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The company with the world’s largest aircraft now has a hypersonic rocket plane
Stratolaunch has finally found a use for the world’s largest airplane. Twice in the last five months, the company launched a hypersonic vehicle over the Pacific Ocean, accelerated it to more than five times the speed of sound, and autonomously landed at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. Stratolaunch used the same vehicle for both…
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The company with the world’s largest aircraft now has a hypersonic rocket plane
Stratolaunch has finally found a use for the world’s largest airplane. Twice in the last five months, the company launched a hypersonic vehicle over the Pacific Ocean, accelerated it to more than five times the speed of sound, and autonomously landed at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. Stratolaunch used the same vehicle for both…
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Vast to complete Haven-1 primary structure in July 2025, ahead of target May 2026 launch date
A model of the final version of Vast’s Haven-1 space station is shown with a SpaceX Dragon spacecraft docked. The model was on display at the 40th Space Symposium in Colorado Springs, Colorado in April 2025. Image: Will Robinson-Smith/Spaceflight Now Space habitation company, Vast, is now one year away from being able to stake its…
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Infostellar and Astro Gate to Collaborate on Spaceport and Ground Station Development
Ground segment as a service company Infostellar and Astro Gate have signed an MoU to collaborate on spaceport development and ground station deployment. Under the MoU announced this week, Astrogate will support Infostellar in identifying and evaluating potential ground station sites, and the companies will work together for government approval in strategic locations. The ground…
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Interlune announces deals for moon mining equipment — and for selling lunar helium-3
An artist’s conception shows a rocket with a capsule containing helium-3 heading back to Earth from the moon’s surface. (Interlune Illustration) Seattle-based Interlune provided a triple-barreled update today on its progress toward mining helium-3 on the moon and returning that resource to Earth. The startup joined Vermeer Corp., an industrial equipment manufacturer headquartered in Iowa,…
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iDirect Government Successfully Tests and Integrates 450 SDR Satellite Modem
iDirect Government, a leading provider of satellite communications to the U.S. military and government, announced the successful integration and testing of its 450 Software Defined Radio (SDR) satellite modem into Airbus DS Government Solutions’ Ranger Flyaway Terminal. This seamless integration marks a milestone in delivering enhanced resiliency, flexibility, and security to MILSATCOM customers. The 450…
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Rivada Partners with Pulsar to Expand Secure LEO Connectivity Across Key Sectors
Rivada Space Networks, a global network company launching a secure, low-latency low-earth-orbit satellite network, has announced a new partnership with Pulsar International (Pulsar) to enable secure connectivity for customers in commercial maritime, Agri-tech, enterprise, and government markets. Rivada has now lined up over $US16 billion of business globally for its unique LEO network. Pulsar’s innovative land…
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Iridium Equips 9603 Module with Enhanced Short Burst Data Capabilities
Iridium Communications, a leading provider of global voice and data satellite communications, announced a special U.S. government version of the Iridium 9603 module built for Enhanced Short Burst Data (ESBD). ESBD is a low-latency and secure messaging service designed to provide optimal transmission security (TRANSEC) for the U.S. government and approved allies. The ESBD version…
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Sodern: Diversifying Space and Defence with Innovation
Sodern, a manufacturer of diversified satellite components, specializing in star trackers, crucial for satellite orientation, and neutron technology, has been developing cutting-edge technology for the space, defense and neutron analysis markets for 60 years. It is their conviction that experience is an essential factor for excellence and credibility and throughout their history they have been…
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Space42 Demonstrates D2D Capabilities Via L-Band Satellites
Space42 has made a new move into the Direct-to-Device (D2D) arena. Its mobile satellite services subsidiary Thuraya has teamed up with Gatehouse Satcom, a Danish-based software company on a project to advance D2D connectivity. The project demonstrated NB-IoT applications over Space42’s L band geostationary satellites using 3GPP-compliant release 17 technology, Space42 announced on May. 7.…