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SpinLaunch Selects Equinix to Deploy Ground Infrastructure for Meridian Space Constellation
SpinLaunch, a pioneer of next-generation space solutions, announced it has selected Equinix, the world’s leading digital infrastructure company, to support the global deployment of SpinLaunch’s Meridian Space satellite constellation. Through this agreement, SpinLaunch will leverage Equinix’s worldwide footprint of more than 280 interconnected data centers to rapidly deploy its ultra-compact teleports, addressing a longstanding challenge…
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AeroVironment Contributes to Artemis II Mission with Laser Comms Technology
AeroVironment, announced that its precision pointing hardware was on board NASA’s historic Artemis II Mission as part of the Orion Artemis II Optical Communications System (O2O) – a laser communications terminal developed by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Lincoln Laboratory in collaboration with NASA Goddard Space Flight Center. During the Artemis II mission, O2O used lasers…
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Rocket Lab Launched Second Dedicated Mission for Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency
Rocket Lab Corporation, a global leader in launch services and space systems, successfully launched its second dedicated mission for the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), further strengthening the partnership between Rocket Lab and Japan’s national space agency. The “Kakushin Rising” mission lifted off from Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1 in New Zealand at 3:09 p.m.…
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China celebrates Space Day with a sneak peek at Tianwen 3’s tech
Outfitted with an array of high-tech instruments, including five built by scientists from Hong Kong, Macao, and foreign institutes, China’s Tianwen 3 robotic Martian mission is primed to be the first to send samples from Mars’ surface back to Earth, according to the China National Space Administration. At a ceremony in Chengdu, capital of Sichuan…
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Citra Space Raises $15 Million Series A for Space Object ID Tech
Citra Space Corp, a space technology company developing space object identification (SOI) capabilities, announced a $15 million Series A financing led by Washington Harbour Partners, with participation from Industrious Ventures, Reliable Properties, and existing investors including Scout VC, Squadra Ventures, Alumni Ventures and Flex Capital. The funding will be used to support development and deployment…
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China to carry out intensive space missions in 2026: CNSA
China will carry out intensive space missions in 2026, including Tianwen-2’s close approach and observation of its target asteroid, an official of the China National Space Administration (CNSA) said on Friday. The country will also conduct crewed missions including Shenzhou-23, conduct flight verification tests of multiple reusable rockets, and promote high-quality development in the commercial…
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HawkEye 360 to Support NASA in Developing Resilient Space Communications
HawkEye 360, the global leader in signals intelligence data and analytics, announced that the Commercial Crew and Commercial Low Earth Orbit Development Programs at NASA have awarded the company a contract to supply its RFIQ data product to support critical research on future space-to-space communications. Leveraging its constellation of satellites, HawkEye 360 provides radio frequency…
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Kapta Space Advances Spaceborne Radar Antenna Technology for Defense and Commercial Use
Kapta Space is a US-based space technology company focused on developing advanced spaceborne radar systems for commercial and defense applications. Founded in 2023 and headquartered in Seattle, the company operates in the defense and space manufacturing sector, building electronically steered radar solutions designed to deliver geospatial intelligence from orbit. The company’s vision centers on enabling…
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Sidus Space Advances Fortis C&DH Platform for Next-Generation Missions
Sidus Space, an innovative space and defense technology company, announced continued advancements to its Fortis Command and Data Handling (C&DH) platform, a modular 3U OpenVPX system designed to support rapid development, configuration flexibility, and long-term scalability across next-generation space and defense missions. Supported by a strategic collaboration with Microchip Technology, a broadline supplier of semiconductors,…
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Nationwide events set to mark China Space Day
A series of events will be held across China next week to mark the upcoming China Space Day, the China National Space Administration said at a press briefing in Beijing on Friday. The 11th China Space Day, themed “Seven Decades of Exploring the Sky, Jointly Reaching for the Stars”, will center its main activities in…