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Lonestar Data Holdings Inc Signs NASA Space Act Agreement
Lonestar Data Holdings Inc, a leader in resilient space-based data storage and infrastructure, announced it has signed a Space Act Agreement with the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) through NASA Ames Research Center in Mountain View, California. The agreement establishes a framework for collaboration focused on advancing technologies and operational concepts supporting lunar data storage,…
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Rocket Lab Corporation to Acquire Motiv Space Systems for Robotics and Spacecraft Integration
Rocket Lab Corporation a global leader in launch services and space systems, announced it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Motiv Space Systems (Motiv), a California-based company specializing in space robotics, motion control systems, and precision mechanisms for spacecraft. The acquisition will advance two strategic objectives for Rocket Lab: it will add Mars-proven robotics…
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Firefly Aerospace Expands Cislunar Capabilities With Blue Ghost Lunar Lander Missions
Firefly Aerospace is advancing commercial lunar exploration and cislunar transportation services through the Blue Ghost lunar lander program, a platform designed to support payload delivery, lunar surface operations, orbital services and customized Moon mission architectures for government and commercial customers. Through the integrated launch, orbital and lunar systems, Firefly is positioning Blue Ghost as a…
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Cowboy Space Corporation Raises $275 Million Series B for Orbital Infrastructure
Cowboy Space Corporation, the orbital infrastructure company founded by Robinhood co-founder Baiju Bhatt, announced $275M in Series B financing at a $2B valuation led by Index Ventures, with participation from new investors IVP, Blossom Capital, and SAIC, alongside existing investors Breakthrough Energy Ventures, Construct Capital, Andreessen Horowitz, NEA, Interlagos and Baiju Bhatt. The company, which operated…
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From Orbit to Operational Intelligence One Partner, Complete Chain
Most Earth observation companies sell you data. We deliver outcomes — because we control every link in the chain from satellite manufacturing to the insight that lands on your desk. The commercial space industry has matured to a point where the hard problem is no longer putting a sensor in orbit. The hard problem is…
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Creotech targets $118M raise to quadruple satellite output to 40 units
How will Creotech’s $118M expansion reshape European satellite manufacturing? Creotech Instruments plans to raise $118 million to quadruple its satellite production capacity from 10 to 40 units annually by 2029, positioning the Polish company as a major European smallsat manufacturer. The Warsaw-based firm will use the funding to construct a new production facility in Poland,…
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Launch Preview: SpaceX and Chinese missions fill busy launch manifest
The week of May 11 brings nine launches across the United States and China, spanning government and commercial operators on both sides of the Pacific. SpaceX’s Falcon 9 accounts for four missions: a Cargo Dragon resupply flight to the International Space Station, a classified National Reconnaissance Office payload from Vandenberg, a Starlink mission, and a…
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NASA Lunabotics 2026 Competition Tests Student Lunar Mining Tech
What makes NASA’s 2026 Lunabotics Competition critical for lunar operations? NASA’s 2026 Lunabotics Challenge will field over 80 university teams competing May 19-21 at Kennedy Space Center’s Astronauts Memorial Foundation Center for Space Education, testing autonomous robots designed to excavate and transport lunar regolith. The competition directly feeds into NASA’s Artemis Program requirements for In-Situ…
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Tianzhou-10 Delivers 6.9 Tons to Tiangong Station
How quickly can China resupply its orbital outpost? China’s Tianzhou-10 cargo spacecraft delivered 6.9 tons of supplies to the Tiangong space station Sunday, completing an autonomous docking sequence in just 6.5 hours after launch from Wenchang Space Launch Center. The Long March 7 rocket lifted off at 21:22 UTC, with the cargo vessel securing to…
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BlackSky CEO Details AI Strategy for Earth Observation Market
How is BlackSky integrating AI into satellite imagery analysis? BlackSky Technology CEO Lyn Chassagne outlined the company’s AI-driven approach to Earth observation during a recent SpaceNews interview, emphasizing how artificial intelligence is transforming raw satellite data into actionable intelligence for government and commercial customers. The Seattle-based company operates a satellite constellation of high-resolution imaging satellites…