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Former SpaceX astronaut discusses training as a NASA astronaut candidate
Training is underway for NASA’s newest class of astronaut candidates at the Johnson Space Center in Texas. The nearly two-year long process began this past September for the four men and six women of Astronaut Group 24. One of those ‘ASCAN’s, as they’re known, is Anna Menon, who previously flew on the SpaceX Polaris Dawn…
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L3Harris Space Business Flat in ‘25, Projects Growth in ‘26 With Reorganized Segments
Revenue in the L3Harris Space and Airborne Systems (SAS) segment was roughly flat in 2025, with the government shutdown impacting contracts in the fourth quarter. L3Harris is forecasting growth in 2026 with reorganized business segments. Moving forward, space capabilities will be part of Space & Mission Systems (SMS), a new segment for multi-domain defense solutions…
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SpaceX Weighs Mid-2026 IPO at Valuation of About $1.5 Trillion, FT Reports
SpaceX, the rocket and satellite company founded by Elon Musk, is weighing a possible initial public offering as early as mid-June 2026 that could raise up to $50 billion and value the company at around $1.5 trillion, the Financial Times reported on Wednesday, citing people familiar with the matter. If completed at that scale, the…
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EU Awards Ariane 6 Contract to Launch Next-Generation Galileo Satellites
The European Union Agency for the Space Programme (EUSPA) has signed a new contract to launch second-generation Galileo navigation satellites using Europe’s Ariane 6 rocket, reinforcing the bloc’s push for independent access to space, the agency said on Tuesday. Under the agreement, the Ariane 6 launcher will deploy two Galileo L18 satellites. Ariane 6, developed…
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Blue Origin puts space tourism on hold to bet big on the Moon
Blue Origin’s New Shepard rocket ship lifts off for an suborbital trip in April. (Blue Origin Photo) Blue Origin is pausing flights of its New Shepard rocket for at least two years as it shifts resources toward developing vehicles designed to land astronauts on the Moon. In a statement Friday, the Kent, Wash.-based company said…
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Terran Orbital Advances Diverse Spacecraft Platform Portfolio Supporting Space Missions
Terran Orbital Corporation, a US-based manufacturer of small satellites and satellite subsystems, advances the comprehensive portfolio of spacecraft platforms designed to support a wide range of commercial, civil and defense space missions. The company’s spacecraft platforms are already in operational use and are engineered to address evolving requirements across Earth observation, communications, technology demonstration and…
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Arianespace Signs Ariane 6 Contract for Galileo’s Second Generation L18 Satellites
Arianespace announced at the European Space Conference in Brussels the signature of the launch contract with the European Union Agency for the Space Programme (EUSPA), under the delegation of the European Commission, to orbit the second pair of second-generation satellites of the Galileo constellation (Galileo L18) on board an Ariane 6 launcher. With this signature,…
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Satellogic Extends Country-Wide Monitoring Agreement with Government of Albania
Satellogic, a vertically integrated geospatial company delivering high-resolution Earth Observation (EO) at unprecedented scale and economics, announced an extension of its existing agreement with the Government of Albania to continue country-wide, high-frequency satellite monitoring using its NewSat constellation. The 11-month contract extension builds on a previously signed three-year agreement that provided Albania with dedicated satellite…
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Penn State Leads Successful Launch of NASA-Funded X-Ray Observatory
BlackCAT (the Black Hole Coded Aperture Telescope) is an X-ray space telescope integrated into a 6U CubeSat bus by Kongsberg NanoAvionics (NanoAvionics) to detect and study high-redshift Gamma-Ray Bursts (GRBs) that happen when massive stars collapse into black holes or when neutron stars collide. It successfully launched aboard SpaceX’s “Twilight” rideshare mission on 11 January 2026 to a…
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Lockheed Martin Launches Ninth GPS III Satellite and Expanding Global Navigation Capabilities
Lockheed Martin delivers capabilities that strengthen and transform our world. The company’s ninth GPS III space vehicle (SV09) launched in orbit, adding a capability that enables people to connect, gives warfighters the ability to operate in harsh conditions, and demonstrates the power of American innovation. The satellite launched from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station at…