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SFL Missions Inc. Secures Canadian Space Agency Contract for HAWC Satellite Design Study
SFL Missions Inc. has been awarded a competitive bid contract by the Canadian Space Agency (CSA) to conduct a conceptual design study of the planned High-Altitude Aerosols, Water vapour, and Clouds (HAWC) satellite mission. HAWC is Canada’s contribution to NASA’s Atmosphere Observing System (AOS) mission slated for launch in 2031. “The HAWC mission will collect…
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Rocket Report: Another hiccup with SpaceX upper stage; Japan’s H3 starts strong
Welcome to Edition 7.30 of the Rocket Report! The US government relies on SpaceX for a lot of missions. These include launching national security satellites, putting astronauts on the Moon, and global broadband communications. But there are hurdles—technical and, increasingly, political—on the road ahead. To put it generously, Elon Musk, without whom much of what…
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Viasat Posts Aviation Momentum, Expects Maritime Growth in FY ‘26
Viasat’s Aviation business grew revenue, backlog, and aircraft in service in the third quarter, while company leadership targets a return to growth for its declining Maritime segment in fiscal year 2026. Viasat reported its third quarter financial results for fiscal year 2025 on Thursday, with revenue of $1.1 billion flat overall. Defense segment growth of…
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NASA leaders, Artemis contractors argue importance of architecture continuity for returning to the Moon
The Artemis 2 crew, standing in from of their Artemis spacecraft, discusses their planned around-the-moon flight with reporters at the Kennedy Space Center. Left to right: commander Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, Christina Koch and Canadian astronaut Jeremy Hansen. Image: Adam Bernstein/Spaceflight Now. While assembly of the Space Launch System rocket continues at the Kennedy Space…
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Urban Sky Secures $30M in Series B Funding to Expand Stratospheric Capabilities
Urban Sky closed a $30 million Series B investment round to develop and commercialize a suite of products that leverage the stratosphere for military and commercial applications, the company announced Feb. 7. The funding round was led by Altos Ventures, with participation from New Legacy Ventures, Lerer Hippeau, Catapult Ventures, Lavrock Ventures, New Stack Ventures,…
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Satellogic and Telespazio Signs Multi-Year Contract for Low-Latency Satellite Imagery
Satellogic, a leader in high-resolution Earth observation data, and Telespazio Brasil, a subsidiary of Telespazio S.p.A, a global leader in satellite services and a joint venture between Leonardo (67%) and Thales (33%), announced that they have entered into a multi-year agreement with the Brazilian Air Force (Força Aérea Brasileira, FAB) to provide low-latency satellite imagery…
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CGWIC completed the delivery of IRSS-1 to Omani
At the start of 2025, China Great Wall Industry Corporation (CGWIC), which offers commercial launch and satellite in-orbit delivery services, completed the delivery of an intelligent remote sensing satellite, known as IRSS-1, to an Omani company. Launched on Nov. 11, 2024, this one-meter resolution satellite weighs 95 kilograms and has a design life of five…
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China’s Hainan commercial launch site to build two new launch pads
A commercial spacecraft launch site on China’s southern island province of Hainan on Saturday started constructing its second phase that will include two launch pads designed for liquid propellant rockets. The second phase will cover a total area of over 133 hectares on the coast of suburban Wenchang City, according to the Hainan International Commercial…
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China’s new transport drone to make deliveries to remote regions
China’s new-generation CH-YH1000 unmanned transport aircraft, developed by China Academy of Aerospace Aerodynamics, completed a full-load taxiing test under full working conditions in Zhanghe Airport in Jingmen, Central China’s Hubei Province. This cargo drone has been described as a “pickup truck in the air,” and will hopefully provide a new logistics solution to “remote regions that lack free shipping.”…
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Teledyne Introduces New 50 GHz RF Switch For Space Applications
Teledyne HiRel Semiconductors announces the availability of its latest rad-tolerant wideband 50 GHz RF switch, model TDSW050A2T. This switch operates from true DC to 50 GHz, delivering excellent RF performance down to zero Hertz, making this device ideal for many complex space and defense applications. It has been developed in a 150 nm pseudomorphic High…