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Firefly Aerospace to Deliver UAE’s Rashid 2 Rover to Moon’s Far Side in 2026
Firefly Aerospace, the leader in end-to-end responsive space services, announced a new agreement with the United Arab Emirates’ Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Centre (MBRSC) to deliver the Emirates Lunar Mission’s Rashid 2 Rover to the far side of the Moon on Firefly’s Blue Ghost lander. The Rashid 2 Rover will join Firefly’s second lunar mission…
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Rohde & Schwarz to Host Fifth Satellite Industry Day on 5G NTN and Emerging Technologies
After four successful online events with over 1000 participants, Rohde & Schwarz is hosting its fifth Satellite Industry Day on June 3, 2025, on-site at its Munich campus. Rohde & Schwarz test and measurement experts and partners from the industry will present topics from 5G Non-Terrestrial Network (NTN) and satellite testing to monitoring and regulatory…
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Magellan data provides new insight into tectonic processes on Venus
Over 30 years after its demise in the Venusian atmosphere, NASA’s Magellan mission recently provided new insight into tectonic processes on Venus. Scientists studied large, rounded geologic features called coronae by combining gravity measurements and topography data collected by Magellan throughout its mission. Not only does the new study shed light on Venus’ geology, but…
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Landspace Launches Six Satellites with Methane-Fueled Zhuque-2E Rocket in Fifth Mission
Chinese private launch firm Landspace successfully placed six satellites into orbit on May 17, marking the fifth flight of its methane-fueled Zhuque-2 rocket and continuing a sharp uptick in China’s orbital activity this year. The Zhuque-2E lifted off at 12:12 a.m. Eastern (0412 UTC) from a dedicated commercial pad at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center…
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China Boosts Space Activity with Long March 7A and Ceres-1 Sea Launches
China has intensified its space launch schedule with two recent missions, deploying a Long March 7A rocket to geosynchronous orbit and a Ceres-1 solid rocket from a sea platform into low Earth orbit, marking the country’s 28th and 29th orbital launch attempts this year. A Long March 7A lifted off from the Wenchang Satellite Launch…
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MDA Space Raises Offer for SatixFy to $356 Million After Rival Bid Emerges
Canada’s MDA Space has increased its acquisition offer for Israeli satellite chipmaker SatixFy by 43% to approximately US$356 million after a rival bidder emerged during the deal’s “go-shop” period. The revised offer, announced May 20, raises the price to $3 per share from an initial $2.10 announced on April 1, a move that follows a…
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SpaceX Launches Starlink Batch, Marks 450th Successful Booster Landing
SpaceX launched another set of Starlink satellites into low Earth orbit Friday, while also achieving a major milestone with its 450th successful booster landing. The Falcon 9 rocket lifted off at 3:32 p.m. PDT (6:32 p.m. EDT, 2232 UTC) from Space Launch Complex 4 East at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. The mission, designated…
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SpaceX launches 23 Starlink satellites on Memorial Day weekend Falcon 9 flight
A group of beachgoers at Cape Canaveral look on as SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket took to the skies to begin the Starlink 12-22 mission on Saturday, May 24, 2025. Image: Michael Cain/Spaceflight Now With hundreds of people looking on along the shores of Florida’s Space Coast, SpaceX launched its 45th Starlink launch of the year,…
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SpaceX Identifies Distinct Cause of Starship Flight 8 Failure, Targets May 27 for Next Launch
SpaceX has disclosed the cause of the Starship Flight 8 failure, revealing it stemmed from a hardware issue in one of its Raptor engines—distinct from the anomaly that led to the loss of Flight 7. The new details come as the company prepares for the vehicle’s next test flight, now scheduled for no earlier than…
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Raytheon Secures $379.7 Million Contract Extension for Delayed GPS Control System
The U.S. Space Force has awarded Raytheon a $379.7 million contract extension to continue work on the overdue Next Generation Operational Control System (OCX), a critical upgrade to the Global Positioning System (GPS) ground control infrastructure that is now more than eight years behind schedule. The contract extension, disclosed on May 21, adds another year…