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China prepares to launch Shenzhou-21 crewed spaceship
The Shenzhou-21 crewed spaceship will be launched at an appropriate time in the near future, the China Manned Space Agency (CMSA) said on Friday. The combination of the spaceship and a Long March-2F carrier rocket has been transferred to the launching area, according to the CMSA. All facilities and equipment at the launch site are…
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Rocket Lab Completes Photon Spacecraft for NASA and Eta Space’s Cryogenic Fueling Demonstration Mission
Rocket Lab Corporation, a global leader in launch services and space systems, announced the clearance of their Systems Integration Review (SIR) and completion of their Photon spacecraft for Eta Space and NASA’s LOXSAT mission. LOXSAT is an on-orbit technology demonstration of a cryogenic fluid management system, that will inform the design of Cryo-Dock, a full-scale…
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Airbus, Leonardo and Thales Unite to form Top European Space Venture
Airbus, Leonardo and Thales have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) aimed at combining their respective space activities into a new company. By joining forces, Airbus, Leonardo and Thales aim to strengthen Europe’s strategic autonomy in space, a major sector that underpins critical infrastructure and services related to telecommunications, global navigation, earth observation, science, exploration and national…
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China’s ocean salinity satellite passes in-orbit tests
China’s first satellite dedicated to ocean salinity detection has passed all in-orbit tests, clearing the way for long-term use and marking a major breakthrough in the country’s space-based marine monitoring. Launched on Nov. 14, 2024, the satellite, also known as Ocean-4 01, is a scientific research satellite under China’s national civil space infrastructure program. It…
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Lockheed Martin Invests in Venus Aerospace’s Hypersonic Propulsion Technology
Venus Aerospace, the startup leader in next-generation rocket engine propulsion, announced a strategic investment in the company by Lockheed Martin through their investment arm, Lockheed Martin Ventures. The investment follows Venus’s historic May 2025 high-thrust test flight of its rotating detonation rocket engine (RDRE), an event described by the Houston Chronicle as a “world first”…
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ICEYE and EMIS Partner to Enhance Slovakia’s Real-time Flood Monitoring
ICEYE, the global leader in synthetic aperture radar (SAR) satellite data, and EMIS, a provider of geospatial information systems in Slovakia, announced a strategic partnership to expand access to critical, near-real-time hazard information for Slovak authorities. Through this collaboration, ICEYE’s satellite-derived flood intelligence will be seamlessly integrated into EMIS’s GIS platform, the country’s trusted central…
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ALL.SPACE Secures €950K ESA Grant to Advance GNSS-Free Navigation
ALL.SPACE, the leading provider of multi-orbit, multi-link SATCOM platforms, has been awarded €950,000 by the European Space Agency’s Navigation Innovation and Support Programme (NAVISP). This award is to develop an alternative Position, Navigation and Timing (PNT) capability designed to operate in Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS)-denied environments. The project will build a proof of concept for…
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ABB Receives Canadian Space Agency Contract to Develop Climate Instrument
ABB has been awarded a contract by the Canadian Space Agency to carry out the conceptual development (Phase A) of the Thin Ice Clouds and Far InfraRed Emissions (TICFIRE) instrument. TICFIRE is an integral component of the High-altitude Aerosols, Water Vapour and Clouds (HAWC) satellite mission – a Canadian-led initiative focused on advancing climate science…
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The Challenges to Realizing Resilient and Reliable Non-Terrestrial Networks
Non-terrestrial networks (NTNs) are poised to play an increasingly vital role in next-generation networks, with applications in 5G and 6G, as well as mission-critical communications and defense. Comprising base stations aboard interconnected satellites, high-altitude platforms (HAPs), and uncrewed aerial vehicles (UAVs), these networks can extend high-speed connectivity to remote, rural, and underserved areas, and to…
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Airbus, Leonardo, and Thales to Form Massive European Space Company to Compete with U.S. Rivals
The European space industry is witnessing a shake-up today as one of the continent’s biggest consolidation moves is now public. Airbus, Leonardo and Thales announced Thursday that they have signed an Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to create a leading European space company to rival SpaceX’s Starlink in the United States. Airbus will contribute with its…