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JAXA Sets October 20 Launch for MMX Mars Moon Sample-Return Mission
Read more →: JAXA Sets October 20 Launch for MMX Mars Moon Sample-Return MissionJapan is preparing to take a major step in planetary exploration with the launch of its Martian Moons…
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White House Strategy Elevates Space to Top Tier of U.S. Military Technology Priorities
Read more →: White House Strategy Elevates Space to Top Tier of U.S. Military Technology PrioritiesThe White House has elevated space, alongside undersea warfare and artificial intelligence, to the highest tier of U.S.…
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Muon Space Raises $250 Million to Scale Satellite Constellation Production
Read more →: Muon Space Raises $250 Million to Scale Satellite Constellation ProductionMuon Space has raised $250 million in a Series C financing round as the California satellite developer moves…
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Letara Raises ¥2.6 Billion to Advance Low-Cost Hybrid Rocket Engines for Space and Defense Markets
Read more →: Letara Raises ¥2.6 Billion to Advance Low-Cost Hybrid Rocket Engines for Space and Defense MarketsJapanese propulsion startup Letara has secured approximately ¥2.6 billion ($16 million) in a Pre-Series A funding round as…
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SpaceX Pushes First Starship Tower Catch Attempt to Later This Year as Reusability Campaign Advances
Read more →: SpaceX Pushes First Starship Tower Catch Attempt to Later This Year as Reusability Campaign AdvancesSpaceX is now targeting its first attempt to catch a returning Starship upper stage with the launch tower…
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Starcloud Secures $250 Million to Expand Orbital Data Center Ambitions Amid Growing Launch Capacity Crunch
Read more →: Starcloud Secures $250 Million to Expand Orbital Data Center Ambitions Amid Growing Launch Capacity CrunchStarcloud has raised a $250 million extension to its Series A financing round, giving the orbital computing startup…
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Portal Space Systems Buys Dedicated Falcon 9 Mission for Supernova Debut, Expands Rideshare Opportunities
Read more →: Portal Space Systems Buys Dedicated Falcon 9 Mission for Supernova Debut, Expands Rideshare OpportunitiesPortal Space Systems has secured an entire SpaceX Falcon 9 launch for its first Supernova spacecraft mission, a…
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LandSpace Targets Zhuque-3 Reflight Within Six Months After Historic Booster Recovery
Read more →: LandSpace Targets Zhuque-3 Reflight Within Six Months After Historic Booster RecoveryChina’s commercial launch company LandSpace is aiming to fly a recovered Zhuque-3 first-stage booster again within six months…
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Trump Sets 1,000-Plus Annual Launch Target as White House Rewrites U.S. Space Transportation Policy
Read more →: Trump Sets 1,000-Plus Annual Launch Target as White House Rewrites U.S. Space Transportation PolicyThe White House is targeting more than 1,000 space launches and reentries from U.S. soil every year by…
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Rocket Lab Targets Ninth iQPS Mission as Japanese SAR Constellation Accelerates Toward Near-Real-Time Earth Observation
Read more →: Rocket Lab Targets Ninth iQPS Mission as Japanese SAR Constellation Accelerates Toward Near-Real-Time Earth ObservationRocket Lab is preparing to launch another Japanese synthetic aperture radar satellite on Aug. 20, adding a new…
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China Moves Chang’e-7 to Launch Pad for High-Stakes Lunar South Pole Mission
Read more →: China Moves Chang’e-7 to Launch Pad for High-Stakes Lunar South Pole MissionChina has moved the Chang’e-7 lunar probe and its Long March-5 Y14 rocket to the launch area at…
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Intuitive Machines’ Maxar Acquisition Gains Momentum With $600 Million Satellite Order and Orbital Data Center Ambitions
Read more →: Intuitive Machines’ Maxar Acquisition Gains Momentum With $600 Million Satellite Order and Orbital Data Center AmbitionsIntuitive Machines’ decision to acquire the former Maxar satellite manufacturing business is beginning to look less like a…