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Ursa Major Raises $150 Million to Scale Production of Hypersonic and Advanced Propulsion Systems
Advanced propulsion developer Ursa Major has secured $100 million in Series E equity financing and an additional $50 million in debt funding, giving the U.S. manufacturer fresh capital as it accelerates production of hypersonic engines, solid rocket motors and space mobility technologies. The equity round was led by Eclipse, with participation from new and existing…
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SpaceX Marks 500th Reused-Rocket Orbital Mission With Launch of EU Ocean-Mapping Satellite
SpaceX launched a European ocean-monitoring satellite from California early Monday, completing the company’s 500th orbital mission using a flight-proven rocket booster. The Sentinel-6B spacecraft lifted off atop a Falcon 9 from Vandenberg Space Force Base at 12:21 a.m. EST (0521 GMT). “Sentinel-6B rising, extending nearly four decades of the precise sea-level record from space,” NASA…
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SEOPS Books Dedicated 2028 Mission on Isar Aerospace’s Spectrum Rocket
SEOPS, a Texas-based small-satellite launch aggregator, has signed a launch services agreement with Isar Aerospace for a dedicated mission on the company’s Spectrum rocket, scheduled for 2028, the companies said on Monday. The deal marks a shift for SEOPS, which has relied exclusively on SpaceX rideshare missions since the retirement of Northrop Grumman’s Antares rocket.…
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LLMs to Accelerate Both Cyber Defenders and Hackers, OpenAI Exec Says
RESTON, Virginia — The balance between space industry cyber defenders and the hackers, online spies and cyber warriors attacking their systems will tilt in dramatic and largely unpredictable fashion over the next few years as increasingly proficient generative AI models provide growing capabilities to both sides, Open AI executive Alexis Bonnell told the CyberSat conference…
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York Space Systems Files for U.S. IPO as Revenue Rises but Losses Continue
York Space Systems has filed a registration statement for an initial public offering (IPO), moving the 13-year-old satellite manufacturer toward a public listing as demand for national security space systems accelerates. The company did not disclose proposed pricing terms or targeted valuation in the Form S-1 filing submitted to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission…
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OQ Technology Sends Emergency Broadcast By Satellite
OQ Technology successfully sent an emergency broadcast message directly to phones through its satellite constellation in a recent demonstration. The demonstration took place in Luxembourg, sending an emergency broadcast message to standard smartphones without any hardware or software modifications. OQ Technology called it a first of its kind demonstration for Europe. “This achievement marks a…
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Planet Labs and Quantum Systems Partners to Explore AI-Driven Defense Intelligence Solutions
Planet Labs GmbH, a leading provider of daily data and insights about change on Earth, and Quantum Systems, a German-based leader in Unmanned Systems, today announced a strategic partnership to jointly solicit customer interest in AI-enabled ‘Tip & Cue’ intelligence solutions. This collaboration will focus on gauging customer interest in the development of joint solutions…
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VORAGO Unveils Radiation-Tolerant Chips for Next-Generation Satellite Constellations
VORAGO Technologies announced a world first: the launch of four radiation-tolerant microcontrollers purpose-built for low Earth orbit (LEO) markets at a fraction of the cost of traditional space-grade components, with first chips shipping in early Q1 2026. The world leader in rugged, radiation-hardened chips protected with HARDSIL technology, Vorago is now democratizing access to its…
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Eutelsat and MSTelcom Partner to Expand LEO Connectivity in Angola
Eutelsat announced a new distribution agreement with MSTelcom, a subsidiary of Sonangol Group and a leading provider of telecommunications services in Angola, to deliver Eutelsat’s OneWeb Low Earth Orbit (LEO) connectivity services across key sectors, including oil & gas, maritime and for fixed land operations — enabling secure and high-performance communications in remote and hard-to-reach…
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Rakon Unveils Ultra-Stable Space OCXO to Challenge Miniature Atomic Clocks
Rakon, a leading manufacturer of frequency control and timing solutions, announced a breakthrough addition to its RK409 series of Ultra Stable OCXOs: the RK409RBNS Ultra Stable Oscillator (USO), a compact, cost-effective alternative to miniature rubidium atomic clocks. For many years, Rakon’s RK409 series has been a trusted choice for space missions, with nearly 200 units…