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The deployment followed spacewalks carried out by astronauts Anil Menon and Joshua Kutryk, who began the final installation work on October 29. The November 5 deployment marks the fourth and final set of ROSA wings installed on the station, bringing the power upgrade to completion. Redwire said the successful deployment finishes the modernization of the…

The Main Intelligence Directorate of Ukraine’s Ministry of Defense, known as GUR, said Russia has launched 32 Rassvet satellites into orbit this year in two batches in March and July. The Russian government said last month it had launched more than 30 satellites. Moscow plans more launches by the end of 2026 to expand the…

The dual announcements came during Limp’s appearance at the UP.Summit at Kennedy Space Center. They arrive as New Glenn’s next flight slips into next year. The new third stage is designated GS3 and is intended to provide space access beyond geostationary orbit. The Northstar engine is a second, more powerful booster engine. Together, the updates…

The award covers operating the backbone network linked to the Space Development Agency. It comes the same week that reports surfaced of interoperability gaps across the Space Data Network architecture. Viasat’s role centers on the SDN Mission Operations Center, the facility that will manage the network. The company was selected for network operations duties tied…

The agreement supports AST SpaceMobile’s effort to build and operate its own rocket, roughly 20 tons, to deploy its BlueBird direct-to-device satellites to low Earth orbit. Both companies are headquartered in Texas, and the agreement is described as non-competitive by design, with Firefly retaining full ownership of its engine intellectual property and continuing to serve…

The core problem is that the SpaceX-built Space Data Network Backbone, the Space Development Agency’s Tracking Layer satellites, and Space Systems Command’s Resilient Missile Warning and Tracking satellites in medium Earth orbit all use optical communications terminals built to different technical standards. Those differing standards govern the precise optical waveforms used and how many gigabits…