Tag: Launch
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Here are the launches and landings we’re most excited about in 2026
Last year delivered doses of drama and excitement in the space business, with a record number of launches, breathtaking vistas of other worlds, and a multitude of breakthroughs and setbacks. 2026 is shaping up to be another thrilling year in the cosmos. For the first time in more than 54 years, astronauts are training to…
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Sierra Space Announces Early Completion of First 9 Satellites for SDA Tranche 2 Tracking Layer
Sierra Space, a proven defense-tech company delivering solutions for the nation’s most critical missions and advancing the future of security in space, announced the completion of the first nine satellite structures, Plane 1 of the 18 total satellites Sierra Space is contracted to deliver for the Space Development Agency’s (SDA) Tranche 2 Tracking Layer (T2TRK)…
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Momentus Expands Space Services Portfolio with In-Space Transportation and Mission Support Solutions
Momentus, a provider of in-space transportation and mission support services, highlights the expanded portfolio of space services designed to support satellite operators, government agencies, scientific missions and commercial space ventures. With flexible, cost-effective and mission-adaptable in-space transportation, Momentus delivers solutions that enable spacecraft deployment, orbital logistics and payload delivery across a range of orbital regimes.…
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Redwire Completes Payload Integration for Europe’s Upcoming Technology Demonstration Mission
Redwire Corporation, a global leader in space and defence technology solutions, announced it has successfully completed payload integrations for the European Space Agency’s (ESA) Σyndeo-3 satellite mission. This marks a major milestone as the mission readies for launch in Q4 FY2026. The spacecraft was built and integrated at Redwire’s state-of-the-art facility in Kruibeke, Belgium. As…
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Pentagon Awards Karman Unit $5M Contract to Expand Rocket Motor Nozzle Production
Karman Space & Defense, a leader in the rapid design, development and production of critical, next-generation system solutions for launch vehicle, satellite, spacecraft, missile defense, hypersonic and UAS customers, announced its Systima facility in Mukilteo, WA received $5.0 million in Defense Production Act Title III funding from the U.S. Department of War on October 20,…
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Open Cosmos Showcases OpenConstellation Platform for Satellite Constellation Development
Open Cosmos, a provider of end-to-end satellite mission solutions, highlights the OpenConstellation platform with a scalable and modular constellation development framework designed to streamline the deployment of satellite networks for commercial, institutional and scientific missions. OpenConstellation provides a structured pathway for organisations to design, build, launch and operate multi-satellite constellations with predictable performance, reduced complexity…
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Starfighters Space Demonstrates Commercial Supersonic Flight in GE Aerospace Test Program
Starfighters Space, the innovative aerospace company, owner and operator of the world’s largest fleet of commercial supersonic aircraft, announced that it recently completed a successful supersonic flight test campaign for GE Aerospace, in which a Starfighters aircraft carried and flew an advanced propulsion test vehicle multiple times at supersonic speeds. This successfully completed campaign highlights…
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SpaceX Launches Next Second-Gen Italian COSMO-SkyMed Satellite
The third satellite part of the COSMO-SkyMed Second Generation (CSG) constellation, owned by the Italian Space Agency and the Italian Ministry of Defense, built by Thales Alenia Space, a joint venture between Thales (67%) and Leonardo (33%) and operated in orbit by Telespazio, a joint venture between Leonardo (67%) and Thales (33%), has successfully been…
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Array Labs Raises $20m to Scale Radar Satellite Technology
Array Labs announced a $20M Series A financing led by Catapult Ventures, with participation from Washington Harbour Partners, Kompas VC, and other new and existing investors, including Y Combinator, Maiora Capital, Animal Capital, Aera VC, Cultivation Capital, and Clearance Ventures. The round brings Array’s total funding to $35M since going through Y Combinator. The company…
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Blue Origin’s New Glenn Mission NG-2 Demonstrates Heavy-Lift Reusable Launch
Blue Origin, a US aerospace company founded by Jeff Bezos and focused on expanding access to space, has successfully completed Mission NG-2, the second orbital flight of the New Glenn heavy-lift launch vehicle. The mission, conducted on November 13, 2025, delivered NASA’s twin ESCAPADE (Escape and Plasma Acceleration and Dynamics Explorers) spacecraft into a designated…