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China launches satellite for Algeria
China launched an Algerian remote sensing satellite from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China on Saturday. A Long March-2C carrier rocket lifted off from the launch center at 12:01 p.m. (Beijing Time), successfully sending the satellite into its planned orbit. The Algerian satellite will be primarily used for land planning and disaster prevention…
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NOAA Plans Multibillion-Dollar Expansion of Commercial Weather Data Purchases
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration plans to sharply increase its purchases of commercial weather data, potentially committing billions of dollars over the next decade, a senior U.S. Commerce Department official said on Tuesday. “We’re going to be looking at a high ceiling in billions of dollars over 10 years, which is going to show…
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Musk Weighs Options to Consolidate SpaceX With Tesla or xAI, Sources Say
Elon Musk has held internal discussions about potentially consolidating parts of his business empire, including exploring whether SpaceX could merge with Tesla or absorb his artificial intelligence startup xAI, according to company filings and sources cited by Reuters and Bloomberg. SpaceX has evaluated the feasibility of a combination with Tesla, an idea that some investors…
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Azercosmos Signs Space and Satellite MoU With Chad
Azerbaijan’s space agency Azercosmos has signed an MoU to collaborate with the Republic of Chad on satellite services and space activities. The agreement covers cooperating on developing the space ecosystem, strategic consultancy, spectrum management, geographic information systems (GIS), remote sensing, satellite communications, satellite operations and ground systems, as well as regulatory matters related to space…
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FAA advances approval for up to 44 Starship launches from 39A
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has reached a critical milestone in its environmental review process for SpaceX’s Starship operations at Launch Complex 39A (LC-39A) on NASA’s Kennedy Space Center (KSC). The summary overview, released on Friday, is ahead of the Final Environmental Impact Statement (EIS), anticipated for release imminently, following the Draft EIS issued in…
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GAO Warns SDA Missile-Tracking Satellite Program Faces Capability and Cost Risks
The Space Development Agency’s effort to deploy a constellation of low Earth orbit satellites for missile warning and tracking is at risk of falling short of its goals and operational requirements, according to a new report by the Government Accountability Office released on Thursday. The report, covering the period from October 2023 to January 2026,…
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France Pushes European Preference for Space Defence Assets Amid Security Shift
France is calling for a stronger preference for European-made space assets linked to defence, arguing that the bloc must rapidly reduce reliance on foreign equipment as global security dynamics shift, French and German ministers said on Tuesday. “Time is of the essence” for Europe to develop a space policy that relies far more heavily on…
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China Eyes Space-Based AI Data Centres, Setting Up Rivalry With SpaceX
China plans to deploy space-based artificial intelligence data centres within the next five years, state media reported, as Beijing steps up efforts to combine space technology and advanced computing in a move that could directly challenge initiatives outlined by SpaceX. China’s main space contractor, China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC), said it will work…
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NASA Activates Athena Supercomputer to Expand High-End Computing Capacity
NASA has placed its Athena supercomputer into service at the Modular Supercomputing Facility at the Ames Research Center, significantly increasing the agency’s high-end computing capacity for science and exploration missions. Athena delivers 20.13 petaflops of peak performance and replaces the Pleiades system, which offered 7.09 petaflops and was retired earlier this month. The new system…
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NASA faces a crucial choice on a Mars spacecraft—and it must decide soon
A consequential debate that has been simmering behind closed doors at NASA Headquarters in Washington, DC, must soon come to a head. It concerns the selection of the next spacecraft the agency will fly to Mars, and it could set the tone for the next decade of exploration of the red planet. What everyone agrees…