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Voyager’s Clear Dust-Repellent Coating Lands on the Moon
Voyager Technologies made a giant leap in lunar technology as their proprietary Clear Dust-Repellent Coating (CDRC) landed on the moon aboard Firefly’s Blue Ghost lander on March 2, after a nearly month-long journey to the moon. “The number of surfaces on Earth that are coated by dust daily, affecting performance and visibility, is astronomical, everything…
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Trump White House budget proposal eviscerates science funding at NASA
This week, as part of the process to develop a budget for fiscal-year 2026, the Trump White House shared the draft version of its budget request for NASA with the space agency. This initial version of the administration’s budget request calls for an approximately 20 percent overall cut to the agency’s budget across the board,…
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Intelsat Secures Line-Fit IFC Agreement With Embraer
Intelsat has signed a new line-fit agreement with Embraer that allows Embraer to install Intelsat’s in-flight connectivity (IFC) equipment on Embraer E2 aircraft during factory production, the companies announced April 9. The two companies have a “buyer-furnished equipment” agreement to offer Intelsat’s multi-orbit system as a line-fit option on Embraer’s family of E2 aircraft. Airline…
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Axelspace to Launch GRUS-3 the Seven Earth Observation Microsatellite in 2026
Axelspace Corporation, which designs, manufactures and operates microsatellites, and conducts business to promote a society where space is accessible to people around the world, announced plans to launch seven next-generation Earth observation microsatellites, “GRUS-3,” in 2026. This will expand the company’s microsatellite constellation to include more than ten satellites, enabling observation of broader areas with…
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Kongsberg NanoAvionics Redefines Small Satellite Innovation
Founded in 2014 and headquartered in Vilnius, Lithuania, NanoAvionics is a leading small satellite mission integrator and manufacturer. The company specializes in nanosatellite and microsatellite buses, offering end-to-end mission services that cater to commercial, scientific, and defense applications. With a mission to make space accessible and affordable, NanoAvionics has established partnerships with prominent organizations, including…
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Advances and Adjustments are Needed to Bring Space Communications to the Edge
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — As the commercial space industry is investing in space communications with satellite constellations, terminals, and networking technologies, the U.S. military is working through how to bring space communications to the tactical edge. In a Space Symposium panel on April 10, Ricky Freeman, president of Amazon Kuiper Government Solutions, compared it to…
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Rocket Report: “No man’s land” in rocket wars; Isaacman lukewarm on SLS
Welcome to Edition 7.39 of the Rocket Report! Not getting your launch fix? Buckle up. We’re on the cusp of a boom in rocket launches as three new megaconstellations have either just begun or will soon begin deploying thousands of satellites to enable broadband connectivity from space. If the megaconstellations come to fruition, this will…
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“What the hell are you doing?” How I learned to interview astronauts, scientists, and billionaires
I recently wrote a story about the wild ride of the Starliner spacecraft to the International Space Station last summer. It was based largely on an interview with the commander of the mission, NASA astronaut Butch Wilmore. His account of Starliner’s thruster failures—and his desperate efforts to keep the vehicle flying on course—was riveting. In…
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GomSpace Integrates Neuraspace’s Traffic Management into HOOP Satellite Operations
Denmark’s GomSpace has partnered with Portugal’s Neuraspace to add their space traffic management to its hands-off operations platform (HOOP) for satellite operators. The combination of both will provide improved safety and further cost reduction to GomSpace’s customers. The partnership also showcases that Neuraspace’s AI-based space traffic management, in addition to enabling operators to directly monitor…
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Rocket Lab Introduces STARRAY Solar Arrays for Flexible Satellite Power Solutions
Rocket Lab USA, a global leader in launch services and space systems, introduced the Company’s family of customizable, next-generation solar arrays, Standardized Array (STARRAY), to meet the diverse power needs of satellites operating in any orbital conditions. The new product line was introduced at the 40th Space Symposium in Colorado Springs, Colorado. STARRAY can be tailored…