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NASA Selects Exail for LISA Photonics Equipment
Exail has been awarded a contract by NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center to provide key electro-optical components for the laser system of the LISA mission, a major international space observatory designed to detect gravitational waves and deepen our understanding of the universe. The mission is planned for launch in 2035. The 3.27M€ (3,78M$) contract reflects…
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Firefly Aerospace Expands Central Texas Campus for Spacecraft Production and Innovation
Firefly Aerospace, a market leading space and defense technology company, announced the company moved into a new headquarters, expanded its cleanroom space and added an innovation lab to support Firefly’s growing workforce, accelerate spacecraft production and enable breakthrough space technologies. The expansion includes two new buildings adjacent to Firefly’s existing spacecraft facility in Cedar Park,…
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Lunar Outpost Expands Lunar Mobility Capabilities Through Advanced Space Rover Platforms
Lunar Outpost is advancing lunar mobility and surface operations technologies through the development of next-generation robotic and crewed rover systems designed to support scientific exploration, infrastructure development, resource prospecting and sustained human activity on the Moon. The company’s rover platforms are being engineered to operate in extreme lunar environments while supporting NASA Artemis missions, commercial…
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Starfighters Space and Mu-g Technologies Expand Partnership for NASA Microgravity Services
Starfighters Space, the innovative aerospace company, owner and operator of the world’s fastest fleet of commercial supersonic aircraft, together with Mu-g Technologies, an innovator focused on the development of microgravity research and flight test services, announced a significant expansion of its strategic partnership. Under a newly signed Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), Starfighters will assist Mu-g’s…
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Portal Space Secures $50 Million Series A to Advance Maneuverable Spacecraft Capabilities
Portal Space Systems, a next-generation spacecraft manufacturer developing rapidly maneuverable vehicles for operations across and between orbital regimes, announced it has raised $50 million in Series A funding. The round was led by Geodesic Capital and Mach33, with participation from Booz Allen Ventures, ARK Invest, AlleyCorp and FUSE. The financing comes as a broader shift…
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Max Space Advances Commercial Orbital Habitats with Thunderbird Space Station Platform
Max Space is developing next-generation commercial orbital habitats through the Thunderbird space station platform, a modular and human-centered station architecture designed to support long-duration missions, commercial research, manufacturing and future deep-space operations. Built with a strong emphasis on astronaut wellbeing, operational flexibility and scalable mission support, Thunderbird is intended to provide expanded living and working…
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Varda Space Industries Successfully Completes W-6 Capsule Reentry Mission
Varda Space Industries, the leader in orbital pharmaceutical processing and hypersonic reentry, announced the successful reentry of its W-6 capsule. The capsule landed safely within the designated recovery zone at the Koonibba Test Range in South Australia, operated by Southern Launch, marking the company’s second reentry of 2026. Similar to Varda’s previous missions with Department…
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Voyager Technologies Secures Subcontract by Redwire Space for DARPA Mission
Voyager Technologies was awarded a subcontract by Redwire, the prime contractor for the DARPA Otter program, to supply its high-precision Acceleration Measurement System (AMS). “Missions like Otter demand precise, repeatable thrust control, and that’s exactly what our system delivers,” said Matt Magaña, president, Space, Defense & National Security, Voyager. “This flight-proven hardware has performed flawlessly…
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Phantom Space Develops Laguna Rocket for SmallSat Launches
Phantom Space Corporation, a U.S-based space transportation company focused on low-cost launch systems and space infrastructure technologies, is developing the Laguna rocket family to support responsive and scalable small satellite launch operations. The launch architecture is designed to provide dedicated and rideshare launch capability for commercial, government and defense payloads requiring rapid and flexible access…
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Teledyne Space Imaging Sensors Launch Aboard ESA’s SMILE Mission
Teledyne Space Imaging, a leading supplier of space-qualified imaging sensors, focal plane arrays and integrated camera systems, announced it supplied two CCD370 imaging sensors for the Soft X-ray Imager on the European Space Agency’s SMILE mission (Solar wind Magnetosphere Ionosphere Link Explorer). SMILE successfully launched at 04:52 BST from Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana. SMILE…