iRocket’s plans for a fully reusable satellite launcher got a boost from the first flight test of IRX-100, a short-range missile the startup hopes will generate near-term revenue to support its orbital Shockwave vehicle. The post iRocket turns to missiles to fuel reusable launcher ambitions appeared first on SpaceNews.
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Satellite Market Shifts as Data Service Revenues Triple Paris, France [October, 2025] – Released today, Novaspace’s 32nd edition of the Satellite Connectivity and Video Market report reveals a seismic shift […] The post Data Boom, Video Decline Reshapes Satellite Revenues by 2034 appeared first on SpaceNews.
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Solna, Sweden — October 2025 — ECAPS AB, Sweden’s leading propulsion technology provider, has announced successful testing of its new Fast-Start Thruster (FAST) technology, a major advancement that enables LMP-103S […] The post ECAPS Announces Breakthrough Fast-Start Thruster (FAST) Technology appeared first on SpaceNews.
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On this episode of Space Minds, SpaceNews China correspondent Andrew Jones joins host Mike Gruss to unpack China’s year‑end sprint in space. The post China’s year-end space sprint appeared first on SpaceNews.
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The composite shielding designed to protect spacecraft from debris impact was developed by Atomic-6 under a U.S. Space Force Small Business Innovation Research contract The post ‘Space Armor’ to challenge traditional metal shielding on satellites appeared first on SpaceNews.
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HELSINKI — China added to its Guowang national broadband megaconstellation Wednesday with the 600th Long March rocket launch, marking a milestone in the country’s accelerating spaceflight cadence. A Long March 8A rocket lifted off at 9:33 p.m. Eastern, Oct. 15 (0133 UTC, Oct. 16) from launch pad 1 at the Hainan Commercial Space Launch Center
Commercial space station developer Axiom Space has replaced its chief executive after less than six months on the job. The post Axiom Space replaces CEO appeared first on SpaceNews.
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Five years after the first countries signed the Artemis Accords, a growing group of nations continues to work on how to implement the guidelines contained in the document. The post Artemis Accords nations mark fifth anniversary appeared first on SpaceNews.
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This was the second plane of satellites for Tranche 1 of the Transport Layer, part of a planned global network of data transport and sensor satellites known as the Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture The post SpaceX launches 21 Lockheed Martin satellites for ‘Transport Layer’ military network appeared first on SpaceNews.
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Every new space mission runs into the same wall: physics and fragility. Physics, because the speed of light and contested spectrum make real-time decision-making from the ground impossible when you need it most. Fragility, because modern space systems are software-defined, interconnected, and therefore exposed to radiation-induced faults, cascading anomalies and increasingly sophisticated cyber threats. The
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