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Planet Labs Releases First Light Images from Pelican-3 Satellite Over Turin
Planet Labs PBC, a leading provider of daily data and insights about change on Earth, released first light images from its Pelican-3 satellite of Turin, Italy. It was taken on September 5, 2025, from an altitude of 458 km. Image quality is expected to improve as the spacecraft completes the instrument calibration process and reaches…
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NASA Science and Cargo Launches Aboard Northrop Grumman CRS-23
Following the successful launch of Northrop Grumman CRS-23, NASA is delivering an expanded suite of science experiments, technology demonstrations, and essential crew supplies to the International Space Station. The company’s Cygnus XL spacecraft, carrying more than 11,000 pounds of cargo to the orbiting laboratory, lifted off at 6:11 p.m. EDT Sunday on a SpaceX Falcon 9…
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York Space Systems Establishes First Contact and Confirms Health of All 21 Satellites
York Space Systems (York), a defense technology company transforming how the United States builds and operates proliferated space-based capabilities, announced successful first contact. It confirmed the healthy status of all 21 satellites launched on September 10 from Vandenberg Space Force Base in support of the Space Development Agency’s (SDA) Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture (PWSA) Tranche 1…
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Gilat Satellite Networks Launches First AI-Driven Network Management System for Satellite Connectivity
Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd, a worldwide leader in satellite networking technology, solutions and services, announced the AI transformation of its Network Management System (NMS), integrating Model Context Protocol (MCP). The new AI capabilities are available immediately. This integration introduces a new NMS-MCP, which acts as a gateway between the NMS and AI agents. The NMS-MCP…
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Launch preview: SpaceX to launch new, improved Northrop Grumman Cygnus XL resupply ship to the space station
Technicians use a crane to lift Northrop Grumman Cygnus spacecraft’s pressurized cargo module out of the shipping container on Thursday, July 10, 2025, inside the Space Systems Processing Facility at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The new extended Cygnus capsule, scheduled to launch no earlier than Sept. 14, 2025, will carry supplies, food, and…
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SpaceX launches Cygnus XL to ISS on CRS NG-23 mission
Just days after the Progress MS-32 cargo ship launched to the International Space Station from Kazakhstan, SpaceX launched the first flight of a stretched Northrop Grumman Cygnus XL cargo ship to the Station for an additional delivery of supplies. The Cygnus XL cargo ship, named S.S. William C. “Willie” McCool after the pilot of Columbia…
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Scientists: It’s do or die time for America’s primacy exploring the Solar System
Federal funding is about to run out for 19 active space missions studying Earth’s climate, exploring the Solar System, and probing mysteries of the Universe. This year’s budget expires at the end of this month, and Congress must act before October 1 to avert a government shutdown. If Congress passes a budget before then, it…
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60 years after Gemini, newly processed images reveal incredible details
Six decades have now passed since some of the most iconic Project Gemini spaceflights. The 60th anniversary of Gemini 4, when Ed White conducted the first US spacewalk, came in June. The next mission, Gemini 5, ended just two weeks ago, in 1965. These missions are now forgotten by most Americans, as most of the…
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How AI and other trends in technology are starting to supercharge the space industry
The first mission for Blue Origin’s Blue Ring orbital maneuvering vehicle, scheduled for next year, serves as an example of multiple trends driving progress in the space industry. (Blue Origin Illustration) Artificial intelligence and other technological trends are smoothing the way for commercial space ventures ranging from multibillion-dollar companies to a new wave of startups.…
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New U.S. military satellite constellation takes shape with first launch from Vandenberg SFB
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifts off from Space Launch Complex 4 East at Vandenberg Space Force Base on Sept. 10, 2025. It carried 21 satellites for the Space Development Agency’s Tranche 1 Transport Layer, part of the larger Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture, a low Earth orbit satellite constellation. Image: SpaceX The Space Development Agency…