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Latitude Targets Late 2027 First Launch from Oman’s Etlaq
Does Latitude Plan to Launch from Oman? Yes. French small launch vehicle startup Latitude announced July 1, 2026 that it signed a letter of intent with Etlaq Spaceport to conduct an "experimental" first launch from the coastal southern Oman facility in late 2027. The rocket is designed to place up to 200 kilograms into low…
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Dish Satellite TV and Wireless Businesses File for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy
The satellite TV business Dish DBS and Dish Wireless filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy on Tuesday, stating the move will facilitate transitioning the Dish Wireless business after the company’s spectrum sales. EchoStar announced a “prepackaged” bankruptcy plan on Tuesday, citing support from 88% of creditors, holding more than $8.8 billion of Dish Wireless debt. Dish…
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Lite Coms Hires Calspan Exec Greg Campbell as President
Lite Coms has appointed former Calspan exec Greg Campbell as president. Campbell will oversee the company’s day-to-day operations, with a focus on expanding Lite Coms’ manufacturing capabilities and investing in new technologies. Campbell succeeds Lite Coms founder Bob Jacobson, who will continue serving as CEO and focus on sales, new markets, and major programs. Campbell…
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NASA Selects Mission Space to Advance Lunar Environmental Monitoring Technology
Mission Space has been selected by NASA under the Announcement of Collaboration Opportunity (ACO) to advance LEEMR, a compact lunar dust and surface-charging monitoring instrument developed for future lunar surface operations, in collaboration with NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland. The project supports Mission Space’s expansion from orbital space-weather intelligence into lunar surface…
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K2 Space sets up an engineering office in the Seattle area to support big plans for big satellites
Engineers prepare a high-power satellite for testing at K2 Space’s manufacturing facility in Torrance, Calif. (K2 Space via PRNewswire) California-based K2 Space is establishing a satellite engineering hub in the Seattle area, adding to a thriving regional ecosystem of satellite ventures. The Pacific Northwest operation will support the company’s drive to build large, high-power satellites…
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Blue Origin accelerates LC-36 recovery via hybrid plan
One month after the New Glenn anomaly that severely damaged Launch Complex-36 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Blue Origin has conducted an intensive cleanup and recovery effort at the site. Despite widespread predictions of a 12- to 18-month stand-down, CEO Dave Limp continues to assert that the company aims to return the vehicle to…
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Mitsubishi Electric Awarded JAXA Subsidy for Full Digital Payload Development
Mitsubishi Electric Corporation announced that it has been awarded a subsidy for the Development of Internationally Competitive Full Digital Payload under the Development and Demonstration of Technologies for Internationally Competitive Communications Payloads, which is being financed by the 2nd phase of the Space Strategy Fund1 managed by the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA). Mitsubishi Electric was…
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GomSpace Receives 34 MSEK Satellite Platform Kits Order
GomSpace has received a follow-up order from an existing, undisclosed customer in the EMEA region with a total value of approximately 34 MSEK. The order comprises GomSpace’s satellite platform kits—modular, flight-proven solutions designed to reduce system integration complexity and shorten time-to-mission. By providing a pre-integrated and scalable satellite platform, these kits enable customers to accelerate…
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Amentum Awarded NASA COSMOS Contract to Advance Spaceflight Mission Operations
Amentum, a global leader in advanced engineering and technology solutions, has been awarded NASA’s Consolidated Spaceflight Mission Operations and Systems (COSMOS) contract. The award comes through ASCEND Aerospace & Technology, LLC, a joint venture between Amentum and Aerodyne Industries, LLC, formed under the Small Business Administration’s Mentor-Protégé Program. The COSMOS work reinforces Amentum’s vital role…
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