due to Globalstar Deal
MDA Space posted 32% year-over-year revenue growth in the first quarter of 2026 and more than 40% growth for its satellite manufacturing business, driven by work for Telesat Lightspeed and Globalstar. CEO Mike Greenly told investors there is “no change” to the company’s ongoing work for Globalstar as a customer. MDA Space is building two…
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SatVu HotSat-2 Delivers First Commercial Thermal Images
Can SatVu’s Second Thermal Satellite Succeed Where Its First Failed? British startup SatVu has successfully captured its first commercial thermal imagery from HotSat-2, marking a critical milestone after its predecessor HotSat-1 failed just six months after launch. The Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd.-built satellite delivered high-resolution thermal images of energy infrastructure across Cuba, India, and Australia…
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HawkEye 360 Raises $416M, Pricing at High End for IPO
HawkEye 360 raised $416 million in its initial public offering (IPO) on Thursday, becoming the second space company to go public this year. The signals intelligence company began trading on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on Thursday, offering 16 million shares at $26 per share, the top end of the range it stated last…
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Marshall Islands Cuts Illegal Fishing Detection Time with SAR Satellites
How Did Marshall Islands Cut Illegal Fishing Detection Time by 90%? The Marshall Islands Marine Resources Authority reduced illegal fishing vessel detection time from weeks to hours during a 12-day enforcement campaign using commercial synthetic aperture radar (SAR) satellites. The operation covered 2 million square kilometers of Pacific waters surrounding the 181-square kilometer island nation,…
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The animated version of the iconic “Hello, world” image reveals striking new details
The astronauts flying aboard the Artemis II mission to the Moon last month took a lot of pictures, and a few dozen of the best ones were released during and shortly afterward the flight. But it wasn’t until last weekend that NASA released the whole trove of more than 12,000 images, dumping them onto the…
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Rocket Lab announces five-launch Neutron deal as it continues aiming for late 2026 debut
Rocket Lab conducts a launch simulation of its Neutron rocket from Launch Complex 3 at the Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport within NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia on Oct. 3, 2025. Image: Rocket Lab Rocket Lab announced the block sale of five Neutron rocket launches and three Electron rocket flights to a secret customer. While the…