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SpinLaunch Partners with Aalyria Technologies on Meridian LEO Network Infrastructure
SpinLaunch, a pioneer of disruptive space solutions, announced a partnership with Aalyria Technologies, a leading provider of advanced network orchestration software. The two companies will collaborate on the design and development of key infrastructure supporting SpinLaunch’s low-cost Meridian low-Earth orbit (LEO) communications constellation. Aalyria will serve as a strategic partner, providing technical and commercial support…
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LEAP Launches Bullfrog Space Vehicle Demonstrating Space Logistics and Global Mobility
LEAP, a logistics company building a world where we can move goods anywhere on Earth or in orbit in minutes, successfully launched and recovered the Bullfrog vehicle. The launch marked the transition of LEAP’s space logistics for humanitarian, commercial, and joint mobility applications using a space-enabled delivery system from a concept to an operational capability. …
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SpaceX’s Starlink Now Provides Internet to Air Force One, Marking Shift in Military Satellite Strategy
SpaceX confirmed on May 13 that its Starlink satellite internet system is operational aboard Air Force One, providing high-speed connectivity to the presidential aircraft during transpacific flights. The confirmation came from Elon Musk in response to imagery showing him aboard the plane alongside President Trump and Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang en route to Beijing. The…
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NASA Adds Critical Test Mission to Artemis Program, Delays Lunar Landing
NASA has inserted an uncrewed test mission into its Artemis sequence, now targeting late 2027, to validate rendezvous and docking procedures between the Orion spacecraft and commercial lunar landers before risking astronauts near the Moon. The space agency characterized the mission as “one of the most highly complex missions NASA has undertaken,” signaling confidence in…
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NASA Seeks Industry Partners for Mars Telecommunications Network RFP
What does NASA’s Mars telecommunications network RFP mean for commercial space? NASA issued a Request for Proposal (RFP) on Thursday for industry partners to develop the Mars Telecommunications Network, marking a significant shift toward commercial partnerships for deep space communications infrastructure. The network will deploy high-performance Mars telecommunications orbiters at the Red Planet to provide…
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Amazon Leo aims to double its pace as it gets set to roll out its satellite broadband network
Chris Weber, vice president of business and product for Amazon Leo, sports a T-shirt bearing Amazon Leo’s logo in the project’s signature krypton shade of purple during countdown coverage for an April satellite launch. (Credit: United Launch Alliance) REDMOND, Wash. — Chris Weber isn’t ready to say yet exactly when Amazon Leo will start letting…
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ULA confirms successful solid rocket booster test as Vulcan anomaly investigation continues
An anomalous plume is visible from one of the Vulcan’s solid rocket motors during the launch of the USSF-87 mission on Feb. 12, 2026. Image: Adam Bernstein/Spaceflight Now. United Launch Alliance oversaw the completion of a critical milestone in mid-April on the road to resuming flights with its Vulcan rockets. On April 15, the company…
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Iridium to Fully Acquire Aireon, Points to Space-Based VHF Opportunity
Iridium is fully acquiring its partner Aireon, which operates a space-based air traffic surveillance system using payloads on Iridium’s network. Iridium, which already owned a 39% stake in Aireon, will acquire the remaining portion of the business for $366.7 million in a deal announced Thursday. Iridium co-founded Aireon with global air navigation service providers (ANSPs)…
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NASA provides some details about Artemis III, but hard decisions remain
NASA announced Wednesday that it will fly the Artemis III mission in low-Earth orbit and that it continues to target 2027 for this stepping-stone flight that will help land humans on the Moon. The space agency chose the orbit close to Earth—as opposed to a higher orbit—because it would preserve the final remaining Interim Cryogenic…
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Intuitive Machines Boosts Deep Space Communications With Goonhilly Acquisition
Intuitive Machines has made another acquisition, moving to buy U.K.-based Goonhilly Earth Station, which operates a network of ground station antennas and provides deep space communication services. Intuitive Machines explained the acquisition will enable the company to expand its integrated space-to-Earth network, increasing capacity for deep space communications, data relay, and Position Navigation and Timing…