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ispace Advances Commercial Lunar Transportation with HAKUTO-R Mission 2
ispace, a Japan-based space technology company focused on lunar transportation and exploration systems, is advancing commercial lunar mission capabilities through the HAKUTO-R Mission 2 program. The mission is designed to demonstrate lunar landing operations, surface mobility technologies and payload transportation infrastructure intended to support long-term lunar exploration and cislunar economic activity. At the center of the mission…
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China launches Tianzhou-10 cargo craft to send space station supplies
China launched the cargo craft Tianzhou-10 from the Wenchang Spacecraft Launch Site on Monday morning to deliver supplies for its orbiting Tiangong space station, according to the China Manned Space Agency.
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Katalyst Robotic Spacecraft Passes Testing Milestone Ahead of First-of-its-Kind Mission
Katalyst Space has completed environmental testing of its robotic spacecraft, LINK, clearing a key milestone toward launch. LINK will capture and raise the orbit of NASA’s Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory before it reenters Earth’s atmosphere later this year. Completion of the test campaign marks a major step forward in an accelerated program timeline that has compressed…
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Rocket Lab Awarded $30 Million Contract for HASTE Hypersonic Rocket Launches for Anduril
Rocket Lab Corporation, a global leader in launch services and space systems, announced it has been selected by defense technology company Anduril Industries for multiple hypersonic test flights with its HASTE launch vehicle. The partnership brings together two defense industry leaders to advance one of the Department of War’s most critical technology areas: scaled hypersonics…
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JAXA and ESA Partner on Planetary Defence for RAMSES Apophis Mission
At the Embassy of Italy in Berlin, YAMAKAWA Hiroshi, President of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), signed a Memorandum of Cooperation (MOC) with Dr. Josef Aschbacher, Director General of the European Space Agency (ESA), to strengthen and advance cooperation between JAXA and ESA in the field of planetary defence. At the same time, under…
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Solar Activity Cuts Space Debris Lifetime 40% in New Study
How Does Solar Activity Affect Orbital Debris Lifetimes? Solar activity accelerates the deorbit of space debris by up to 40% during solar maximum periods, according to a comprehensive study tracking over 15,000 objects in Low Earth Orbit (LEO) between 400-600 km altitude. The research analyzed debris behavior across the complete 11-year solar cycle, revealing that…
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Planet Labs Stock Jumps on AI Pelican Satellites and Gov Deals
What’s Behind Planet Labs’ Recent Stock Surge? Planet Labs shares climbed 12% following the company’s announcement of its AI-powered Pelican satellite platform and a series of new government contracts worth approximately $180 million. The Earth observation company’s latest developments position it to compete more aggressively in the high-resolution imaging market, traditionally dominated by Maxar and…
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The Data Gap That Is Costing Your Country Billions
Every forest fire that spreads beyond control, every pipeline that fails before inspection, every harvest lost to disease that was visible from orbit weeks earlier — these are not failures of nature. They are failures of data. Across Southeast Asia and the Middle East, governments and corporations are making decisions about their most critical assets…
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MDA Space advances Gateway robotic arm despite funding uncertainty
Will MDA Space complete the Gateway robotic arm amid funding uncertainty? MDA Space is pressing forward with development of the Canadarm3 robotic system for NASA’s lunar Gateway station while navigating ongoing discussions with the Canadian Space Agency about program continuity and funding levels. The Toronto-based contractor confirmed work continues on the 8.5-meter manipulator system despite…
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Why SpaceX thinks it’s worth nearly $2 trillion
SpaceX Launches NASA’s Crew-10 mission to the ISS. Image: Steven Madow / Space Explored Starship development If the Falcon 9 is the part that launches rockets and makes SpaceX famous, Starship is the part that makes them infamous for blowing rockets up. Since 2019, SpaceX has been on a mission to build the world’s first…