Interlune, a startup with plans to harvest helium-3 from the moon, will fly an instrument on the first lunar rover from fellow startup Astrolab. The post Interlune to fly instrument on Astrolab’s FLIP rover appeared first on SpaceNews.
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Big systems projects are nothing novel in defense acquisition. However, a big systems project delivered fast and at an affordable cost is more uncommon. The Trump administration’s transformational vision for continental missile defense, called Golden Dome, has the opportunity to be notable not only for its innovative approach to defending the United States, but for
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A Rocket Lab Electron launched the latest in a series of synthetic aperture radar (SAR) imaging satellites for a Japanese company Aug. 5. The post Rocket Lab launches iQPS radar imaging satellite appeared first on SpaceNews.
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The company is positioning its existing missile defense portfolio as foundation for homeland shield The post Lockheed Martin targets 2028 demo of space-based missile interceptors appeared first on SpaceNews.
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Skyrora has become the first British company to secure a launch license from the U.K.’s Civil Aviation Authority, though a lack of available launch pads could push its first suborbital flight from SaxaVord Spaceport into 2026. The post Skyrora gets UK launch license as first flight likely slips to 2026 appeared first on SpaceNews.
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NASA has formally ended a lunar orbiter smallsat mission more than five months after losing contact with it, another blow to the agency’s efforts at low-cost planetary missions. The post NASA writes off Lunar Trailblazer mission appeared first on SpaceNews.
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Rochester, N.Y./Ontario, N.Y. — Eoptic Inc. and Starris: Optimax Space Systems announce a partnering agreement to build end-to-end satellite imaging payloads that leverage the knowledge and space heritage of both […] The post Eoptic and Starris establish strategic partnership to develop multispectral satellite imaging payloads appeared first on SpaceNews.
Manchester — Military space operators worldwide need to more quickly identify aggressive actions on orbit and be more closely integrated with their counterparts in the air, land and sea domains if they hope to deter threats in the near future, a panel of space leaders said. The 1942 book “Victory Through Air Power” changed modern
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China completed a third launch of Guowang megaconstellation satellites in eight days Monday, marking the first such mission to involve a commercial satellite manufacturer. The post Long March 12 launches first Guowang satellites developed by private firm appeared first on SpaceNews.
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We should rethink how to send humans to Mars — a goal now getting much discussion. With proposed budgets and current technical difficulties in human spaceflight development making such a goal unrealistic, it may be time to change the focus from humans getting to Mars to sustainable exploration of Mars by humans. To that end,
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