Blue Origin outlines new Cape Canaveral pad for larger New Glenn
Blue Origin will add Launch Complex 36B at Cape Canaveral for a larger, nine-engine New Glenn variant.
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Pixxel-led Allied Orbits wins deal to build India's private EO constellation
Pixxel-led Allied Orbits will build India's first fully privately owned national EO constellation, per a government Lok Sabha reply.
SpaceX launches 29 Starlink satellites from Cape Canaveral
A Falcon 9 booster flying its 18th mission delivered 29 Starlink satellites to orbit from Florida.
Firefly's SciTec wins $94 million Space Force radar contract
SciTec, a Firefly Aerospace subsidiary, won a $93.7 million Space Force contract to modernize ground-based radar.
BlackSky wins seven-figure international imagery contract
BlackSky converted a pilot program into a seven-figure, multiyear international imagery contract.
Lunar Outpost adds retired Space Force general to its board
Retired Space Force Lt. Gen. John Shaw joined Lunar Outpost's board, representing investor Industrious Ventures.
Proteus Space names ex-Space Force CTIO Kim Crider to board
Proteus Space elevated former Space Force CTIO Kim Crider from advisor to its board of directors.
Firefly Aerospace extends Lockheed Martin launch agreement through 2031
Firefly and Lockheed Martin extended their multi-launch deal to up to 25 Alpha flights through 2031, on the upgraded Alpha Block II rocket.
Marlink to acquire UK defense comms specialist GRC
Marlink agreed to buy Global RadioData Communications, a UK satellite and RF comms specialist serving the UK Ministry of Defence and NATO.
Golden Dome program launches digital hub for commercial engagement
Golden Dome opened a public web portal letting companies submit concepts and access unclassified program data before formal solicitations.
Paragon cuts staff after Northrop ends Gateway HALO subcontract
Paragon Space Development laid off staff after Northrop Grumman terminated its NASA Gateway life-support subcontract.
ISRO test-fires upgraded SSLV first-stage booster
ISRO's redesigned SSLV solid booster passed a static test, expected to add about 100 kg of payload capacity.
CASC's Long March 7A rocket explodes after liftoff, destroys ChinaSat-4B
A Long March 7A carrying the ChinaSat-4B communications satellite exploded about 85 seconds into flight from Wenchang.
Astrolight and ATMOS Space Cargo to test reentry-to-satellite laser link
The companies signed an MOU to demonstrate a 2.5 Gbps optical link between a reentry capsule and an orbiting satellite in 2027.
Planet launches national satellite data program with Rwanda
Planet's near-daily imagery is now available to Rwandan government agencies, universities and startups under a new national program.
Rocket Lab unveils GHOST containerized launch system for Electron and HASTE
Rocket Lab's new shipping-container launch infrastructure will let it stand up Electron and HASTE pads anywhere, debuting in Alaska in 2027.
Kepler books first dedicated Rocket Lab Neutron launch for 2028
Kepler signed its first dedicated launch vehicle mission, booking a Rocket Lab Neutron flight from Virginia no earlier than 2028.
AST SpaceMobile posts wider Q2 loss after BlueBird 7 write-off
AST SpaceMobile's Q2 net loss widened to $230.9 million, driven partly by a $125.9 million write-off tied to the lost BlueBird 7 satellite.
Voyager Technologies wins Space Force space-to-space comms deal
Voyager Technologies won a Space Force contract to develop space-to-space communications; value undisclosed.
Rocket Lab says first Neutron launch may slip to 2027
Rocket Lab CEO Peter Beck said Neutron's window for an end-of-year 2026 debut is narrowing and may slip to 2027.
Rocket Lab establishes German subsidiary for sovereign satellite manufacturing
Rocket Lab launched a Munich-based German subsidiary to build a regional hub for satellite manufacturing and European launch sales.
ESA says Europe faces a launcher shortage around 2030
ESA's Aschbacher tells the Financial Times Europe's launch capacity won't meet demand by 2030, and wants developers to price expansion.
RFA pulls RFA One rocket from SaxaVord pad, cancels UK's first launch window
RFA de-stacked its rocket to investigate an issue, forcing SaxaVord to cancel its planned launch-window traffic orders.
EU Commission signs deal expanding IRIS2 constellation to 348 satellites
The European Commission and SpaceRISE concluded a deal adding 66 satellites to IRIS2, taking the program to EUR15.6 billion.
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Canadian Space Agency redirects Canadarm3 funding to lunar surface, LEO stations
CSA will keep funding MDA Space's Canadarm3 program, repurposed from Gateway to lunar surface robotics and commercial LEO stations.
Kreios Space partners with NanoAvionics for first VLEO propulsion demo
Kreios Space will fly its air-breathing electric propulsion system on a NanoAvionics satellite bus in 2027.
