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ISS Gets 3 Spacewalks in August for Solar Array Prep
Are NASA’s August Spacewalks About Keeping the ISS Alive or Shutting It Down? Three back-to-back extravehicular activities scheduled for August reveal the ISS in a paradoxical operational moment: NASA is simultaneously installing hardware to expand power capacity and running cable work explicitly tied to the station’s future controlled deorbit. The first of the three EVAs…
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Amazon Files for 5,105-Satellite D2D Constellation
Is Amazon Building a Separate D2D Megaconstellation on Globalstar Spectrum? 5,105 satellites. That is the scale of the Direct-to-Device (D2D) satellite constellation Amazon has formally filed with the FCC under the name "Amazon Leo," operating in spectrum the company intends to acquire through its pending Globalstar deal. The filing, reported by Via Satellite on July…
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Juno reveals surprising subsurface tempertures at Io, remarkably smooth surface
Following two flybys of Jupiter’s innermost Galilean moon Io, teams using data from NASA’s Juno spacecraft have revealed the first measurements of the temperature below Io’s surface. The flybys revealed substantial subsurface heating on the moon, as well as a surface that is extremely smooth and composed of low-density materials. Io is the most volcanically…
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10 Smallsat Startups to Watch in 2026
The annual Via Satellite 10 Smallsat Startups to Watch list highlights companies from around the world in the early stages of funding (Series A or earlier) that are on the rise. These companies may have piqued investors’ interest, secured key contract wins, or reached a technology milestone. This year’s list features a range of startups…
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SES Set to Receive $5.6B in Incentive Payments for C-Band Clearing
Satellite operator SES is set to receive $5.6 billion in incentive payments to clear the C-band, while Eutelsat is set to receive $504 million, according to the FCC’s final C-band order released Friday. SES is allocated to receive 89% of the payments. Canadian operator Telesat is also participating in the clearing and will receive $189…
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Soyuz MS-28 Returns NASA Astronaut Chris Williams After 241-Day Space Station Mission
The three crew members launched to the space station on November 27, 2025. The mission was the first spaceflight for both Williams and Mikaev, and the second for Kud-Sverchkov. Together they orbited the Earth 3,856 times and traveled more than 102 million miles before departing the station. The Soyuz MS-28 spacecraft undocked at 2:03 a.m.…
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In the AI Era, Constellations Emerge As a New Strategic Class of Assets
For decades, military space was the business of a few select nations. Reconnaissance and secure communications rested on a handful of exquisite, school-bus-sized satellites that had exquisite capabilities but likewise exquisite prices, in assets so scarce that the loss of a single one could blind an entire program. The war in Ukraine has accelerated the…
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Open Cosmos Launches First Two OpenConstellation 1.0 Earth Observation Satellites
Open Cosmos, the company developing satellites, had launched the first two satellites of OpenConstellation 1.0 – new Earth observation (EO) satellites that had reduced the time it takes to react to emerging threats from space. With the launch, the company had taken a step toward providing real-time Earth monitoring for governments and enterprises to respond…
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Spire Global Advances Space Services with LEMUR Constellation and Space-Based Intelligence
Spire Global is expanding access to space through the integrated Space Services portfolio, combining satellite manufacturing, mission design, launch support, constellation operations and global ground infrastructure to help commercial organizations and government agencies rapidly deploy and operate space missions. The company provides end-to-end capabilities that enable customers to collect, process and utilize space-based data for…
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Voyager and Reditus Space Partner on ENOS Microgravity Missions
Reditus Space and Voyager Technologies jointly announced their continued strategic partnership to deliver end-to-end microgravity mission services aboard Reditus Space’s ENOS reusable reentry vehicle. Under the partnership, Reditus Space will provide on-orbit operations and vehicle management, while Voyager will serve as implementation partner, guiding customers through payload development, hardware qualification and mission integration. The announcement…