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Space42 Enhances Global Access to Geospatial Intelligence with the Launch of GIQ on Microsoft Azure
Space42, the UAE-based AI-powered SpaceTech company with a global reach, announced that its AI-powered geospatial intelligence platform, GIQ, is now available on the Microsoft Azure Marketplace. The launch expands Space42’s global footprint, improves accessibility for customers and strengthens the UAE’s role as a leader in space-enabled decision-making. His Excellency Salem Butti Al Qubaisi, Director-General of…
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Qualcomm Integrates Iridium Satcom for Tactical Communications
Qualcomm Technologies (QTI) has integrated Iridium’s satellite connectivity into its Snapdragon Mission Tactical Radio (MTR) for adoption by U.S. government customers and allied partners, the companies announced Tuesday. This opens the door to devices with Qualcomm chips and the Iridium integration that can be activated on the Enhanced Mobile Satellite Services (EMSS) program, Iridium’s contract…
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Impulse Space sets sights on the Moon with new Lunar Lander in development
Impulse Space, the innovative startup founded by SpaceX veteran Tom Mueller, has unveiled plans for a new lunar lander designed to deliver up to three tonnes of payload to the Moon’s surface. The announcement highlights the company’s ambition to fill a “critical gap” in lunar cargo capabilities, positioning it as a key player in the…
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SpaceX finally got exactly what it needed from Starship V2
SpaceX closed a troubled but instructive chapter in its Starship rocket program Monday with a near-perfect test flight that carried the stainless steel spacecraft halfway around the world from South Texas to the Indian Ocean. The rocket’s 33 methane-fueled Raptor engines roared to life at 6:23 pm CDT (7:23 pm EDT; 23:23 UTC), throttling up…
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Launch Roundup: Falcon 9 launches five missions in one week
Following the successful flight of Starship Flight 11 on Monday, SpaceX continued its impressive launch cadence with five Falcon 9 missions in one week: three Starlink missions, one Kuiper mission (weather-delayed from last week), and a mission for the Space Development Agency. Internationally, China has launched four times during the week, and Rocket Lab successfully…
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K2 Space Targets 3 Orbits in ‘Trinity’ Mission
K2 Space announced plans for the ‘Trinity’ mission on Tuesday, to launch three satellites on a SpaceX Falcon 9 mission to operate across LEO, MEO, and GEO. The startup manufacturer announced a launch contract with SpaceX on Tuesday for a Falcon 9 mission in 2027 with multiple deployments: to Low-Earth Orbit (LEO), Medium-Earth Orbit (MEO),…
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SpaceX launches 2nd batch of satellites for Space Development Agency following weather scrub
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifts off from Space Launch Complex 4 East at Vandenberg Space Force Base on Oct. 16, 2025. The rocket carried 21 satellites, manufactured by Lockheed Martin, to low Earth orbit on the Tranche 1 Transport Layer C mission for the Space Development Agency. Image: SpaceX Update Oct. 15, 7:38 p.m.…
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Impulse Space Plans Lunar Lander for Lunar Cargo Delivery
In-space mobility provider Impulse Space has its sights set on the Moon. The company announced plans for a lunar lander that would use its existing Helios kick stage to reach the Moon. Impulse Space founder Tom Mueller, the architect behind SpaceX’s Merlin engine family, laid out the next steps in the company’s roadmap in a blog…
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Space Norway Chooses Media Excel for Video Encoding Headend
Space Norway is teaming up with Media Excel to power a next-generation encoding headend for premium video distribution. The new deployment will extend what is a long-standing relationship and enable Space Norway to efficiently deliver nearly 200 linear channels to its customers. The two companies announced the deal on Oct. 14 Space Norway will use…
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Rocket Lab launches 7th StriX Earth observation satellites for Japan-based Synspective
A Rocket Lab Electron rocket lifts off from Launch Complex 1 at Mahia, New Zealand on the ‘Owl New World’ mission for Synspective. Image: Rocket Lab Japan-based Earth observation company, Synspective, launched its seventh StriX satellite into low Earth orbit, part of a multi-launch deal with Rocket Lab. On Wednesday morning in Mahia, New Zealand…