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Astrobotic Technology Delays Griffin-1 Lunar Mission to July 2026
Astrobotic has announced a new target launch window of July 2026 for its Griffin-1 commercial lunar lander mission, an update that shifts the Falcon Heavy launch from its previous timeline. The delay is intended to provide engineers with the necessary time to finalize propulsion system integration and qualify the lander’s engines. The Griffin-1 mission, part…
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Anvil Secure and D-Orbit Announces the White Paper on Satellite Mission Security
Anvil Secure and space logistics and orbital transportation company D-Orbit have announced the publication of a new white paper exploring how cybersecurity principles apply throughout a satellite’s mission cycle. The collaboration highlights the growing importance of cybersecurity in the expanding commercial space industry. The study focuses on D-Orbit’s ION Satellite Carrier, the company’s orbital transfer…
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Space Forge Tests Origami Heat Shield in Zero Gravity Flight
Space Forge, the advanced materials company revolutionising semiconductor manufacturing in space, has successfully trialled the deployment of its novel origami-based heat shield, Pridwen, on a zero gravity flight. The flight was facilitated by ZeroG, the world leader in zero gravity flights, headquartered in Exploration Park, Florida, with members of the Space Forge team entering microgravity…
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Kratos Awarded $68.3 Million Contract to Build Next-Gen Hypersonic Materials Testing Centre
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, a technology company in defense, national security, and global markets, announced that it has been awarded a contract through the Department of War’s Industrial Base Analysis and Sustainment Program to design and build a state-of-the-art mid-tier arc jet and coupled fiber laser facility for hypersonic materials evaluation. Known internally to…
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ispace and OrbitAID Signs Strategic Alliance to Advance Sustainable Lunar Missions
ispace, a global lunar exploration company, and OrbitAID Aerospace Private Limited (OrbitAID), India’s first on-orbit refueling company, announced a strategic partnership via a memorandum of understanding aimed at advancing sustainable lunar exploration and establishing long-term lunar operations. As part of the collaboration, OrbitAID plans to demonstrate its Standardized Interface for Docking and Refueling Payload (SIDRP)…
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Rocket Lab Completes Photon Spacecraft for NASA and Eta Space’s Cryogenic Fueling Demonstration Mission
Rocket Lab Corporation, a global leader in launch services and space systems, announced the clearance of their Systems Integration Review (SIR) and completion of their Photon spacecraft for Eta Space and NASA’s LOXSAT mission. LOXSAT is an on-orbit technology demonstration of a cryogenic fluid management system, that will inform the design of Cryo-Dock, a full-scale…
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Airbus, Leonardo and Thales Unite to form Top European Space Venture
Airbus, Leonardo and Thales have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) aimed at combining their respective space activities into a new company. By joining forces, Airbus, Leonardo and Thales aim to strengthen Europe’s strategic autonomy in space, a major sector that underpins critical infrastructure and services related to telecommunications, global navigation, earth observation, science, exploration and national…
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Lockheed Martin Invests in Venus Aerospace’s Hypersonic Propulsion Technology
Venus Aerospace, the startup leader in next-generation rocket engine propulsion, announced a strategic investment in the company by Lockheed Martin through their investment arm, Lockheed Martin Ventures. The investment follows Venus’s historic May 2025 high-thrust test flight of its rotating detonation rocket engine (RDRE), an event described by the Houston Chronicle as a “world first”…
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ICEYE and EMIS Partner to Enhance Slovakia’s Real-time Flood Monitoring
ICEYE, the global leader in synthetic aperture radar (SAR) satellite data, and EMIS, a provider of geospatial information systems in Slovakia, announced a strategic partnership to expand access to critical, near-real-time hazard information for Slovak authorities. Through this collaboration, ICEYE’s satellite-derived flood intelligence will be seamlessly integrated into EMIS’s GIS platform, the country’s trusted central…
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ABB Receives Canadian Space Agency Contract to Develop Climate Instrument
ABB has been awarded a contract by the Canadian Space Agency to carry out the conceptual development (Phase A) of the Thin Ice Clouds and Far InfraRed Emissions (TICFIRE) instrument. TICFIRE is an integral component of the High-altitude Aerosols, Water Vapour and Clouds (HAWC) satellite mission – a Canadian-led initiative focused on advancing climate science…