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UK Space Agency Delays £75.6 Million Active Debris Removal Contract Award
The UK Space Agency (UKSA) has delayed awarding a contract for the next phase of the United Kingdom’s first active orbital debris removal mission, missing its original deadline for the £75.6 million program. Astronomy The contract for Phase 3 of the Active Debris Removal (ADR) mission was initially scheduled to be awarded by March 30,…
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Lite Coms Wins $22M Contract to Support Operational Readiness
Lite Coms has recieved a $22 million contract from an unnamed government and defense customer to provide satellite communications to support operational readiness. Lite Coms is an integrator and manufacturer of tactical communications and has nearly 10,000 VSAT terminals deployed. The company’s portfolio includes deployable satcom terminals, mobile communications systems, and integrated solutions. The July…
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Falcon 9 to launch MRV-1 robotic servicing spacecraft for Northrop Grumman
SpaceX’s Falcon 9 is set to launch the Mission Robotic Vehicle (MRV-1) mission from Florida on Tuesday evening. The MRV-1 vehicle, developed by Northrop Grumman, is a robotic servicing spacecraft capable of extending the life of satellites by attaching Mission Extension Pods (MEPs). Falcon 9 will launch from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at the…
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IHI and Kuva Space Collaborate to Add Hyperspectral Sensors to Earth Observation Constellation
IHI Corporation has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Kuva Space, a Finnish space-technology company developing hyperspectral Earth-observation satellites and AI-powered intelligence solutions, to explore the development and use of hyperspectral satellite capabilities as part of IHI’s planned multi-sensor constellation. The collaboration will support IHI’s ambition to strengthen Japan’s sovereign Earth-observation and intelligence capabilities,…
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Shijian-31 Sweeps GEO in an Orbit Never Seen Before
Is China’s Shijian-31 the First Satellite Designed to Surveil the Entire GEO Belt? A 50 meters-per-second retrograde burn at perigee is all that separates China’s Shijian-31 from passing directly through geostationary orbit (GEO) — the orbital band hosting the world’s most strategically valuable communications, missile warning, and intelligence satellites. Launched June 16, 2026 on a…
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MDA Space UK Selects OHB to Supply Lunar Landing Sensors for Argonaut Mission
MDA Space, a trusted mission partner to the rapidly expanding global space industry, announced it has received a Pre-Authorisation to Proceed (PATP) contract from OHB System AG (OHB), a leading European space systems provider, to deliver critical lunar landing sensors for the European Space Agency’s (ESA) Argonaut spacecraft. The contract was formalised during the Farnborough…
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Redwire Space Opens New Microgravity Research and Payload Development Facility in Indiana
Redwire Corporation, a provider of space and defense technology solutions, has opened its new 30,000-square-foot research and microgravity payload development facility in Georgetown, Indiana. The facility will serve as a facility for company operations as the company continues to expand its activities in space-enabled research, development and manufacturing with a focus on pharmaceutical/biotech innovation.
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The Space Force is now seeking to buy up to $30 billion in rocket launches
It seems as though $5.6 billion wasn’t enough. That was the news from the US Space Force on Friday, when military officials announced they were tripling the maximum value of one of the service’s National Security Space Launch contracts to $17 billion. The expansion of the Space Force’s National Security Space Launch (NSSL) Phase 3…
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Liang Wenfeng’s Four-Hour Investor Meeting: 52 Key Remarks on AGI, Open Source, and DeepSeek
Last month, Elsewhere reported on DeepSeek’s fundraising story. Among all the discussions it sparked, none attracted more attention than the now-legendary four-hour investor meeting with DeepSeek founder Liang Wenfeng. Over the past month, fragments of Liang’s comments have circulated widely. We have collected and cross-checked a number of them from various sources. Throughout the conversation,…
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Making Progress: Relativity’s Terran R, Rocket Lab’s Neutron, and PLD Space’s Miura 5
While the focus of late has been on Starship’s test program, three companies developing new orbital rockets — Relativity Space, Rocket Lab, and PLD Space — announced key testing milestones for vehicles targeted for debut flights later in 2026. These updates highlight ongoing qualification efforts across structural, propulsion, and ground infrastructure domains as the programs…