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British smallsat maker Open Cosmos has acquired Connected, a Portuguese startup developing 5G narrowband connectivity payloads for satellites. The post Open Cosmos buys Portuguese startup to bolster space-based IoT capabilities appeared first on SpaceNews.

French launch vehicle startup Latitude has signed a deal to expand into a larger factory as the company works towards a first launch as soon as next year. The post Latitude announces new factory and contracts for Zephyr small launcher appeared first on SpaceNews.

Structured as Luno A and Luno B, the five-year, indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contracts carry a combined ceiling of $490 million The post National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency announces new contract awards under ‘Luno’ program appeared first on SpaceNews.

A DARPA official said the agency canceled a space nuclear propulsion project it was jointly developing with NASA in part because the effort was overtaken by lower launch costs. The post DARPA says decreasing launch costs, new analysis led it to cancel DRACO nuclear propulsion project appeared first on SpaceNews.

The global pivot toward government-backed satellite programs is redefining global EO strategies, shifting demand toward defense-grade, sovereign capabilities The post Strategic Demand for Sovereign EO Satellites to Fuel $182.6B Market Surge appeared first on SpaceNews.

Research that leverages space to develop treatments for blindness, cancer, and Parkinson’s disease is jeopardized by the $6.1 billion NASA budget cuts recently announced for 2026 by President Trump. The cuts to the International Space Station (ISS), forecasted to be $508 million, halt space research and development momentum, discourage investors, impede growth of the space

Based in Marietta, Georgia, Atomic-6 makes solar arrays that are designed to fold and unfold The post Space Force to fund development of Atomic-6 solar power for satellites appeared first on SpaceNews.

Boeing has shipped two more O3b mPower broadband satellites to SES with hardware fixes the operator might no longer need thanks to a surprising assist from solar storms.  The post Boeing ships more O3b mPower satellites with fixes SES might not need appeared first on SpaceNews.

A Falcon 9 launched a European satellite July 1 with a dual mission to collect weather data and monitor atmospheric pollution. The post Falcon 9 launches European weather satellite appeared first on SpaceNews.

The funding was awarded through a Tactical Funding Increase (TACFI) agreement The post LeoLabs secures U.S. military funding for missile-tracking mobile radar appeared first on SpaceNews.