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NASA orders “controlled medical evacuation” from the International Space Station
NASA officials said Thursday they have decided to bring home four of the seven crew members on the International Space Station after one of them experienced a “medical situation” earlier this week. The space agency has said little about the incident, and officials have not identified which crew member suffered the medical issue. James “JD”…
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Artemis 2’s rocket will roll to the pad in less than two weeks
We’re getting closer and closer to the beginning of launch operations for NASA’s Artemis 2 mission around the Moon; the first crewed mission to the Moon since the 1970s. The rocket, NASA’s Space Launch System, will begin its launch readiness with its rollout to Launch Complex 39B in just a few weeks. NASA‘s massive Space…
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What is Payload Integration in CubeSats & Small Satellites?
A payload is the mission-specific equipment carried by a satellite to fulfill its primary objective. Unlike the satellite bus which provides power, communication, propulsion and control, the payload is the reason the satellite exists. The rapid growth of CubeSats and Small Satellites (SmallSats) has transformed access to space, enabling cost-effective missions for Earth observation, communications,…
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China’s Mars rover discovers longer water existence on red planet
By studying the detection data of China’s first Mars rover, Zhurong, Chinese geologists have found that the Martian surface had still exhibited significant aqueous activity approximately 750 million years ago. This discovery shows that water existed on Mars several hundred million years longer than previously thought. The study, conducted by a research team from the…
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Voyager Awarded NASA HUNCH Contract
Voyager Technologies was awarded a contract with NASA for the Create Hardware (HUNCH) program, extending Voyager’s role in advancing workforce development while supporting human spaceflight operations. HUNCH provides high school students with hands-on experience designing and fabricating hardware used by NASA, including for the International Space Station. Under the renewed contract, Voyager will build on…
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Missile Defense Agency Selects MDA Space for SHIELD Program
MDA Space, a trusted mission partner to the rapidly expanding global space industry, announced it has received an indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contract from the Missile Defense Agency for the Scalable Homeland Innovative Enterprise Layered Defense (SHIELD) program. This contract award positions MDA Space to bid on future tasks and services that support the expansive…
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Keysight technologies and Samsung Advance NR-NTN n252 S-Band with Satellite Mobility
Keysight Technologies announced a groundbreaking end-to-end live new radio non-terrestrial networks (NR-NTN) connection in band n252, as defined by the Third Generation Partnership Project (3GPP) under Release 19, achieved using Samsung Electronics‘ next-generation modem chipset. The demonstration taking place at CES 2026 includes live satellite-to-satellite (SAT-to-SAT) mobility using commercial-grade modem silicon and cross-vendor interoperability, marking an…
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China’s space station advances 265 research projects, breaks multiple records
China’s space station has deployed and implemented 265 science and application projects in orbit, and set multiple records, according to an annual report released by the China Manned Space Agency on Thursday. The records include China’s first mammalian test subjects on a space station, the world’s first biological study conducted in a sub-magnetic and microgravity…
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Satellogic Announces Seven-Figure Monitoring Agreement for Earth Observation
Satellogic, a leader in high-performance Earth Observation (“EO”) platforms that deliver unique sovereign solutions and AI-first monitoring, announced a seven-figure agreement with a strategic customer to support continuous, high-frequency monitoring across a large portfolio of priority sites. The agreement reflects growing demand for Earth observation capabilities designed to operate persistently and at scale, supporting organizations…
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Northrop Grumman to Develop Marine Corps CCA with Kratos’ Valkyrie UAS
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, a leader in defense, national security and global markets, announced that Northrop Grumman was competitively awarded the U.S. Marine Corps’ Marine Air-Ground Task Force Uncrewed Expeditionary Tactical Aircraft (MUX TACAIR) Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA). This award combines Northrop Grumman’s uncrewed capabilities and autonomous leadership with Kratos’ Valkyrie uncrewed aerial system…