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Orion hatch ‘blemish’ delays launch day rehearsal for Artemis 2 astronauts
Technicians with NASA’s Exploration Ground Systems team use a crane to lift and secure NASA’s Orion spacecraft on top of the SLS (Space Launch System) rocket in High Bay 3 of the Vehicle Assembly Building at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Saturday, Oct. 18, 2025, for the agency’s Artemis 2 mission. Image: NASA/Kim…
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Hawkeye 360 Boosted by Further U.S. Government Funding from NRO
Hawkeye 360 has secured more dedicated funding from the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) and the Commercial Systems Program Office (CSPO). Building on a relationship that began in January 2022, this expansion enables HawkEye 360 to deliver new dedicated satellite technology, broaden the range of signals and frequencies of interest, integrate advanced AI capabilities, and provide…
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OpenAI CEO reportedly turned to a Seattle startup in quest to challenge SpaceX on the space data frontier
Stoke Space’s Zenith booster engine blazes during a hot-fire test in 2024. (Stoke Space Photo) OpenAI CEO Sam Altman is thinking about expanding into the final frontier for data centers, and his efforts to follow through on that thought reportedly turned into talks with Stoke Space, a rocket startup headquartered just south of Seattle. Altman…
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Hispasat Wins New Portuguese Telecoms Deal
Hispasat has signed a new broadcast deal with a major Portuguese telco. NOS, a Portuguese telecommunications company, has inked a new multi-year DTH agreement to distribute satellite TV throughout the national territory, including its archipelagos. The deal means NOS can provide full coverage throughout Portugal. The two companies announced the deal, Dec. 4. NOS aims…
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A spectacular explosion shows China is close to obtaining reusable rockets
China’s first attempt to land an orbital-class rocket may have ended in a fiery crash, but the company responsible for the mission had a lot to celebrate with the first flight of its new methane-fueled launcher. LandSpace, a decade-old company based in Beijing, launched its new Zhuque-3 rocket for the first time at 11 pm…
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Lego announces NASA Artemis SLS rocket set to lift off (literally) in 2026
How do you top a highly detailed scale model of NASA’s new moon-bound rocket and its support tower? If you’re Lego, you make it so it can actually lift off. Lego’s NASA Artemis Space Launch System Rocket, part of its Technic line of advanced building sets, will land on store shelves for $60 on January…
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NASA nominee appears before Congress, defends plans to revamp space agency
Private astronaut Jared Isaacman returned to Congress on Wednesday for a second confirmation hearing to become NASA administrator before the US Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation in Washington, DC. There appeared to be no showstoppers during the hearing, in which Isaacman reiterated his commitment to the space agency’s Artemis Program and defended his…
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Al Jazeera and Es’hailSat Signs MoU for Strengthening Satellite Communication
Al Jazeera Media Network and Es’hailSat have signed a Memorandum of Understanding aimed at strengthening cooperation in satellite communication services, ground station infrastructure, and crisis and disaster management systems, to ensure the continuity of services and the enhancement of operations. Ibrahim Abdulla Al-Obaidli, Deputy Director General of Al Jazeera Media Network, said, “This memorandum represents…
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High-Precision Fiber-Optic Gyroscopes for Spacecraft Attitude Control and Navigation
Exail, headquartered in La Défense, Paris (France) with manufacturing and R&D centers in Brest and Lannion, develops advanced inertial navigation systems and fiber-optic inertial sensors for aerospace, defense and commercial space operators. Within the satellite domain, Exail’s Astrix series of space-qualified fiber-optic gyroscopes (FOGs) has become a long-standing heritage product line, used across Earth-observation, telecommunications,…
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Shield AI and Sedaro Partners to Expand Autonomous Space Operations
Shield AI and Sedaro announced a strategic partnership to advance autonomous operations in orbit. The collaboration establishes Shield AI’s Hivemind Pilot as Sedaro’s preferred autonomy software for on-orbit demonstrations, extending the company’s proven edge autonomy from air and sea into space. Under the agreement, Shield AI will use the Sedaro Platform as its primary environment…