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Fortastra and Hadrian Sign National Security Spacecraft Manufacturing MoU
Spacecraft manufacturer Fortastra and industrial manufacturer Hadrian signed an MoU that establishes a framework for technical collaboration to build advanced spacecraft that can help address urgent national security space missions, the companies announced late Wednesday. The partnership aims to accelerate satellite production timelines, reduce cost and mass, and improve structural performance in support of national…
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China launches Communication Technology Test Satellite-27A/B aboard modified Long March-6 rocket
China successfully launched the Communication Technology Test Satellite-27A/B into orbit at 9:00 a.m. (Beijing Time) on July 30, 2026, from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center in north China’s Shanxi Province. The satellites were launched aboard a modified Long March-6 carrier rocket and entered their planned orbits successfully, marking the successful completion of the mission. The…
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China launches Tianlian III-01 data relay satellite aboard Long March-7A rocket
China sent a new data relay satellite into orbit on July 29, 2026, from the Wenchang Spacecraft Launch Site on the coast of the southern island province of Hainan. The Tianlian III-01 satellite was launched at 7:50 p.m. (Beijing Time) aboard a Long March-7A carrier rocket. The satellite entered the preset orbit successfully. Tianlian III-01…
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Actually, Starliner might fly into space this year
When we last checked in on Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft in February, NASA was announcing that it had formally classified the 2024 crewed flight of the Starliner spacecraft as a “Type A” mishap, an acknowledgement that the test flight was a serious failure. At the time, NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman said the space agency was working with…
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Boeing Says Starliner Redesign Progressing, Cargo Flight Possible This Year
In February, NASA formally designated the 2024 crewed flight a “Type A” mishap, an acknowledgement of a serious failure. NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman said the agency was working with Boeing to fully understand and remediate the risks associated with the spacecraft, and stated that Starliner would not fly its next mission, a cargo flight to…
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DARPA Backs Seven Teams in Race to Build a Nuclear Battery That Lasts 30 Years
The effort targets what DARPA program manager Tabitha Dodson identifies as the central obstacle to transportable nuclear power: heat and weight. Fission reactors and radioisotope thermal generators contain enormous energy, but they require heavy, non-transportable hardware to manage the heat they produce. That heat management piece, Dodson said, is always what drags down the dreams…
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Space Force Awards All Points Logistics $250 Million for New Vandenberg Satellite Processing Center
The Space Force is investing in additional capacity as the Pentagon prepares to launch more missile-warning, communications, navigation and intelligence satellites, while commercial operators place greater demands on the launch ranges at Vandenberg and Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. Satellite processing operations can require specialized clean rooms, high bays, hazardous-fueling areas, security systems…
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NASA Administrator Pushes Moon Base Urgency After 90-Day Hardware Sprint
The memo described a sprint launched earlier this year at Kennedy Space Center, where engineering teams were challenged to evaluate what Moon Base hardware could be produced on an accelerated schedule. The stated goal was to challenge legacy processes, clear obstacles, and rapidly deliver flight-ready lunar hardware. The exercise emphasized a production-first approach built around…
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Rocket Lab Nabs Largest Launch Award; Establishing Site In Alaska
Rocket Lab on Monday said a recent $266 million contract it received from the Space Force is the company’s largest ever launch contract, which calls for at least 12 suborbital launches primarily from a spaceport in Kodiak, Alaska. The contract under the Space Force Space Systems Command’s Rocket Systems Launch Program includes options for up…
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Telespazio Inaugurates New S/X-Band Satellite Antenna in Azores
Telespazio, a Leonardo Group company, has successfully completed the installation of a new proprietary S/X-band satellite antenna on the island of Santa Maria, in the Portuguese archipelago of the Azores (Atlantic Ocean). For Telespazio, this represents a further significant strengthening of its international network of ground stations, expanding the range of satellite services the company…