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Magna Petra Signs CRADA with NASA’s Kennedy Space Center
Magna Petra, a lunar resources extraction company, has signed a Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA) with NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, securing the use of a specialised mass spectrometer previously flown on government-led lunar missions. This marks the first time a commercial company has been granted access to this technology – an instrument…
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Ursa Major Secures $28.6M AFRL Contract to Advance Propulsion for On-Orbit Missions
The U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory’s Rocket Propulsion Division at Edwards AFB, has awarded Ursa Major a $28,565,857 firm-fixed price contract for responsive space, hypersonic, and on-orbit propulsion. This new contract will follow-on work completed to mature advanced liquid rocket engines and will culminate in a flight demonstration. “Under this contract, Ursa Major serves as…
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SpaceX puts Vandenberg launch on hold
File: A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket stands ready to launch the Starlink 7-14 mission from Vandenberg Space Force Base. Image: SpaceX Update May 3, 9 p.m. EDT: SpaceX has put this launch on hold and no new launch date has been announced Original story: SpaceX is preparing for its third Falcon 9 launch of the…
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Proposed 24 percent cut to NASA budget eliminates key Artemis architecture, climate research
The Mary W. Jackson NASA Headquarters in Washington D.C. Image: NASA Update May 3, 5:22 p.m. EDT: Corrected the location of Northrop Grumman’s facility housing the HALO module for the Gateway. The White House released its proposed federal spending budget for Fiscal Year 2026 on Friday and with it a series of deep cuts to…
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SpaceX launches largest batch of Starlink V2 Mini satellites to date
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifted off from Launch Complex 39A (LC-39A) on May 4, 2025, to begin the Starlink 6-84 mission, the first flight carrying 29 Starlink V2 Mini satellites. Image: Adam Bernstein/Spaceflight Now Update May 4, 5:15 a.m. EDT: SpaceX landed its first stage booster on its droneship. SpaceX launched its largest batch…
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Artemis 2 ICPS stacked, Lockheed hands Orion over to NASA
Boosters, stacked. Core Stage, stacked. Launch Vehicle Stage Adaptor, stacked. NASA’s Exploration Ground Systems (EGS) team has now stacked Artemis 2’s upper stage. The Interim Cryogenic Propulsion Stage (ICPS) is SLS’s second stage. It will carry Artemis 2’s crew into high Earth orbit. Once finished, the stage will be jettisoned and used for a docking…
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We finally know a little more about Amazon’s super-secret satellites
The first production satellites for Amazon’s Kuiper broadband network launched earlier this week, but if you tuned in to the mission’s official livestream, the truncated coverage had the feel of a spy satellite launch. This changed with a video Amazon posted on social media Friday, giving space enthusiasts and prospective Kuiper customers their first look…
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We finally know a little more about Amazon’s super-secret satellites
The first production satellites for Amazon’s Kuiper broadband network launched earlier this week, but if you tuned in to the mission’s official livestream, the truncated coverage had the feel of a spy satellite launch. This changed with a video Amazon posted on social media Friday, giving space enthusiasts and prospective Kuiper customers their first look…
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Fighting Climate Change One Harvest at a Time
Data-driven decision-making has come to the agricultural industry, and satellite technology is driving its adoption, offering valuable insights into crop health, soil conditions and resource management. According to the Global Ag Tech Initiative, satellite Earth Observation revenues will grow at a more than 19% CAGR from 2024 to 2030. That’s good news for those who…
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Eric Schmidt apparently bought Relativity Space to put data centers in orbit
In the nearly two months since former Google chief executive Eric Schmidt acquired Relativity Space, the billionaire has not said much publicly about his plans for the launch company. However, his intentions for Relativity now appear to be increasingly clear: He wants to have the capability to launch a significant amount of computing infrastructure into…