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VayaSpace: Advancing Space Access with Sustainable Hybrid Rocket Technology
VayaSpace, a Florida-based space technology company, is transforming the aerospace industry with its innovative hybrid rocket propulsion systems and eco-friendly launch platforms. Headquartered on the Space Coast, the company focuses on sustainable, reliable, and cost-effective solutions for orbital and suborbital missions. VayaSpace combines advanced additive manufacturing with patented hybrid engine technology, aiming to make space…
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Dawn Aerospace Joins CNES-Led Initiative for In-Orbit Refuelable Platform Research
Dawn Aerospace is proud to announce its selection, alongside Infinite Orbits and Exotrail, by CNES (the French Space Agency) for a strategic Research & Technology (R&T) initiative focused on the next generation of in-orbit refuelable platforms. This study represents a key milestone in advancing France and Europe’s understanding and development of sustainable, autonomous space operations…
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Rocket Lab Announces Launch Window for First of 21 SAR Satellite Missions with Synspective
Rocket Lab Corporation, a global leader in launch services and space systems, announced the launch window for its next mission for Synspective, a leading Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) satellite data and analytics company from Japan. The mission, named “Owl New World”, will launch from Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1 in New Zealand during a launch…
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China’s Tianwen-2 probe captures selfie with Earth
The China National Space Administration (CNSA) on Wednesday unveiled a remarkable image of the Tianwen-2 probe alongside Earth, captured during its deep-space journey. The newly released image, acquired by a monitoring camera mounted on the probe’s robotic arm, showcases China’s five-starred red flag and the white return capsule against the backdrop of a distant, blue…
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Semtech Unveils Vendor Device-to-Cloud Cellular and Satellite IoT Solution with Skylo
Semtech, a leading provider of high-performance semiconductor, Internet of Things (IoT) systems, and cloud connectivity service solutions, and Skylo, a leader in direct-to-device satellite connectivity with over 10 million activated devices on its global Non-Terrestrial Network (NTN), announced an expanded partnership that delivers the industry’s first complete device-to-cloud terrestrial and satellite IoT solution from a…
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Momentus Secures Contract from NASA to Demonstrate Advanced Thruster Technology in Space
Momentus Inc., a U.S. commercial space company offering satellites, satellite components and in-space transportation and services, announced that it was awarded a $2.5 million contract on September 29, 2025 by NASA’s Armstrong Flight Research Center to conduct a demonstration on-orbit of a new thruster called the Rotating Detonation Rocket Engine (RDRE). “We’re proud to be…
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Stoke Space gives us another reason to take it very seriously
Stoke Space announced a significant capital raise on Wednesday, a total of $510 million as part of Series D funding. The new financing doubles the total capital raised by Stoke Space, founded in 2020, to $990 million. The infusion of money will provide the company with “the runway to complete development” of the Nova rocket…
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Stoke Space Says $510M Round Will Fund Nova Rocket Through First Flights
Launch startup Stoke Space has raised a $510 million Series D funding round, which the company says will fund its Nova rocket through the first flights. This is the company’s second funding round this year after raising $260 million in a Series C in January. Thomas Tull’s U.S. Innovative Technology Fund (USIT) led the round.…
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Defense Continues to Propel Earth Observation Market, With Opportunties in AI and Golden Dome
Defense continues to drive momentum in the Earth Observation (EO) satellite market, with industry leaders pointing to demand for sovereign capabilities. Novaspace Principal Annekatrien Debien, recently shared at World Space Business Week (WSBW) that defense represents close to 50% of the overall EO market. Over the past five years, the defense data and value added…
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We’re about to find many more interstellar interlopers—here’s how to visit one
A few days ago, an inscrutable interstellar interloper made its closest approach to Mars, where a fleet of international spacecraft seek to unravel the red planet’s ancient mysteries. Several of the probes encircling Mars took a break from their usual activities and turned their cameras toward space to catch a glimpse of an object named…