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Capella, Iceye US, and Umbra Receive NRO Commercial SAR Contracts
IonQ‘s Capella Space, Iceye US, and Umbra have received Radar Commercial Augmentation (RCA) sole source contracts from the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) for commercial synthetic aperture radar (SAR) imagery, the agency said on Wednesday. The contracts stem from the NRO’s three phased Commercial Radar Capabilities (CRC) study effort, which began in January 2022. Capella, Iceye…
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AE Industrial Rebrands as Rocketdyne and Acquires L3Harris Space Propulsion and Power Business
AE Industrial Partners, a private investment firm focused on technologies and services critical to national and economic security, has finalized the acquisition of the space propulsion, power and electronics units from L3Harris Technologies, and is launching the entity as Rocketdyne. L3Harris will retain a minority stake in the business and continue to be a strategic…
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Gravitics Advances Space Cargo and Logistics With Flexible In-Orbit Delivery
Gravitics is developing turnkey space cargo and logistics solutions designed to transport assets where they are needed in orbit while providing flexible services beyond conventional cargo resupply. Its cargo spacecraft is designed for efficient delivery operations and can optionally remain in orbit as a storage module after completing its delivery mission or serve as a…
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SpaceX launches 3 AST SpaceMobile BlueBird satellites on Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifts off from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station to deliver three of AST SpaceMobile’s BlueBird Block 2 satellites into low Earth orbit on Aug. 5, 2026. Image: Adam Bernstein/Spaceflight NowUpdate Aug. 5, 6:09 a.m. EDT (1009 UTC): SpaceX confirmed deployment of the three BlueBird satellites.…
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SpaceX Outlines Starlink Mobile Plans in First Earnings Report
SpaceX reported its second quarter earnings on Tuesday reporting revenue of $7.8 billion – nearly doubling year-over-year. Leadership set a bold target of $100 billion in annual recurring revenue for this year, and made it clear SpaceX intends to challenge top U.S. telcos with Starlink. The company’s loss narrowed year-over-year to $143 million, but CapEx…
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Neuraspace Raises €15.6M to Scale its SDA Service
Portuguese startup Neuraspace announced €15.6M ($18M) in funding today to beef up its AI-powered SDA and space-traffic-management platform and increase its orbital sensing infrastructure. The round included venture investment from Lince Capital, Explorer Investments, and Armilar Venture Partners, as well as public funds awarded under Portugal’s Recovery and Resilience plan. Line of sight: As the…
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Kreios Space Advances VLEO Technology to Enable Long-Duration Satellite Missions
Kreios Space is developing a new generation of satellite technology designed to enable sustained operations in Very Low Earth Orbit (VLEO), approximately 200 km above Earth. The company’s platform combines an aerodynamically optimized satellite with a proprietary Air-Breathing Electric Propulsion (ABEP) system, allowing satellites to operate for more than seven years in an orbital region traditionally…
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Discarded Falcon 9 Upper Stage Strikes the Moon at 5,400mph
The object, roughly the size of a school bus and the height of a five-storey building, was the second stage of the Falcon 9 that launched two commercial lunar landers, one American and one Japanese, in January 2025. Such rocket stages typically fall back into Earth’s atmosphere and burn up or plunge into the ocean,…
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Telesat Expands Lightspeed Constellation for Arctic Military Satcom Program
Telesat signed a $1.9 billion (U.S. dollar) contract with the government of Canada for Arctic military satcom connectivity and will expand the Lightspeed constellation by 69 satellites to fulfill the contract. Telesat announced the expansion on Tuesday, ordering the additional satellites from prime contractor MDA Space. This is the largest contract in Telesat’s history. Telesat…
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Starfighters Space Endorses Space Ready 2.0 Act to Modernize Shared NASA Facilities
Starfighters Space, the commercial space company operating the world’s only commercial fleet of flight-ready Mach 2+ supersonic aircraft, announced its support for the Space Ready 2.0 Act, introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives as H.R. 9651 by Congressman Mike Haridopolos (R-FL-8) and in the U.S. Senate as S. 4905 by Senator Ashley Moody (R-FL). The…