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Green Bank Telescope Provides Independent Navigation Checkpoint for Lunar Missions
NASA’s 100-meter Green Bank Telescope in West Virginia tracked the Artemis 2 Orion spacecraft continuously for five days during its lunar flyby, gathering precise position and velocity data on the four crewed astronauts as they orbited the Moon. The feat marks the first time a ground-based radio telescope has maintained such detailed tracking of a…
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Iridium to Acquire Aireon to Lead the Future of Aviation Safety
Iridium Communications, a leading provider of global voice, data and positioning, navigation, and timing (PNT) satellite services, announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Aireon LLC, operator of the world’s only space-based Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B) air traffic surveillance system. The acquisition of Aireon is a defining step in Iridium’s strategy…
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BAE Systems Supplies Flight Hardware for U.S. Space Force Missile-Warning Program
BAE Systems has delivered the sensor subassembly and sensor system controller components for the Next Generation Overhead Persistent Infrared Polar (NGP) program. The program will provide the U.S. Space Force with advanced missile warning, technical intelligence and battlespace characterization mission capabilities. This milestone delivery keeps the program on track for full assembly of the payload,…
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Intuitive Machines Plans Acquisition of Goonhilly Earth Station and COMSAT
Intuitive Machines, a space technology, infrastructure and services leader, announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Goonhilly Earth Station Ltd, a world-class deep space communications provider with major ground station assets in the United Kingdom and Goonhilly USA Inc. The acquisition, which will include the Goonhilly Lunar and Deep Space Communications, Commercial…
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Space42 Advances Persistent Earth Observation with Foresight SAR and HAPS Systems
Space42 is expanding the Earth observation and geospatial intelligence capabilities through the development of sovereign Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) satellite systems, AI-driven analytics platforms and High Altitude Platform Systems (HAPS). The company is building a multi-layer intelligence and monitoring architecture designed to provide continuous situational awareness, persistent surveillance and operational insight for governments, infrastructure operators…
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# NASA’s Mars Helicopter Rotor Shatters Sound Barrier in Critical Test
NASA has pushed rotor blade technology into supersonic flight during ground testing of its next-generation Mars helicopter, clearing a major engineering hurdle for a fleet of aircraft designed to scout terrain and support future crewed missions on the Red Planet. The achievement marks a decisive step beyond Ingenuity, the technology demonstrator that exceeded all expectations…
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Musk Locks In Control at SpaceX, Ties Compensation to Mars Colony Achievement
Elon Musk has implemented structural protections at SpaceX that prevent the board from removing him as CEO, while tying a potential trillion-dollar compensation package to the company’s ability to establish a self-sustaining colony on Mars. The move, confirmed Friday on X, marks the first public disclosure of governance mechanisms designed to guarantee Musk’s tenure through…
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PwC forecasts lunar economy to reach $127 billion by 2050, marking shift from science to sustained commerce
A major market assessment by PwC projects that lunar surface activities will generate between $100 billion and $127 billion annually by 2050, marking the first time a leading consulting firm has assigned specific dollar figures to what has long been treated as speculative space exploration. The projection signals a fundamental shift in how the aerospace…
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Three’s a party: US, China, and now Russia are on the prowl in GEO
The world’s leading space powers desperately want to know what the others are up to high above the equator. For more than a decade, the US military has operated a fleet of “inspector” satellites designed to sidle up to other spacecraft in geosynchronous orbit and take pictures. China started launching its satellites for a similar…
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Stoke Space Nova Booster Arrives Moses Lake for Debut Launch
What’s Next for Stoke Space After Nova Booster Reaches Moses Lake? Stoke Space has transported its Nova rocket’s first stage booster to its Moses Lake, Washington test facility, marking a critical milestone toward the company’s inaugural orbital launch attempt. The 100-foot-tall first stage represents the lower half of Stoke’s fully reusable Nova vehicle, designed to…