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NASA, Northrop Grumman repurpose Gateway elements for Moon Base demo missions
Northrop Grumman’s Lunar Infrastructure Demos (LID-1, LID-2 and LID-3) reuse HALO derived technologies to rapidly mature lunar surface power, thermal, autonomy, communications and hosted payload services that can survive the lunar night and scale into persistent infrastructure near the Moon’s South Pole. Graphic: Northrop Grumman NASA’s decision to pivot away from the orbiting Gateway lunar…
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IXPE Observations of a Magnetar May Capture a 90-Year-Old Quantum Prediction
Vacuum birefringence was first predicted by Werner Heisenberg in the 1930s. The idea holds that even a perfect vacuum is filled with virtual particles that alter the behavior of light. For nearly a century it has remained one of the most stubbornly unconfirmed predictions in quantum electrodynamics, with no direct observational evidence. The IXPE telescope…
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Rocket Lab Launches 92nd Electron, Deploys Eighth Satellite for Japan’s iQPS
The mission came more than a month after the previous launch attempt for the same customer was aborted. With this flight, Rocket Lab extends a commercial relationship with iQPS that now spans eight satellites, a repeat-customer arrangement that has become a fixture of Electron’s manifest. The launch from Mahia deployed a single spacecraft for iQPS,…
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Telesat Lands Record C$2.3 Billion Contract for Arctic Military Satcom
The contract commits Canada to a domestic operator for one of the most contested capability areas facing NATO. Arctic military communications sits among the alliance’s most significant capability gaps, and the size of Canada’s commitment signals both a defense priority and a bet on the commercial low Earth orbit market. The customer is Canada’s Defense…
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SpaceX Confirms Terafab Satellite Factory in Grimes County, Texas, With Construction Months Away
Terafab is the name SpaceX uses for its large-scale satellite factory concept. Locking in a second major manufacturing site signals that the company is planning for a satellite production rate that goes well beyond anything currently operating, positioning Terafab as the supply chain foundation behind Starlink’s constellation. SpaceX confirmed Grimes County as the Terafab location…
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Blue Origin identifies engine issue behind New Glenn explosion
Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket exploded on the pad at Launch Complex 36 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station as the result of an anomaly during a static fire test on Thursday, May 28. The test was in preparation for a planned launch as soon as June 4. Image: Adam Bernstein/Spaceflight NowCorrection Aug. 6, 8:52…
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Telesat Secures $2.3 Billion Arctic Military Satcom Contract
Telesat LEO ULC, one of the world’s largest and most innovative satellite operators, announced that it has signed a $2.3 billion Telesat Lightspeed services contract with Canada’s Defence Investment Agency (DIA) to deliver secure Military Ka-band (Mil-Ka) Arctic connectivity to the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) under the Enhanced Satellite Communications Project – Polar (ESCP-P) program.…
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Neuraspace Secures €15.6 Million for Space Traffic and Monitoring Expansion
Neuraspace, a European provider of AI-enabled Space Domain Awareness (SDA) and Space Traffic Management (STM) solutions, has announced €15.6 million in new financing, combining strategic private investment from Lince Capital, Explorer Investments and Armilar Venture Partners with funding awarded under Portugal’s Recovery and Resilience Plan (PRRP), supporting the company’s growth strategy. The funding had accelerated…
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Spire Global Secures $3 Million NOAA Contract Extension for Hyperspectral Sounder Data
Spire Global, a global provider of satellite data, analytics, and intelligence, has been awarded a $3 million, six-month contract extension by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to continue evaluating data from Spire’s Hyperspectral Microwave Sounder (HyMS). The award includes an additional, unfunded option for three months of data valued at $2 million. Building…
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Endeavor Optical Networks Emerges from Stealth
A new startup wants to move intercontinental data off the seabed, and into orbit. Endeavor Optical Networks (EON) emerged from stealth on Tuesday, announcing $10.8M in seed funding co-led by General Catalyst and Andreessen Horowitz. The company is aiming to build a constellation of optical communications satellites in MEO to provide a cheaper, more resilient…