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Indra Group Reports Space Debris Impact Affecting SpainSat NG II Satellite
Indra Group, as the majority partner of Hisdesat, reports that the SpainSat NG II satellite, owned by Hisdesat and launched last October 23 from Cape Canaveral, has suffered the impact of a space particle during its journey to its final orbital position. The incident occurred at a distance of 50,000 kilometers from Earth. Hisdesat has…
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NASA to Preview US Spacewalks at International Space Station in January
NASA astronauts will conduct a pair of spacewalks in January outside the International Space Station to prepare for the installation of a roll-out solar array and complete other tasks. Experts from NASA will preview the spacewalks in a briefing at 2 p.m. EST Tuesday, Jan. 6, at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston. Participants include: Bill…
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Rapidity Space and Frontgrade Gaisler Teamed Up on VAIAS Project for Fault-Tolerant Space AI
Rapidity Space and Frontgrade Gaisler are excited to announce their collaboration in the VAIAS project, a strategic initiative aimed at advancing energy-efficient, fault-tolerant AI computing for future space missions. The project is funded through the ESA Phi-Lab Sweden programme, led by RISE Research Institutes of Sweden, with contributions from ESA and Vinnova. Central to the project…
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Kratos Awarded $30 Million in National Security Contracts for Air Defense and C5ISR Systems
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, a leader in defense, national security and global markets, announced that it has recently received approximately $30 million in Air Defense and C5ISR system national-security-related, military-grade custom hardware production contracts. Kratos is an industry leader in the development, engineering, design, and large-scale production of military-grade hardware and integrated systems for…
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Malaysia Adopted Aireon’s Space-Based ADS-B for Oceanic Airspace Monitoring
The Civil Aviation Authority of Malaysia (CAAM) and Aireon announced a strategic collaboration to deploy Aireon’s space-based Automatic Dependent Surveillance–Broadcast (ADS-B) data for air traffic surveillance across the oceanic sector of the Kuala Lumpur Flight Information Region (FIR). This initiative marks a major milestone in strengthening Malaysia’s air traffic management capabilities and enhancing operational safety and…
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AST SpaceMobile Kicks Off Launch Campaign for Upgraded BlueBird Sats
AST SpaceMobile has kicked off the launch campaign for its upgraded BlueBird satellites. The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) launched BlueBird 6 satellite on December 23 and the next satellite, BlueBird 7, has arrived in Florida ahead of integration with the launch vehicle. The BlueBird 6 mission launched on a LVM3 launch vehicle at 10:25…
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What China’s Chang’e-7 lander will do when it lands on the Moon
A frame from an animation of the 2024 Chang’e 6 lander with the ascender spacecraft awaiting liftoff from the lunar surface. This robotic mission brought back the first samples collected from the lunar far side. Image: CNSA The science case is compelling. Water ice offers clues to the Moon’s formation and the delivery of volatiles…
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Space Force requests launch provider interest in Cape and Vandenberg pads
In a strategic push to bolster launch infrastructure amid growing military and commercial demands for orbital access, the United States Space Force has issued two separate Requests for Information (RFIs) in late December 2025, signaling its intent to make prime real estate available for large-scale rockets on the East and West Coasts. The first RFI…
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SpaceX launches first Starlink deployment mission since problem strikes satellite
SpaceX launches the Starlink 6-88 mission from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station on Jan. 4, 2026. This was the company’s first Starlink mission of the year and the first Falcon 9 launch from the Eastern Range of 2026. Image: Michael Cain/Spaceflight Now Update Jan. 4, 3:38 a.m. EST (0838 UTC):…
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Indra Group Discloses Debris Impact to SpainSat NG II Satellite
Spanish company Indra Group disclosed that the SpainSat NG II satellite that launched in October was impacted by space debris during the orbit-raising process. Indra Group, the majority partner of Spanish operator Hisdesat, said in a Jan. 2 statement that the satellite “suffered the impact of a space particle during its journey to its final…