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Tory Bruno Hops From ULA, Skips to Blue Origin
Tory Bruno is to be the new head of the national security division of Blue Origin, owned by Amazon billionaire Jeff Bezos and a top competitor to SpaceX in the launch business. For nearly 12 years, Bruno had been the CEO of United Launch Alliance (ULA), which announced his resignation on December 22. ULA is a Boeing–Lockheed Martin joint venture that…
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SpaceX Launches Third Cosmo-SkyMed Second Generation Satellite for Italy
SpaceX launched the third satellite in Italy’s Cosmo-SkyMed second generation constellation on Friday, January 2. SpaceX launched the satellite on a Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. The mission took off at 6:09 p.m. PT on Friday. Telespazio confirmed successful signal acquisition after launch. The synthetic aperture radar (SAR) satellite is owned…
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SpaceX laying the Starship foundations for 2026 and beyond
The Starship program had an eventful year in 2025, with five full-stack test flights, of which only two resulted in the ship landing. SpaceX also began construction of both Giga Bays, one in Starbase and one at Roberts Road. LC-39A in Florida made significant progress in construction, and environmental approval was given for the start…
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LambdaVision and the frontier of space-enabled biomanufacturing
LambdaVision’s protein-based retinal implant looks like a small purple dot in this image. Image: LambdaVision Microgravity fundamentally alters fluid behavior, minimizing sedimentation and enabling the layer-by-layer assembly of ultra-uniform protein films that are difficult to achieve terrestrially. In repeated ISS missions, LambdaVision has produced 200-layer protein thin films, providing data on automated space-based manufacturing processes…
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SpaceX begins “significant reconfiguration” of Starlink satellite constellation
The year 2025 ended with more than 14,000 active satellites from all nations zooming around the Earth. One-third of them will soon move to lower altitudes. The maneuvers will be undertaken by SpaceX, the owner of the largest satellite fleet in orbit. About 4,400 of the company’s Starlink Internet satellites will move from an altitude…
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SpaceX begins “significant reconfiguration” of Starlink satellite constellation
The year 2025 ended with more than 14,000 active satellites from all nations zooming around the Earth. One-third of them will soon move to lower altitudes. The maneuvers will be undertaken by SpaceX, the owner of the largest satellite fleet in orbit. About 4,400 of the company’s Starlink Internet satellites will move from an altitude…
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After half a decade, the Russian space station segment stopped leaking
A small section of the International Space Station that has experienced persistent leaks for years appears to have stopped venting atmosphere into space. The leaks were caused by microscopic structural cracks inside the small PrK module on the Russian segment of the space station, which lies between a Progress spacecraft airlock and the Zvezda module.…
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SpaceX opens 2026 with launch of Cosmo-SkyMed Earth observation satellite for Italy
The Cosmo-SkyMed Second Generation Flight Model 3 satellite deploys from SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket on Jan. 2, 2026. Image: SpaceX via livestream SpaceX rang in the new year with a Falcon 9 rocket launch Friday evening from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. Aboard was a 1,700-kg (3,748 lb) Earth observation satellite with dual civilian…
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Lite Coms Expands LiteSat Tactical Satellite Modems for Secure and Mobile SATCOM Operations
Lite Coms, a provider of tactical satellite communication solutions, is expanding LiteSat Tactical Satellite Modem (TMA) portfolio, designed to deliver secure, resilient and flexible SATCOM connectivity for defense, government and critical communications users. Already deployed across operational environments, Lite Coms’ satellite modems are engineered to support reliable beyond-line-of-sight communications where mobility, security and interoperability are…