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NASA Seeks Industry Proposals for Lunar Power, Oxygen and Manufacturing Systems
Read more →: NASA Seeks Industry Proposals for Lunar Power, Oxygen and Manufacturing SystemsNASA issued a solicitation on September 8 seeking industry-led proposals to mature five technologies needed for sustained operations…
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U.S. Space Command Conducts First Multi-Orbit Dynamic Satellite Maneuver Exercise
Read more →: U.S. Space Command Conducts First Multi-Orbit Dynamic Satellite Maneuver ExerciseU.S. Space Command has completed its first exercise dedicated to dynamically maneuvering operational spacecraft across low Earth orbit,…
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Royal Group of Abu Dhabi Backs $1 Billion Expansion of Altair AI Imaging Constellation to 50 Satellites
Read more →: Royal Group of Abu Dhabi Backs $1 Billion Expansion of Altair AI Imaging Constellation to 50 SatellitesLoft Orbital and UAE-based Marlan Space announced on September 9 a $1 billion commitment led by the Royal…
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Besxar Secures 12 Falcon 9 Flights to Develop Orbital Semiconductor Factory
Read more →: Besxar Secures 12 Falcon 9 Flights to Develop Orbital Semiconductor FactoryBesxar, a space manufacturing startup founded by former OpenAI employee Ashley Pilipiszyn, has reached an agreement with SpaceX…
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China Advances Tianwen-3 Mars Sample-Return Mission Toward 2028 Launch
Read more →: China Advances Tianwen-3 Mars Sample-Return Mission Toward 2028 LaunchChina has moved hardware for its Tianwen-3 Mars sample-return mission into prototype development, maintaining plans for two Long…
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ISRO Rejects Privatisation Concerns as India Expands Private-Sector Role in Space
Read more →: ISRO Rejects Privatisation Concerns as India Expands Private-Sector Role in SpaceThe Indian Space Research Organisation said on September 6 that it will neither be privatised nor lose its…
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Rocket Lab Releases Germanium-Free IMM Apex Space Solar Cell With 31.5% Efficiency
Read more →: Rocket Lab Releases Germanium-Free IMM Apex Space Solar Cell With 31.5% EfficiencyRocket Lab released its IMM Apex space solar cell for production on September 8, offering a Beginning of…
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The Exploration Company Raises $450 Million for Nyx Space Capsule and Storm Rocket Engine
Read more →: The Exploration Company Raises $450 Million for Nyx Space Capsule and Storm Rocket EngineEuropean space logistics startup The Exploration Company has raised $450 million (€387 million) in Series C funding to…
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NASA Books SpaceX Rideshare Launch for Green Dual-Mode Propulsion Satellite
Read more →: NASA Books SpaceX Rideshare Launch for Green Dual-Mode Propulsion SatelliteNASA has manifested its shoebox-sized Green Propulsion Dual Mode satellite, known as GPDM, for an upcoming SpaceX rideshare…
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Stoke Space Raises $1 Billion, Targets Early 2027 Debut for Fully Reusable Nova Rocket
Read more →: Stoke Space Raises $1 Billion, Targets Early 2027 Debut for Fully Reusable Nova RocketStoke Space announced on September 8 that it completed the initial closing of a $1 billion Series E…
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Scientists Watch Two ESA Satellites Burn Up from a Private Jet
Read more →: Scientists Watch Two ESA Satellites Burn Up from a Private JetThe European Space Agency’s Tango satellite disintegrated above the Pacific Ocean on Sept. 1, 2026. observed by a…
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UK Launches £7.8 Billion Space Strategy Focused on Defence and Resilient Satellite Communications
Read more →: UK Launches £7.8 Billion Space Strategy Focused on Defence and Resilient Satellite CommunicationsThe UK government launched a new national space strategy on September 8, bringing £7.8 billion in planned investment…