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Interstellar and ATMOS Space Cargo Partners to Advance Orbital Logistics in Asia
Interstellar Technologies, a leading space infrastructure company, has signed a Strategic Partnership Agreement (SPA) with ATMOS Space Cargo (ATMOS), a European expert in space cargo transportation and re-entry solutions. The agreement initiates a strategic collaboration between the two companies to jointly explore integrated space logistics architectures that combine launch services and orbital return capabilities for…
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Redwire Collaborates with Japan’s SpaceData to Advance AI and Digital Engineering
Redwire Corporation, a global leader in aerospace and defense technology solutions, announced it has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Japanese startup SpaceData, an innovative technology company dedicated to driving innovation and advancing the democratization of space. The MOU signals Redwire’s expansion of international collaboration into the Japanese tech sector. Through the agreement, Redwire…
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Neuraspace and European Space Agency Partner to Improve Satellite Navigation with GNSS
Neuraspace, a European leader in space domain awareness (SDA) solutions, is working with ESA to revolutionise satellite navigation and orbit management through innovative use of Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) technologies. The joint project, developed with the support of ESA’s NAVISP (Element 2) programme, is titled “Stop Getting Noise – Automated GNSS Processing for Smarter Orbits”.…
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Thales Alenia Space Completes European Space Agency Space Rider’s Closed Loop Drop Test
The Space Rider program, the European Space Agency’s re-usable and re-entry vehicle, made another significant advancement with the recent Closed Loop Drop Test campaign, conducted in June 2025 at Salto di Quirra Italian Defense Test and Training Range (PISQ), in Sardinia. Space Rider Following last year’s tests success, the program saw recently a substantial advancement…
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Neo Space Group Completes Acquisition of UP42 from Airbus
Neo Space Group (NSG), a PIF company and Saudi Arabia’s leading commercial space services provider, announced that the company has completed its previously announced acquisition of UP42 GmbH, the leading Earth Observation (EO) platform previously owned by Airbus Defence and Space GmbH. Following the initial announcement in December 2024, UP42 is now formally part of…
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President Trump names Sean Duffy as acting NASA administrator
U.S. President Donald Trump announced Wednesday evening the appointment of Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy as NASA’s interim administrator, replacing Janet Petro, who had been serving as Acting Administrator since Jan. 20. Duffy’s appointment comes more than a month after President Trump rescinded his earlier nomination of tech billionaire Jared Isaacman. Isaacman, an entrepreneur, pilot,…
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Spire Targets Aviation Market with New Service Launch
Spire Global is targeting the aviation market with a new analytics service launch. Spire is rolling out Aircraft Exposure Analytics, an aviation solution that enables users to quantify aircraft-level exposure to hazardous weather conditions using real flight trajectories and global weather alerts. Spire Global announced the product launch, July 10. Spire’s Aircraft Exposure Analytics combines…
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Trump Names His Transportation Secretary for Interim NASA Lead
President Trump named his Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy as the interim leader of NASA after the president withdrew his nomination for Jared Isaacman in June in the midst of a feud with Elon Musk. Duffy is a former Republican Congressman from Wisconsin. He later hosted a Fox Business show and was on MTV’s “The Real…
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Europe’s launch contenders revealed as Themis rolls toward reusability tests
The European Space Agency (ESA) is advancing on its ambitions for future space transportation. This week, the agency has shortlisted five companies in the first stage of its European Launcher Challenge, aimed at igniting competition as well as increasing the availability of launch services in Europe. Meanwhile, the agency’s restartable Prometheus engine has recently completed…
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Here’s why Trump appointed the secretary of transportation to lead NASA
Six weeks after he terminated the nomination of Jared Isaacman to become NASA administrator, President Trump moved on Wednesday evening to install a new temporary leader for the space agency. The newly named interim administrator, Sean Duffy, already has a full portfolio: He is serving as the secretary of transportation, a Cabinet-level position that oversees…