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Sierra’s Dream Chaser Successfully Passes NASA Testing in Preparation for Launch
Sierra Space, a leading commercial space company and defense tech prime that is Building a Platform in Space to Benefit Life on Earth, announced it has successfully completed and passed its Joint Test 10B milestone in collaboration with NASA on the Dream Chaser spaceplane. The test demonstrated several capabilities of Dream Chaser, including its ability…
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Array Labs, Umbra Space & Raytheon Partner to Advance 3D Earth Observation Capabilities
Array Labs, Umbra Space, and Raytheon, an RTX business, announced a strategic three-way teaming agreement to accelerate the development and deployment of advanced 3D Earth observation capabilities. The collaboration aims to accelerate the delivery of 3D geospatial products to commercial and government customers. Site3D, the flagship product of this collaboration, combines state-of-the-art synthetic aperture radar…
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SpaceX launches SpainSat New Generation 1 satellite on Falcon 9 rocket from the Kennedy Space Center
A artist’s rendering of the SpainSat New Generation 1 satellite. Graphic: Airbus Defense and Space SpaceX launched a secure communications satellite on behalf of Hisdesat, a Spanish communications company, from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center Wednesday night. The SpainSat New Generation 1 (SNG 1) satellite is supported by the European Space Agency (ESA) and manufactured by…
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Trump Signs Order for Massive ‘Iron Dome’ Missile Defense Project With Space-Based Interceptors
President Trump has signed an executive order for the Pentagon to move out on developing an “Iron Dome for America,” a massive, likely multi-billion dollar project that will utilize space-based interceptors. New Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth has 60 days to submit a plan for building out the “next-generation missile defense shield,” with the White…
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Trump executive order calls for a next-generation missile defense shield
One of the new Trump administration’s first national security directives aims to defend against missile and drone attacks targeting the United States, and several elements of the plan require an expansion of the US military’s presence in space, the White House announced Monday. For more than 60 years, the military has launched reconnaissance, communications, and…
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The Best of Both Worlds in One Place (GEO, LEO, and Multi-orbit)
Click Here to Open the Tip Sheet. No Download Required. Convenience and cost efficiency are just some of the benefits you can realize when partnering with a single satellite provider for your unique and expanding connectivity needs. At Intelsat, we offer the benefits of working with an experienced provider of geostationary orbit…
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AstroForge selects target for “high risk, seat of the pants” asteroid mission
The concept of flying out to distant asteroids and mining them for precious metals is going to seem preposterous right up until the moment that someone actually does it. It’s a terrible business model because it requires years and years of up-front investment and solving myriad technical problems before there’s any hope of a financial…
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York Space Systems Strengthens Satellite Portfolio With Larger, M-CLASS Platform
York Space Systems (York) expanded its satellite platform portfolio, adding the M-CLASS, which is now its largest platform. The company announced the M-CLASS on Jan. 29. The M-CLASS builds upon York’s existing S-CLASS and LX-CLASS platforms, reusing over 75% of its technology to deliver capabilities while maintaining rapid production timelines. York said the M-CLASS has…
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