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HyImpulse Raises More Than €50 Million Ahead of Second SR75 Launch
German launch vehicle developer HyImpulse announced September 2, 2026, that it had raised more than €50 million, approximately $58 million, in a Series A extension to advance its suborbital SR75 and orbital SL1 rockets. The financing comes as the company prepares for a second SR75 flight from SaxaVord Spaceport in Scotland before the end of…
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SpaceX and Blue Origin Withdraw From Paris Space Summit After White House Warning
SpaceX, Blue Origin, Stoke Space and Starcloud withdrew from French President Emmanuel Macron’s International Space Summit in Paris after the White House warned that participation could be interpreted as support for European Union space policies. France’s government confirmed the four withdrawals on September 3, 2026, ahead of the September 9–10 event. The cancellations remove two…
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Tianwen-3 to Dig Up Martian Soil and Bring It Back to Earth, a First for Humanity
As a key step in China’s planetary exploration program, the Tianwen-3 Mars sample return mission is expected to become the first successful Mars sample return mission in human history. At the 2026 Deep Space Exploration (Tiandu) International Conference held on September 3, Academician Hou Zengqian of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, the chief scientist of…
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From “Southern Rockets, Northern Satellites” to Four-District Coordination: Why Has Beijing Become a Hub for Commercial Space?
On September 3, the Beijing Municipal Bureau of Commerce released the Work Plan for the Development of China (Beijing) Pilot Free Trade Zone Linkage Development Areas. The commercial space section presents a more detailed industrial coordination map than the previous “Southern Rockets, Northern Satellites” concept: Haidian focuses on constellation R&D, Fengtai on satellite application services,…
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India Launches EOS-05, Its First Geosynchronous Earth-Imaging Satellite (Video)
A GSLV Mark II rocket launched the EOS-05 Earth-imaging satellite toward geosynchronous orbit — something India has never done successfully — from Satish Dhawan Space Centre on Sept. 3, 2026 at 5:25 p.m. EDT (2:55 a.m. on Sept. 4 India Standard Time). Credit: ISRO India launched EOS-05, its first Earth observation satellite designed to image…
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NASA Moves to Simplify Axiom Lunar Spacesuit as Artemis IV Schedule Tightens
NASA is working with Axiom Space on a lighter and less complex version of its next-generation lunar spacesuit as the agency attempts to preserve a 2028 crewed Moon landing under Artemis IV. The new configuration, referred to as the “Sortie Suit,” is intended for the first Artemis surface missions using lunar landers developed by SpaceX…
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Planet Posts Record $116 Million Quarter as Sovereign Satellite Services Accelerate Growth
Planet Labs reported record quarterly revenue of $116.1 million for the second quarter of fiscal 2027, as the handover of a reconnaissance satellite to the Swedish Armed Forces and expanding defense demand lifted revenue 58% year over year. The Earth observation company announced the results on September 3 for the three months ended July 31,…
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4iG and SpaceX Sign Agreements for Starlink Mobile and Sovereign Satellite Services in Europe
Hungarian telecommunications and defense group 4iG has signed two agreements with SpaceX covering direct-to-device mobile connectivity and secure sovereign satellite communications, establishing a framework for deploying Starlink services across Hungary and parts of the Western Balkans. The agreements were signed in Texas on September 2, 2026, by 4iG Chairman and CEO Gellért Jászai and SpaceX…
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PALLAS-1 Completes Successful Maiden Flight: Why Did Galactic Energy Stick With LOX/Kerosene?
On the morning of September 1, PALLAS-1 Y1 lifted off from Jiuquan and successfully entered its planned orbit. For Galactic Energy, the mission marked not only the debut of a new launch vehicle, but also the company’s transition from small solid-fuel rockets to a medium-lift liquid-fuel rocket. The rocket also embodies a choice that is…
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Space Computing Interview Series: GalaxySpace’s Zhang Shijie on the Problems Space Computing Is Meant to Solve
In 2026, space computing has emerged as a major new direction for the commercial space industry. But what problems is it actually intended to solve, and where is the industry heading? Hello Space has launched its Space Computing Interview Series, speaking with leading Chinese companies to examine the real progress being made in this emerging…