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Deep Blue Aerospace Partners with AME Aviation to Build a Smart Manufacturing Foundation for Reusable Rockets
In August 2026, Jiangsu Deep Blue Aerospace Co., Ltd. and Hangzhou AME Aviation Manufacturing Equipment Co., Ltd. formally signed a strategic cooperation agreement at AME Aviation’s industrial park in Hangzhou. The cross-sector partnership brings together one of China’s leading developers of reusable liquid-fueled rockets and a specialized innovator in intelligent aerospace manufacturing. The two companies…
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China Successfully Launches SEO Satellite in 664th Long March Rocket Mission
China successfully launched an SEO satellite aboard a Long March-2C carrier rocket from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center at 11:02 a.m. on August 17. The satellite entered its designated orbit, marking the successful completion of the mission. The launch marked the 664th flight of China’s Long March carrier rocket series. It came just seven days…
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China Successfully Launches 24th Group of Low-Orbit Internet Satellites
China successfully launched a new batch of internet satellites from the Hainan Commercial Spacecraft Launch Site on Sunday. The satellites, the 24th group of low-orbit internet satellites, lifted off aboard a Long March-12 carrier rocket at 12:10 p.m. Beijing Time on Aug. 16, 2026, and successfully entered their preset orbits. The launch marked the 663rd…
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L3Harris Ousts CEO Kubasik Over Conduct Violation, Names Space Chief Mehta to Lead
L3Harris did not detail what led to Kubasik’s departure, saying only that the company became aware of conduct that was not consistent with its code of conduct. The company said this conduct was unrelated to its financial reporting, controls, customer relationships or operational performance. Following an investigation conducted with the assistance of independent counsel, the…
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H-3 Launch of QZS-7 Completes First U.S.-Japan National Security Space Program
The QZSS-HP initiative stems from a December 2020 international agreement signed between the U.S. Space Force and Japan’s National Space Policy Secretariat. Managed under the Space Force’s Portfolio Acquisition Executive for Space Combat Power, the effort was created to enhance space domain awareness, operational interoperability, and collective deterrence across the Pacific theater. The second launch…
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MIT Astronomers Identify a “Black Hole Star,” a Possible New Class of Cosmic Object
The finding, based on observations from the James Webb Space Telescope, lends credence to a strange explanation for a set of mysterious red spots seen in the early universe. The researchers have applied the label “black hole star” to describe an object that seems to share properties of both stellar and black hole physics. The…
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Pentagon Signs Seven-Year Framework Deals to Expand SM-3 Interceptor Production
The agreements cover avionics and ejector assemblies that Boeing supplies to prime contractor Raytheon, an RTX business, for both the SM-3 Block IB and the newer Block IIA. Both variants operate with the Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense System to destroy incoming missiles outside the atmosphere. The frameworks allow Boeing to begin building components before a…
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CENTCOM Stands Up Multinational Task Force Falcon Strike for One-Way Attack Drones
The task force represents a doctrinal shift for CENTCOM. Rather than treating one-way attack drone warfare as a purely American capability, the command is institutionalizing it as a shared allied function. Analysts characterize the structure as a NATO-style approach to collective defense, adapted to the Middle East. Task Force Falcon Strike is designed as a…
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Chinese meteorological satellites track Typhoon Dolphin in coordinated observation
China’s Fengyun meteorological satellites, developed by the Shanghai Academy of Spaceflight Technology (SAST), have been deployed in coordinated multi-satellite observations to track Typhoon Dolphin, providing critical data support for the country’s meteorological authorities. The Fengyun-4C and Fengyun-4B satellites operated in tandem to continuously monitor the typhoon’s evolution from its formation over the open ocean to…
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SpaceX Files Permit for “Project Ignition” Starship Test Complex at Kennedy Space Center
The permit, filed with the St. Johns River Water Management District, describes a request to develop land located near SpaceX’s existing facilities just beyond the gates at Kennedy Space Center, south of Schwartz Road. SpaceX currently launches Starship only from Starbase, Texas, but the first Florida launch could come as soon as the end of…