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Window for 2026 launch debut of Rocket Lab’s Neutron rocket ‘is narrowing’ as development continues
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. Image: Rocket LabRocket Lab’s anticipated debut of its medium-lift Neutron rocket may end up slipping beyond this year and into 2027. In a filing to the U.S. Securities and…
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The Trump Administration Attempts to Fill an Empty FCC Seat Ahead of Midterm Elections
After operating for almost two years as a trio, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) may finally sit a fourth member. On Friday, U.S. President Donald Trump nominated FCC Chairman Brendan Carr’s senior counsel, Danielle Thumann, to serve a five-year term as an agency commissioner. Thumann, who works directly with Carr on matters from the agency’s…
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Arabsat Signs Digital Communications Infrastructure Deal with Libya Telecom and Technology (LTT)
Arabsat has signed a new deal with Libya Telecom and Technology (LTT) as Libya looks to develop its digital communications infrastructure. Libya has a population of around 7.5 million people. It will combine Arabsat’s satellite infrastructure and regional coverage with LTT’s ability to deliver satellite communications solutions across Libya. The two organizations announced the deal…
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India Sets 300-Satellite Target and 2035 Space Station Goal, Opens Launch Site to Private Operators
In a parallel move to the 300 satellite target announcement, regulator IN-SPACe has begun transferring a new small rocket launch complex to private operators, marking a structural shift in how India runs its launch infrastructure. The satellite and space station goals follow a directive from the prime minister tasking the space agency with the expanded…
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NASA Extends Voyager 2 Science by a Year With “Big Bang” Power Maneuver
Voyager 2 and its twin, Voyager 1, draw electricity from radioisotope thermoelectric generators, which convert heat from decaying plutonium into power. As that plutonium supply diminishes, each spacecraft loses about 4 watts of available power every year. After nearly half a century in space, the Voyagers have very little power to spare, forcing mission controllers…
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Eutelsat’s OneWeb LEO Revenue Jumps 69.5 Percent, Now a Quarter of Group Sales
The results follow the formal completion of the Eutelsat and OneWeb combination in September 2023. By pairing geostationary high-throughput satellites with the OneWeb LEO constellation, Eutelsat has positioned itself as a multi-orbit operator competing directly against non-geostationary broadband providers including Starlink and Project Kuiper. While traditional GEO broadcast services face pressure from video cord-cutting, the…
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Katalyst Slows Tumbling Link Spacecraft as Clock Ticks on NASA’s Swift Rescue
Link launched July 3 on a Pegasus rocket. Weeks later, during post-launch commissioning, the spacecraft lost attitude control and entered what Katalyst on July 28 described as a multi-axis spin. Two of the spacecraft’s three reaction wheels were not functioning after the incident, and its reaction control system thrusters were only partially working. The company…
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Long March 7A Launch Failure Under Investigation After Zhongxing-4B Mission
On August 10, 2026, at 20:02 Beijing Time, China launched the Zhongxing-4B communications satellite aboard a Long March 7A (Chang Zheng 7A) launch vehicle from the Wenchang Spacecraft Launch Site. However, the rocket experienced an abnormality during flight after liftoff, resulting in the failure of the launch mission. The specific cause of the failure is…
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Total Solar Eclipse to Cross Spain on August 12 as ESA Prepares Live Broadcast
The narrow path of totality, where the Moon completely covers the Sun, will pass across Greenland, Iceland, a small part of northeastern Portugal, and then Spain. Observers elsewhere in Europe will see a partial eclipse, with the Moon appearing to take a bite out of the Sun and daylight dimming slightly. When the Sun’s surface…
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Xiphos Advances Space Computing with Low-SWaP High-Performance Processors
Xiphos is advancing compact, space-ready computing for spacecraft, launchers, landers, rovers and payloads, with its portfolio built around flight-proven COTS-based processing solutions optimized for size, weight and efficiency. The company’s Q-card and daughterboard architecture combines software and FPGA logic to support demanding hybrid, image, signal and interface processing applications. The solutions are used across RF…