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Inouye Solar Telescope Resolves Wave Structures Never Before Seen on the Sun’s Surface
The structures are the signature of the Kelvin-Helmholtz instability, a process that occurs when two fluids flow past each other at significantly different speeds and small disturbances grow into swirling vortices. These wave-like shapes appear throughout the solar system, in Earth’s clouds and wind-swept ocean, between the stripes in Saturn’s upper atmosphere, and in hints…
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Frontgrade Strengthens Executive Team to Support Growing Space and Defense Technologies
Frontgrade Technologies Inc., a leading provider of mission-critical electronics and subsystems, announced the expansion of the executive leadership team as it continues to invest in the capabilities for the next generation of space, defense and intelligence missions. Spanning finance, information technology, operations, reputation, go-to-market and product leadership, the appointments reinforce Frontgrade’s commitment to accelerating innovation…
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Viasat Previews ViaSat-3 Satellites Entering Service in Q1 Results
Viasat reported essentially flat revenue of $1.2 billion in the first quarter of its 2027 fiscal year, reporting financial results on Tuesday. The operator previewed entry into service of the second and third ViaSat-3 satellites, which are both expected to enter service soon. Revenue for Viasat’s Communication Services segment was flat-year-over-year at $825 million as…
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Space Force Awards Additional SB-AMTI Contracts, Including One To Rocket Lab
U.S. Space Force’s Space Systems Command (SSC) has awarded $615 million in Other Transaction Authority contracts for Space Based Airborne Moving Target Indication (SB-AMTI) to Rocket Lab, STR LLC, and a company unnamed by SSC for “operational security” reasons, the command said on Tuesday. “Following the initial rapid-acquisition task order, this second task order zeroes…
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Capella, Iceye US, and Umbra Receive NRO Commercial SAR Contracts
IonQ‘s Capella Space, Iceye US, and Umbra have received Radar Commercial Augmentation (RCA) sole source contracts from the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) for commercial synthetic aperture radar (SAR) imagery, the agency said on Wednesday. The contracts stem from the NRO’s three phased Commercial Radar Capabilities (CRC) study effort, which began in January 2022. Capella, Iceye…
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AE Industrial Rebrands as Rocketdyne and Acquires L3Harris Space Propulsion and Power Business
AE Industrial Partners, a private investment firm focused on technologies and services critical to national and economic security, has finalized the acquisition of the space propulsion, power and electronics units from L3Harris Technologies, and is launching the entity as Rocketdyne. L3Harris will retain a minority stake in the business and continue to be a strategic…
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Gravitics Advances Space Cargo and Logistics With Flexible In-Orbit Delivery
Gravitics is developing turnkey space cargo and logistics solutions designed to transport assets where they are needed in orbit while providing flexible services beyond conventional cargo resupply. Its cargo spacecraft is designed for efficient delivery operations and can optionally remain in orbit as a storage module after completing its delivery mission or serve as a…
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SpaceX launches 3 AST SpaceMobile BlueBird satellites on Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifts off from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station to deliver three of AST SpaceMobile’s BlueBird Block 2 satellites into low Earth orbit on Aug. 5, 2026. Image: Adam Bernstein/Spaceflight NowUpdate Aug. 5, 6:09 a.m. EDT (1009 UTC): SpaceX confirmed deployment of the three BlueBird satellites.…
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SpaceX Outlines Starlink Mobile Plans in First Earnings Report
SpaceX reported its second quarter earnings on Tuesday reporting revenue of $7.8 billion – nearly doubling year-over-year. Leadership set a bold target of $100 billion in annual recurring revenue for this year, and made it clear SpaceX intends to challenge top U.S. telcos with Starlink. The company’s loss narrowed year-over-year to $143 million, but CapEx…
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Neuraspace Raises €15.6M to Scale its SDA Service
Portuguese startup Neuraspace announced €15.6M ($18M) in funding today to beef up its AI-powered SDA and space-traffic-management platform and increase its orbital sensing infrastructure. The round included venture investment from Lince Capital, Explorer Investments, and Armilar Venture Partners, as well as public funds awarded under Portugal’s Recovery and Resilience plan. Line of sight: As the…