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York Space Systems Closes $300 Million ALL.SPACE Deal to Build Integrated Tactical Comms Stack
The deal creates what York describes as an integrated tactical communications ecosystem spanning space, land, air, and maritime domains. It marks the third major corporate consolidation York has completed since its initial public offering in January 2026, following vertical integrations of propulsion provider Orbion Space Technology and space solar component developer Solestial, Inc. The initial…
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FCC Greenlights Reflect Orbital’s 18m Sun Mirror Sat
Does the FCC Have Authority to Regulate Space-Based Sunlight Mirrors? The FCC said no — and on July 9, it formally authorized Eärendil-1, Reflect Orbital’s 142-kilogram demonstrator satellite equipped with an 18-meter-per-side thin-film reflector designed to bounce sunlight onto nighttime regions of Earth. The spacecraft is planned for launch later this year into a low…
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NASA sure seems to be asking an awful lot of private space stations
NASA this week released a much-anticipated document, known as a “draft Request for Proposals,” that provides some clarity about what it expects from US companies attempting to build privately operated space stations in low-Earth orbit. The stakes are high with this document, known as a draft RFP. The space agency, publicly, has set an end…
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Simera Sense to Supply Imagers for Canary Islands Satellite Constellation
Telespazio Ibérica has selected Simera Sense to supply multispectral imagers for the Canary Islands satellite constellation project. The Canary Islands are a Spanish group of islands off the coast of northwestern Africa, governed autonomously by the Council of Tenerife. The government awarded Telespazio Ibérica a prime contract in February for three operational Earth Observation (EO)…
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Ovzon’s GEO Connectivity and Terminals Complete Arctic Tests
Ovzon has completed a number of trials in the Arctic as the company looks to prove its technology in arctic environments. The company has conducted three separate High North expeditions during 2025 and 2026, testing the limits of the Ovzon 3 satellite and its mobile satellite terminals to nearly 1,300 km inside the Arctic Circle.…
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Unseenlabs Releases Second-Generation RF Satellite for Multi-Domain Awareness
Unseenlabs announces the deployment of its new generation of satellites (Gen 2), scaling up its space-based radio frequency (RF) detection capabilities from focused maritime domain awareness to broader multi-domain awareness including maritime, land and space. This new generation expands Unseenlabs’ ability to provide actionable data and intelligence services, supporting customers worldwide to make informed decisions…
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Mercantile Space Partners with Rivada for LEO Connectivity Services
Mercantile Space, a communications technology company, has partnered with Rivada Space Networks to provide a next-generation connectivity network with the necessary security and performance to drive digital innovation and transformation. Rivada has now lined up over $US20 billions of business globally for its LEO network. Mercantile Space, alongside its parent company Mercantile Communications, has been…
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Former OpenAI Product Chief Kevin Weil Joins Stoke Space Board as Reusable Rocket Push Accelerates
Weil first crossed paths with Stoke chief executive Andy Lapsa when Lapsa co-founded the company in 2020 and joined Y Combinator’s winter batch. Weil, an early investor in Stoke through Scribble Ventures, the fund he runs with his wife Elizabeth, helped Lapsa navigate fundraising and Silicon Valley early on. The two continued talking as Lapsa…
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Rocket Report: “Panic” over Transporter availability; Isar to launch from Canada
Welcome to Edition 9.02 of the Rocket Report! Our attention in the coming days turns to Asia, where there are a couple of notable rocket debuts. Up first is the Long March 10B on Friday, a medium-lift rocket with a reusable first stage. After launch this stage will attempt a landing on a recovery ship.…
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FCC Approves Reflect Orbital Demo Satellite to Test Redirecting Sunlight
The FCC issued approval for startup Reflect Orbital to launch a demonstration satellite that will test a solar reflector in orbit that’s designed to reflect sunlight back to Earth. The company is preparing to launch a Earendil-1 satellite with “deployable, highly specular thin-film reflector” designed to redirect sunlight from orbit to specific locations on Earth.…