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  • Apex Introduces Comet Satellite Bus to Advance Power and Cost Efficiency for Constellations

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    Apex, the world’s first spacecraft manufacturer to offer productized, high-rate configurable satellite bus platforms, announced Comet, the largest satellite bus in its product line. Comet, with a unique flat design, meets the needs of commercial customers launching high-power LEO missions, including Direct-to-Device constellations, as well as government customers requiring large aperture payloads. Comet delivers more…

  • What is Commercial Off-The-Shelf (COTS) in Space?

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    Commercial Off-The-Shelf (COTS) components refer to hardware or software products that were originally designed for commercial, industrial, or consumer markets not for space or military environments. These parts are typically mass-produced, standardized, and widely available, making them attractive alternatives to custom-developed aerospace hardware. COTS components used in space are often repurposed or qualified through tailored…

  • Solar MEMS: Pioneering Precision Navigation Systems for Space Applications

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    Solar MEMS Technologies, Founded in 2009 and headquartered in Seville, Spain, is a trailblazer in the development of cutting-edge attitude and navigation control systems for the space and defense sectors. The company’s core mission is to provide high-performance sun sensors and star trackers that offer unmatched accuracy and reliability for satellite orientation and positioning. With a…

  • Momentus to Host Portal Space’s Inaugural On-orbit Demonstration Mission

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    Momentus, a leading U.S. commercial space firm specializing in satellite solutions, in-space transportation, and orbital infrastructure, has signed a contract with Portal Space Systems to provide hosted payload services for the company’s first on-orbit demonstration of its advanced flight computer technology. Momentus is committed to supporting the development and testing of next-generation space technology. Portal…

  • China’s CH-YH1000 cargo drone completes maiden flight

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    The China Academy of Aerospace Aerodynamics, one of the country’s dominant unmanned aircraft makers, has carried out the maiden flight of its new aerial cargo drone. The Beijing-based academy, a subsidiary of China Aerospace Science and Technology Corp, said in a news release that the CH-YH1000 unmanned cargo aircraft made its first test flight from…

  • Intelsat Secures Indian Approval for Direct Broadcast Services

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    Intelsat, operator of one of the world’s largest integrated satellite and terrestrial networks, became one of the first foreign satellite operators to receive approval from the Indian government to provide extensive satellite coverage directly to India’s broadcast media companies, a significant regulatory achievement that puts Intelsat on an accelerated path to offering new services and…

  • Sierra Space Secures NASA Contract to Advance Lunar Logistics

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    Sierra Space, a leading commercial space company and defense tech prime that is building a platform in space to benefit and protect life on Earth, announced it has won a significant contract from NASA to study the use of Sierra Space’s expandable space station technology on the moon. The purpose of this contract will be…

  • Rocket Lab Enters Payload Market with Agreement to Acquire Geost

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    Rocket Lab Corporation, a global leader in launch services and space systems, announced the signing of a definitive agreement to acquire the parent holding company of Geost, a Tucson, Arizona-based electro-optical and infrared (EO/IR) payload development and manufacturing company and provider to high-priority national security satellites, from Lightridge Solutions, a portfolio company of ATL Partners,…

  • China launches Tianwen-2 to retrieve asteroid samples

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    China launched its first asteroid sample-return mission, Tianwen-2, in the early hours of Thursday, an endeavour to shed light on the formation and evolution of asteroids and the early solar system. Atop a Long March-3B carrier rocket, the probe lifted off from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in southwest China’s Sichuan Province. The Tianwen-2 mission…

  • Extend Networks and StarWin Partners to Revolutionize Global Satellite Communications

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    Extend Networks, a pioneer in next-generation connectivity infrastructure and digital services, and China StarWin Science & Technology, a global leader in advanced satellite electronically steering antenna (ESA) technology, announced a strategic partnership aimed at transforming the global connectivity landscape. This collaboration will fast-track the development and commercialization of high-performance, low-latency satellite services delivering seamless, high-availability…