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Blue Origin Signals Need for Outside Capital to Fund Aggressive Launch Plans
Blue Origin may need to seek external funding to sustain its ambitious launch cadence, marking a potential shift in the company’s financial model after years of relying entirely on Jeff Bezos’s personal wealth. The revelation signals that even Bezos’s substantial resources may not be sufficient to fund the company’s current trajectory as it competes for…
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SpaceX to Debut Upgraded Starship and New Launch Pad on May 19
SpaceX has set May 19 as the target launch date for Starship Version 3, the most substantially redesigned iteration of its super-heavy launch system yet. The flight will also mark the operational debut of Launch Pad 2 at Starbase in South Texas, a facility the company has spent two years constructing to support increased flight…
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Space Force Awards $3.2 Billion to Begin Orbital Interceptor Program
The U.S. Space Force has awarded up to $3.2 billion in contracts to launch hardware development for space-based interceptors — orbital weapons designed to destroy missiles before they reach Earth. The move marks the formal start of the Pentagon’s “Golden Dome” architecture, a Trump administration initiative to shift missile defense from ground and air platforms…
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ispace and University of Leicester Sign Lunar Payload Agreement for Future Moon Mission
ispace, a global lunar exploration company, and the University of Leicester (UoL) have signed a Payload Service Agreement (PSA) to deliver a Raman spectrometer payload to the lunar surface on a future ispace mission. The payload is a Raman analytical spectroscopy instrument adapted from the original laser-based spectrometer developed for the ExoMars mission, and will…
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Google and SpaceX Explore Orbital Data Centers for AI Workloads
Google and SpaceX are in active discussions to deploy data centers in orbit, targeting artificial intelligence compute as the initial use case. The talks signal that major cloud providers are seriously weighing space-based infrastructure despite today’s prohibitive costs — a shift that could reshape where and how the world’s AI systems run. The premise is…
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Antaris and Transcelestial Partner to Advance LEO ISR and Optical Communications Technology
Antaris, the AI-powered platform for the design, simulation, manufacturing, and operation of satellite constellations, announced the signing of a Memorandum of Agreement (MoA) with Transcelestial to jointly develop and demonstrate a persistent Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR) architecture integrated with high-throughput optical communications in Low Earth Orbit (LEO). The collaboration will be flight-validated on Antaris’…
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Ursa Major Expands Space Capabilities with Advanced Propulsion and Space Defense Systems
Ursa Major is advancing propulsion technologies for launch vehicles, satellite mobility and space-based defense applications through the portfolio of liquid rocket engines, in-space propulsion systems and tactical propulsion solutions. Headquartered in Berthoud, the company focuses on developing scalable propulsion technologies designed to support commercial launch providers, national security missions, satellite operators and next-generation space defense…
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iDirect Government Introduces 450 Rackmount Software-Defined Modem for SATCOM Networks
iDirect Government (iDirectGov), a leading provider of satellite communications to the military and government, announced the release of the 450 Rackmount (RM) software-defined modem (SDM) that delivers resilient and secure connectivity across theatres, airspace and all mission phases. The 450RM operates on iDirectGov’s Evolution Defense, Viasat GX, SES Flex, DVB-S2X networks, as well as the…
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Ramon.Space Expands U.S Engineering Operations with Colorado Hub
Ramon.Space, a leader in space computing infrastructure, announced the expansion of its U.S. engineering operations with a new office in Englewood, Colorado. The new facility will include a state-of-the-art lab and integration center and will serve as the company’s primary U.S. engineering hub. Ramon.Space’s solutions span compute, connectivity, and storage enabling advanced in-orbit data processing…
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Montreal Entrepreneur Pathy Commits $15 Million to Launch Concordia Space Institute
Mark Pathy, a private astronaut and Montreal-based entrepreneur, is directing $15 million toward establishing a dedicated space research and education institute at Concordia University. The Mark Pathy Space Institute will operate within the Gina Cody School of Engineering and Computer Science, positioning Concordia as a hub for Canadian space sector development beyond government-led initiatives. Pathy…