A Rocket Lab Electron placed five satellites for an undisclosed commercial customer into orbit Aug. 23. The post Rocket Lab launches five satellites for undisclosed commercial customer appeared first on SpaceNews.
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Astranis CEO John Gedmark discusses the rising demand for small geostationary satellites as the company scales production and helps shape a new era of high-orbit connectivity. The post Small GEOs, big impact appeared first on SpaceNews.
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Paris, August 20, 2025 – In less than 30 days, Paris becomes the center of the space economy. From September 15 to 19, 2025, more than 1,800 decision-makers, 250+ top-tier […] The post 1,800 Global Leaders Converge in Paris for the Most Powerful Week in Space appeared first on SpaceNews.
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Stratospheric ballooning company Urban Sky has won a contract from the U.S. Air Force to support development of technologies that enable small balloons to complement, or replace, satellites. The post Urban Sky wins STRATFI contract for stratospheric balloon technologies appeared first on SpaceNews.
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For more than six decades, NASA has been the world’s lodestar for exploration. We designed the rockets, trained the astronauts and landed on the moon when the idea was barely a decade old. But somewhere between Apollo 17’s dust cloud and today’s paperwork pile, we’ve lost the rhythm that made “We choose to go to
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China’s state-owned and commercial rocket makers have plans for yet more new launch vehicles, despite an already competitive field and imminent test flights. The post New rocket plans continue to emerge to support China’s growing space ambitions appeared first on SpaceNews.
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The U.S. Air Force’s autonomous reusable vehicle has flown to space since 2010 for long missions that last years The post SpaceX launches eighth mission of the X-37B military spaceplane appeared first on SpaceNews.
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A novel propulsion system will be called upon to perform a life-or-death maneuver hours after the deployment of a South Korean cubesat on next year’s Artemis 2 mission. The post Steam thruster entrusted to raise orbit of Artemis 2 cubesat appeared first on SpaceNews.
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The company won the $4 billion ‘Space Force Range Contract’ for Cape Canaveral and Vandenberg operations. The award had been challenged by the previous incumbent RGNext The post Amentum begins work at U.S. space launch ranges after protest is withdrawn appeared first on SpaceNews.
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LONDON – A day after the British government announced plans to fold the UK Space Agency into the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT), industry leaders said the move could streamline Britain’s space policy but also warned it risked undermining transparency and distracting from upcoming European talks about funding for space programs. The European
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