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Rocket Lab Secures Three Dedicated Launch Contract from iQPS
Rocket Lab Corporation, a global leader in launch services and space systems, announced that a multi-launch deal has been signed with Institute for Q-shu Pioneers of Space, for three new dedicated launches on Electron. This contract is the third multi-launch booking on Electron by iQPS announced in less than a year – bringing the total…
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SpaceX is set to acquire 130,000 acres of marshland in southern Louisiana
SpaceX and the state of Louisiana are close to finalizing a deal for the launch company to acquire about 130,000 acres along the northern coast of the Gulf of Mexico. There have been persistent rumors about such an agreement for months, but now The Times-Picayune | The New Orleans Advocate reports that Louisiana Gov. Jeff…
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Interlune and Vermeer Expand Partnership for Lunar Infrastructure Development
Interlune, a space infrastructure and resources company, and Vermeer Corporation, an industrial equipment manufacturer, have announced that they will expand their strategic partnership to develop and deliver the critical infrastructure and services necessary for a permanent human presence on the Moon. The expanded collaboration between the companies had built on a joint development agreement that…
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Astro Digital Selects Everspin Technologies 64Mb STT-MRAM for Raven Bus GEO Satellite Mission
Everspin Technologies, the world’s leading developer and manufacturer of Magnetoresistive Random Access Memory (MRAM) solutions, announced that Astro Digital has selected Everspin’s PERSYST 64Mb STT-MRAM for use on an upcoming Raven bus geosynchronous Earth orbit (GEO) satellite mission. Everspin’s PERSYST MRAM is designed for embedded systems that require persistent, high-speed memory with strong endurance and…
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Ravee Optics Advances Optical Communications Technology for Space Connectivity
Ravee Optics is developing compact optical communication systems designed to support the growing demand for high-speed and scalable data transfer across satellite constellations and airborne platforms. Headquartered in Dayton, Ohio, the company focuses on advancing laser-based communications technologies that enable spacecraft to exchange large volumes of information with greater efficiency than conventional radio frequency (RF)…
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AFRL Adds $11.7M to Blue Origin’s Point-to-Point Cargo Contract
Blue Origin landed a $11.7M modification to its existing contract with AFRL to study how its launch technologies can be used to complete point-to-point cargo delivery missions for the DoD—bringing the total contract value to ~$13M. The contract is part of the DoD’s expanding efforts to use space for military logistics, which includes both rocket-based…
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Hisdesat Strengthens Spain’s Defence Ministry Capabilities with SpainSat NG III
Hisdesat has signed a contract with Airbus Defence and Space in Spain and France, and with Thales Alenia Space, a joint venture between Thales (67%) and Leonardo (33%), in Spain and France, for the construction of SpainSat NG III, a new secure communications satellite that will strengthen the SPAINSAT NG Programme and ensure strategic autonomy…
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Leidos Awarded U.S Air Force ISR Operations Support Task Order
As global threats became more complex, contested and fast-moving, U.S airmen needed timely intelligence that was trusted and operationally relevant. Leidos has been awarded a new task order by the U.S Air Force’s Air Combat Command (ACC) Acquisition Management and Integration Center (AMIC) to continue delivering intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) operations support for ACC.…
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MaiaSpace Avoids Dissolution Despite 2025 Loss as ArianeGroup Backs Launcher Development
MaiaSpace will continue operating after its parent company, ArianeGroup, decided not to dissolve the French launch startup despite a significant financial loss in 2025 that left its shareholders’ equity below zero. Financial statements filed on July 22, 2026, showed MaiaSpace recorded a net loss of €37.5 million during 2025. Although the company ended the year…
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True Anomaly Chases an Evading Target
Hundreds of kilometers above the Earth’s surface, the Jackal stalked its prey. Last week, True Anomaly said it had become the first company to execute an in-space pursuit of an evading target as part of a Space Force’s tactical responsive space mission—VICTUS HAZE. For this sortie, True Anomaly’s Jackal spacecraft was tasked with tracking and…