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French Space Defense Startup Dark Shutters Operations
French space and defense startup Dark is shuttering its operations, the team announced Oct. 8. The company was focused on developing an air-launched spacecraft for defense missions, capable of capturing and de-orbiting other spacecraft. Dark had raised $11 million and secured development contracts with the French government, including a study contract with the French Defense…
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U.S. Space Force picks Blue Origin bid for expanding satellite processing at Cape Canaveral
Blue Origin’s New Glenn, SpaceX’s Falcon 9 and ULA’s Vulcan rockets launch from their respective pads. Image: Blue Origin, SpaceX, United Launch Alliance Getting newer and increasingly more capable assets in space for U.S. service members and allies is a primary goal for the U.S. Space Force. Among the challenges to bolstering America’s various on…
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Space42 Completes First UAE-Integrated SAR Satellites in Iceye Partnership
Space42 has shipped three synthetic aperture radar (SAR) satellites — its first satellites to go through assembly, integration, and testing (AIT) within the United Arab Emirates under a partnership with Iceye. These are the first satellites integrated in the UAE under a deal that Yahsat and Bayanat (now Space42), reached a deal with Iceye in…
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SpaceX delays launching Amazon’s Project Kuiper satellites amid backdrop of poor weather
SpaceX transports 24 Project Kuiper satellites inside its payload fairings from Amazon’s Payload Processing Facility at the Space Florida Launch and Landing Facility out to Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. Image: Amazon Update Oct. 11, 12:21 a.m. EDT (0421 UTC): SpaceX delayed the mission until Sunday, Oct. 12. Update…
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One NASA science mission saved from Trump’s cuts, but others still in limbo
NASA has thrown a lifeline to scientists working on a mission to visit an asteroid that will make an unusually close flyby of the Earth in 2029, reversing the Trump administration’s previous plan to shut it down. This mission, named OSIRIS-APEX, was one of 19 operating NASA science missions the White House proposed canceling in…
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Surge in static fires as China’s space sector gains momentum
As China’s launch cadence continues to accelerate, so too has the pace of engine testing in recent weeks. A growing number of commercial launch providers are edging closer to the maiden flights of new vehicles — several of which are still on track to debut before the end of the year. Meanwhile, taikonauts aboard the…
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TESAT Delivers the First SCOT20 Optical Communication Terminal to Planetek HELLAS
TESAT and Planetek Hellas announce the delivery and acceptance of the first SCOT20 Optical Communication Terminal (OCT) flight model. The terminal will be deployed on Optisat, Planetek Hellas’ pioneering mission under Greece’s National Satellite Space Program, supported by the European Space Agency’s (ESA) Directorate of Connectivity and Secure Communications. The Optisat mission is among Greece’s first CubeSat…
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EUMETSAT Renews €3 Million Contract with Spire Global for Satellite Weather Data
Spire Global, a global provider of space-based data, analytics and space services, has been awarded a €3 million contract renewal by EUMETSAT, Europe’s meteorological satellite agency. The renewal is part of a two-year operational contract starting August 14, 2024. Through the contract, the Company will continue to provide radio occultation (RO) data. The Company’s RO…
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Stoke Space Secures $510 Million to Scale Nova Reusable Rocket Production
Stoke Space raised $510 million in Series D funding led by Thomas Tull’s US Innovative Technology Fund (USIT) in conjunction with a $100 million debt facility led by Silicon Valley Bank. This new financing, which more than doubles the total capital raised to $990 million, will accelerate product development and expansion. The round also drew…
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Muon Space Secures $44.6 Million US Space Force Contract for Dual-Use Satellite Monitoring
Muon Space, a leading provider of end-to-end space systems specializing in mission-optimized satellite constellations, announced it has been awarded a $44.6 million Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Firm Fixed Price Phase III Other Transaction Authority (OTA) Agreement from the United States Space Force‘s Space Systems Command System Delta 810 (SYD 810). The OTA Agreement funds…