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Planet Labs Signs 7-Figure Contract Expansion with the German Government
Planet Labs, a leading provider of daily data and insights about Earth, announced the German Federal Ministry of the Interior and Community (BMI) and the German Federal Agency for Cartography and Geodesy (BKG) have signed a seven-figure contract with Planet with a one year term and an option to renew for two more years. The…
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Ursa Major Validates SRM Manufacturing Process with Successful Static Fires
Ursa Major has completed multiple static fires of a 5” solid rocket motor using all components of Highly Loaded Grain, successfully validating all phases of Ursa Major’s proprietary solid rocket motor manufacturing process, known as “Lynx.” Highly Loaded Grain is an energetics technology that Ursa Major has improved and demonstrated using additive tooling. With HLG,…
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ST Engineering iDirect Heads the European Protected Waveform Consortium into Phase 2
ST Engineering iDirect‘s EU Satcom Centre of Excellence, ST Engineering iDirect Europe, based in Sint-Niklaas, Belgium, announced the advancement of the European Protected Waveform (EPW) project to its second phase. Under the leadership of Belgium’s Ministry of Defence and with ST Engineering iDirect Europe as the consortium lead, this milestone marks significant progress in enhancing secure…
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FAA green-lights Starship launches every other week from Starbase
Although we are still waiting for SpaceX to signal when it will fly the Starship rocket again, the company got some good news from the Federal Aviation Administration on Tuesday. After a lengthy review, the federal agency agreed to allow SpaceX to substantially increase the number of annual launches from its Starbase launch site in…
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FAA green-lights Starship launches every other week from Starbase
Although we are still waiting for SpaceX to signal when it will fly the Starship rocket again, the company got some good news from the Federal Aviation Administration on Tuesday. After a lengthy review, the federal agency agreed to allow SpaceX to substantially increase the number of annual launches from its Starbase launch site in…
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BlackSky Completes Gen-3 Satellite Commissioning and Prepares Second Unit for Q2 Launch
BlackSky Technology Inc. has successfully completed commissioning its first Gen-3 satellite. The first satellite continues to exceed expectations for tasking-to-delivery performance amid positive customer feedback on early very high-resolution 35-centimeter imagery and AI-driven analytics samples. “BlackSky has demonstrated incredible, industry-leading speed for launch to on-orbit operations, completing commissioning for our first Gen-3 satellite a full…
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Quantum Computing Company IonQ to Acquire Capella Space
Quantum computing company IonQ has signed an agreement to acquire Capella Space to accelerate its plans in quantum networking. IonQ, based in College Park, Maryland, announced the move on Wednesday. Capella operates commercial satellites that capture X-band synthetic aperture radar (SAR) data. The company offers imagery, monitoring, and analytics for use cases in defense and…
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China’s Space Capabilities Take Center-Stage at Military SSA Event
LONDON — Increasing understanding of Chinese spy satellites took center stage at this year’s Military Space Situational Awareness Conference in London, which brought together leaders and academics in space data last week. “The Chinese don’t believe there’s a separation between Western state satellites and companies that sell to Western governments, believing such satellite markets to be…
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ClearSpace Advances CLEAR Mission for Active Debris Removal
ClearSpace completed Phase 2 of the CLEAR mission, in a milestone the company said contributed to de-risking technologies for active debris removal (ADR). CLEAR is a UK Space Agency mission to remove two derelict objects from Low-Earth Orbit. In this mission, the CLEAR servicer will rendezvous with one of the objects, capture it and transport…
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Ursa Major’s Hadley Engine Powers Talon-A2 to Sustained Hypersonic Speeds with Recovery
Ursa Major‘s Hadley liquid rocket engine designed for commercial space and national security needs, successfully achieved sustained hypersonic speeds during two separate tests conducted since late 2024. Both test flights exceeded flight and power objectives for Stratolaunch’s Talon-A2 (TA-2) testbed and also featured the successful recovery of the hypersonic testbed vehicle post-landing for re-use. “With…