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Innovation drives China’s space industry success
Liu Zheng, a senior engineer with China Aerospace Science and Technology Corp, said on Saturday that innovation and self-reliance are key to the success of the nation’s space industry. “From following others to taking the lead, some of China’s space technological innovations have entered uncharted territory. With no ready path to follow, only independent innovation…
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Vast Raises $500 Million to Accelerate Haven Space Station Production
Vast, the company developing next-generation space stations, announced that it has raised $500 million in new funding to advance its mission of enabling humanity to live and work in space long-term. Vast’s strategic roadmap includes low-Earth orbit space stations, future habitats for the Moon and Mars, and crewed systems that will expand the commercial space…
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NASA Selects ULA’s Centaur 5 as Upper Stage for SLS Starting With Artemis 4
NASA has selected United Launch Alliance’s Centaur 5 upper stage for use on its Space Launch System (SLS) rocket beginning with the Artemis 4 mission, currently scheduled to launch no earlier than early 2028, according to contract documents released by the agency. Centaur 5 was originally developed as the upper stage for United Launch Alliance’s…
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BlackSky Secures Seven-Figure NGA Contract Extension for AI Satellite Monitoring
BlackSky Technology Inc. has secured a seven-figure contract award under the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency’s (NGA) Luno A Facility Monitoring Delivery Order, extending the company’s work providing artificial intelligence-enabled monitoring services based on satellite imagery and analytics. The funding renewal supports a four-year program focused on monitoring activity patterns and identifying anomalies at key facilities worldwide.…
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ENPULSION Raises €22.5 Million to Expand Electric Satellite Propulsion Business in the U.S.
Austrian space propulsion company ENPULSION has secured €22.5 million in new growth funding as it seeks to expand its presence in the United States and scale production of its satellite propulsion systems. The funding round, announced on March 3, was led by German investment firm Nordwind Growth. ENPULSION said the capital will be used to…
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Rocket Lab Launches Confidential Satellite on Electron Rocket From New Zealand
Rocket Lab launched a satellite for an undisclosed commercial customer on March 5, sending the payload into low Earth orbit aboard its Electron rocket from the company’s launch site in New Zealand. The 18-meter-tall Electron rocket lifted off at 6:53 p.m. EST (2353 GMT), or 12:53 p.m. local time on March 6, beginning a mission…
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Rocket Factory Augsburg Delivers RFA ONE Stages to SaxaVord Ahead of Planned Test Flight
Rocket Factory Augsburg (RFA) has delivered the first and second stages of its RFA ONE launch vehicle to SaxaVord Spaceport in Scotland as the company prepares for a planned test flight later this year. The German launch provider said the first stage was recently built and tested at its facilities in Augsburg, Germany, before being…
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Eutelsat Completes €5 Billion Refinancing to Support OneWeb Constellation Upgrade
Eutelsat has completed a €5 billion refinancing package, including the issuance of a new €1.5 billion bond, as the satellite operator seeks to lower borrowing costs and fund the modernization of its OneWeb satellite constellation through 2029. The bond issuance, finalized last week, forms the final step in a broader financial restructuring aimed at reshaping…
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NASA contract confirms selection of ULA’s Centaur 5 as new upper stage for the SLS rocket
United Launch Alliance’s (ULA’s) Centaur 5 upper stage for the Vulcan Certification-1 (Cert-1) flight heads into pressure cell testing. Image: United Launch Alliance NASA officially selected United Launch Alliance’s Centaur 5 as the upper stage for its Space Launch System rocket starting with the Artemis 4 mission, scheduled to launch no earlier than early 2028.…
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Satellite firm pauses imagery after revealing Iran’s attacks on US bases
Planet Labs, one of the world’s leading commercial satellite imaging companies, said Friday it is placing a hold on releasing imagery of some parts of the Middle East as a regional war enters its second week. The company, which brands itself as Planet, operates a fleet of several hundred Earth-imaging satellites designed to record views…