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Moog Space SVP Mark Covelli Details Meteor Satellite Bus at Space Symposium
Mark Covelli, senior vice president of Moog’s Space business spoke with Via Satellite during Space Symposium about how the company supported the Artemis II mission, and how Moog is investing in its production capacity to support more customer missions. Moog contributed to both the Space Launch System (SLS) rocket and the Orion crew capsule, including environmental…
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Blue Origin has a new employee stock plan, but not everyone is happy
Blue Origin released details about a new stock option plan in an internal communication on Tuesday. Ars was able to review the materials and connect with some employees to gather their thoughts. Some of the early reviews are not positive, with one employee going so far as to describe the plan as “pure f—king trash.”…
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NASA Awards Voyager Technologies Seventh Private ISS Mission
How does NASA’s seventh private ISS mission contract signal the agency’s commercial strategy? NASA has awarded Voyager Technologies the contract for the seventh private astronaut mission to the International Space Station, marking the company’s first selection for ISS operations and targeting a launch no earlier than 2028 from Florida. The mission represents NASA’s continued push…
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Pentagon Eyes Vulcan Issues for Next Launch Competition
How Will Vulcan’s Reliability Issues Reshape Pentagon Launch Strategy? United Launch Alliance’s Vulcan rocket faces its second grounding in less than two years, and a Space Force three-star general confirmed Tuesday that these reliability issues will “absolutely” influence the Pentagon’s next launch services competition. Despite a backlog of nearly 70 missions, Vulcan has completed just…
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Teledyne Space Imaging President Megan Tremer Shares Enabling Tech for Artemis II
Teledyne President of Space Imaging Megan Tremer spoke with Via Satellite during Space Symposium, covering some of the breadth of technologies Teledyne provided to the Artemis II mission running from the launch vehicle stage adapter (LVSA), to ground based solid-state power amplifiers. “What differentiates Teledyne Space is our ability to pivot our exquisite technologies that…
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NASA Seeks Commercial Providers to Replace $5B TDRSS Network
Will NASA’s $5 billion TDRSS network finally go commercial? NASA issued a draft solicitation April 10 for Project NEXUS, marking the agency’s most serious attempt to transition from its aging Tracking and Data Relay Satellite System (TDRSS) to commercial communications services. The initiative, valued at potentially billions over the coming decade, requires backward compatibility with…
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Turion Space Raises $75M Series B for SDA Satellite Fleet
How Will Turion Space Use Its $75M to Scale Space Surveillance? Turion Space closed a $75 million Series B round on April 15, 2026, positioning the California-based startup to accelerate deployment of its space domain awareness satellite fleet. The funding round brings Turion’s total capital raised to approximately $115 million since its 2021 founding, marking…
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Lonestar Expands Launch Plans for Orbital Data Storage Payload
Lonestar gave a launch date for “the world’s first commercially operational space-based sovereign data storage platform,” dubbed StarVault, in a statement on Wednesday. The company said demand for off-planet data security from governments, financial institutions, and critical infrastructure operators has exceeded its expectations. In response, it has expanded its agreement with Sidus Space. Sidus is…
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SpaceX Version 3 Starship Static Fire Targets May Orbital Test
What’s New in SpaceX’s Version 3 Starship That Just Completed Static Fire Testing? SpaceX successfully completed a static fire test of its Version 3 Starship prototype on April 15, marking a critical milestone before the vehicle’s planned May orbital test flight. The test fired all six Raptor engines for approximately 8 seconds at the company’s…
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West Coast SpaceX Falcon 9 mission launches 25 Starlink satellites
A Falcon 9 rocket stands poised to launch from the Space Launch Complex 4E at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. File Photo: SpaceX SpaceX launched a Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California Tuesday night. The rocket carryied another 25 satellites for its Starlink internet service. Liftoff from Space Launch Complex…