SpaceX launches 24 Starlink satellites from Vandenberg, booster's 16th flight
A routine Falcon 9 batch from California deployed 24 more Starlink satellites; the booster completed its 16th flight.
Eutelsat's OneWeb LEO revenue grows 69.5% in FY2025-26 results
Eutelsat's full-year results show LEO connectivity revenue up 69.5% to EUR297 million, now a quarter of total revenue.
FCC Space Bureau chief Jay Schwarz steps down, deputy takes over
Jennifer Gilsenan becomes acting FCC Space Bureau chief as Jay Schwarz retires after 18 months leading the bureau, per SpaceNews.
Aule Space validates docking tech at ISRO's SpaDeX simulation lab
Indian in-space-servicing startup Aule Space became the first non-government user of ISRO's Rendezvous Simulation Laboratory.
SES commits up to €1.35 billion to build IRIS2 MEO satellites
SES cleared a key IRIS² milestone and confirmed up to €1.35 billion to build 18 medium-orbit satellites for the EU program.
Skyroot signs three-launch deal with HEX20 for Vikram missions
Skyroot Aerospace will fly three dedicated Vikram missions carrying HEX20's Nila-3, MAYA-V and DINK-N satellites starting late 2027.
EU sanctions Roscosmos radar-satellite unit's director over Ukraine war
The EU sanctioned NII TP's director general and other Russian defense-industry executives for supporting the war in Ukraine.
Rocket Lab wins $266 million Space Force contract for HASTE launches
Space Systems Command awarded Rocket Lab $266 million for 12 HASTE suborbital launches from Alaska, with an option for six more.
FCC proposes opening unlicensed Wi-Fi and Bluetooth bands to satellites
FCC proposes letting Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and IoT devices link directly to satellites across 225+ MHz of unlicensed spectrum.
BlackStar Orbital to go public via $380 million SPAC merger
The reusable-spaceplane startup will merge with Pono Capital Four, targeting a Q1 2027 close.
Redwire's SpaceMD books dedicated SpaceX Starfall mission for 2028
SpaceMD will fly up to 32 PIL-BOX pharmaceutical experiment packages on a dedicated late-2028 Starfall mission.
Rocket Lab launches 8th iQPS radar-imaging satellite after 5-week delay
Electron deployed iQPS's QPS-SAR-13 satellite, Rocket Lab's 92nd orbital mission, five weeks after a launch abort.
BlackSky posts record $33.3 million Q2 revenue on Gen-3 demand
Space-based intelligence revenue rose 36% as BlackSky's Gen-3 constellation adoption accelerated.
SpaceX and Tesla to spend $16.8 billion on Terafab chip plant in Texas
The joint venture's Grimes County, Texas complex will make AI chips for Tesla robots and SpaceX's planned space-based data centers.
Gilat demonstrates AI-based satellite interference cancellation showing 10x gains
Gilat says its patent-pending AI system canceled satellite-link interference at up to 10x conventional performance.
MatSing unveils manufacturing process for large-format satellite lens antennas
The new process lets MatSing produce Luneburg lens antennas at apertures and frequencies it says were previously lab-only.
FCC votes to open unlicensed spectrum for direct-to-device satellite links
The FCC unanimously adopted a rulemaking exploring ~200 MHz of unlicensed Wi-Fi and IoT spectrum for direct-to-device satellite service.
Senate passes bill to create Commerce Dept space industry advisory panel
The Senate passed Sen. Gary Peters' bill requiring Commerce to set up a panel advising on commercial space policy.
Bulgaria taps EnduroSat to build space and defense hub in Dobroslavtsi
Bulgaria's government signed an MOU with EnduroSat to turn a former air base into a European satellite production hub.
NRO awards Capella, ICEYE and Umbra new commercial radar-imagery contracts
The NRO awarded Capella Space, ICEYE U.S. and Umbra new contracts to expand government use of commercial SAR imagery.
NASA and Roscosmos agree to extend ISS operations, seat-swaps through 2030
Russia commits to the station's 2030 retirement date, two years past its prior pledge, and keeps its no-cost astronaut seat-swap with NASA.
STAR.VISION launches hyperspectral satellites for Indonesia and Uzbekistan
China's STAR.VISION launched Lampung-1 and Samarkand-2028, sovereign hyperspectral satellites built for Indonesia and Uzbekistan.
AST SpaceMobile launches BlueBird 11-13 on Falcon 9 for direct-to-cell network
SpaceX launched three new Block 2 BlueBird direct-to-cell satellites for AST SpaceMobile from Cape Canaveral.
Neuraspace raises $18 million to expand European space domain awareness
Portugal's Neuraspace secured an $18 million Series B and EU funding round for AI-driven space traffic management.