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NASA leadership battle intensifies as Trump weighs Isaacman vs. Duffy
A high-stakes contest for NASA’s next permanent Administrator is unfolding, pitting billionaire private astronaut Jared Isaacman against Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy. The decision, which rests solely with President Donald Trump, has sparked intense debate and public maneuvering, leaving the forward plan of America’s space agency hanging in the balance. Historically, each new U.S. president…
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Hughes Acquires Aerospace, Aviation Engineering Firm
Hughes Network Systems (Hughes), an EchoStar company, announced it is acquiring Anderson Connectivity, an aerospace design, engineering and manufacturing services company. This acquisition aims to expand Hughes capabilities, adding key technology and engineering talent and product solutions while positioning the company for accelerated growth in the global aviation, space, and defense markets. The company announced…
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SpaceX expends Falcon 9 booster to launch Spainsat NG 2 communications satellite
SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket streaks across the sky on the SpainSat NG-2 mission for Hisdesat as seen from St. Cloud, Florida. Image: Michael Cain / Spaceflight Now Update Oct. 23, 10:25 p.m. EDT (0225 UTC): SpaceX deployed the SpainSat NG-2 satellite. A SpaceX Falcon 9 first stage flew Thursday for the 21st and final time…
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California startup to demonstrate space weapon on its own dime
Defense contractors are in full sales mode to win a piece of a potentially trillion-dollar pie for development of the Trump administration’s proposed Golden Dome missile shield. CEOs are touting their companies’ ability to rapidly spool up satellite, sensor, and rocket production. Publicly, they all agree with the assertion of Pentagon officials that US industry…
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Vantor Wins New U.S. Space Force Contract
Vantor, a global spatial intelligence company building an AI-powered imaging satellite constellation, won a key contract win from the U.S. Space Force to support its Joint Commercial Operations program by providing tracking of high-interest objects that pass through ‘blind spots’ in space that are not visible to ground sensor networks. Vantor announced the contract award,…
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Texas lawmakers double down on Discovery, call for DOJ investigation into Smithsonian
Have you heard the news that Texas’ senators want to chop up NASA’s retired space shuttle Discovery in order to move it from the Smithsonian to Houston? The lawmakers in question have and are now crying foul to the Department of Justice. Sens. John Cornyn (R-Texas) and Ted Cruz (R-Texas), together with Rep. Randy Weber…
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Kepler Communications Secures Contract to Enhance Canadian Arctic and Continental Defence Connectivity
Kepler Communications, a company delivering real-time insights from space, announced that they have been awarded a multi-year contract from Defence Research and Development Canada (DRDC) to demonstrate real-time data sharing and connectivity for Continental Defence, including the Canadian Arctic. The initiative will conduct research and analysis to support the development of technologies enabling resilient…
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Vantor Awarded Space Force SDA Contract for High-Interest Space Objects Tracking
Vantor, the leading provider of unified spatial intelligence from space to ground, announced it will be supporting the U.S. Space Force in tracking high-interest objects that pass through “blind spots” in space that are not visible to ground sensor networks. Under the contract, which will support Space Force’s Joint Commercial Operations program, Vantor will utilise…
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Lynk and Omnispace to Merge for Next-Generation Global D2D Connectivity
Lynk Global and Omnispace announced plans to merge to deliver a comprehensive direct-to-device (D2D) connectivity solution, bridging the gap between today’s satellite and terrestrial networks. Following the merger, SES will become a major strategic shareholder, facilitating a robust deployment of D2D and IoT services for mobile network operators (MNOs), enterprise, and government customers as part of…
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Infineon Introduces Radiation-Hardened Buck Controller with Integrated Gate Drive
Infineon Technologies announced the industry’s first radiation-hardened (rad-hard) buck controller with an integrated gate drive. Designed for Point of Load (PoL) power rails in commercial space systems and other extreme environments, the new device is particularly well-suited for distributed satellite power systems and digital processing payloads, including FPGA and ASIC systems. The RIC70847 integrates a…