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NASA EAGLE and FALCON Missions Target Commercial Earth Science
How Will NASA’s New Earth Science Missions Use Commercial Partners? NASA announced two Earth science mission concepts—EAGLE and FALCON—that will rely on commercial satellite platforms and Artemis Program exploration infrastructure to advance climate research while reducing development costs. The missions, unveiled during NASA’s March 24 “Ignition” event, represent a strategic shift toward leveraging existing commercial…
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All Points Logistics Secures KSC Payload Processing Deal
What does All Points Logistics’ new KSC agreement mean for commercial payload processing? All Points Logistics has secured a NASA agreement to construct commercial satellite processing facilities at Kennedy Space Center, marking another expansion of private infrastructure at the historic launch site. The deal positions All Points to capture growing demand from commercial satellite operators…
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Boeing and Millennium Space Systems Add Mid-Class Resolute Satellite Bus
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — Boeing and its subsidiary Millennium Space Systems are rolling out a new mid-class satellite platform called Resolute — designed to give more capability than a traditional small satellite, while providing more speed and flexibility than a traditional satellite program. Resolute is a satellite bus in the 2 kilowatt to 4 kilowatt power…
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Starship Super Heavy completes static fire with 33 Raptor engines
How many Raptor engines fired in SpaceX’s latest Super Heavy test? SpaceX completed a full-duration static fire test of its Super Heavy booster with all 33 Raptor engines igniting successfully on April 16, marking a critical milestone toward the next Starship integrated flight test. The test generated approximately 16.7 million pounds of thrust at sea…
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Blue Origin hot fires its first previously flown booster, prepares for weekend launch
Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket roars to life during a roughly 20-second static fire test of its seven BE-4 engines. Image: Adam Bernstein/Spaceflight Now Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket roared to life in a critical pre-launch demonstration of its main engines Thursday, less than an hour after the Sun crested over the horizon in Florida.…
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Industry Builds the Case Around Architecture Options for Orbital Data Centers
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — Developing orbital space data centers has become more appealing because of reductions in satellite launch prices, and a demand for alternatives to terrestrial data centers. Access to 24-hour solar power, and a more accepting attitude about data centers in space by business and the general public, are just a few of…
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PlanetiQ lands $15M Air Force STRATFI for weather satellites
How will PlanetiQ’s $15M Air Force contract reshape weather forecasting from space? PlanetiQ has secured a $15 million Strategic Funding Increase (STRATFI) contract from the U.S. Air Force to develop and launch next-generation weather satellites equipped with advanced terrestrial and space weather monitoring instruments. The Boulder-based commercial satellite operator will use the funding to accelerate…
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Air Force Awarded Development Contract for Space-Based AMTI; Meink Says Risk Low
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — The Department of the Air Force has awarded a contract for space-based air moving target indication (AMTI) to multiple vendors to begin development activities, Air Force Secretary Troy Meink said on Wednesday. The contract for the first operational increment of a space-based AMTI system is expected “fairly shortly,” Meink said at…
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Vulcan woes will “absolutely” be a factor in Pentagon’s next rocket competition
The US Space Force is still dealing with the near-term implications of the second grounding of United Launch Alliance’s Vulcan rocket in less than two years. The experience is likely to influence how the Pentagon buys launch services in the future, a three-star general said Tuesday. The Vulcan rocket is one of the two primary…
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Artemis 2’s launch in photos, closer than any human can get
Image: Steven Madow / Space Explored On April 1, 2026, NASA launched its biggest mission in recent years. With that, photos of the Artemis 2 mission have taken the internet by storm as the general public have found interest in the historic mission. Our team of photographers, along with other media outlets, were able to…