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In this week’s episode of Space Minds, we explore how microgravity accelerates aging—and guest Dr. Nadia Maroouf shares her insights on the phenomenon and what she’s doing to help protect astronauts. The post Why space wrecks the human body appeared first on SpaceNews.

Dawn Aerospace has announced the first order for its Aurora suborbital spaceplane, signing a deal to fly the vehicle from Oklahoma. The post Dawn Aerospace sells Aurora suborbital spaceplane to Oklahoma appeared first on SpaceNews.

Four-year-old small satellite maker Muon Space announced $89.5 million in new funding June 12 to scale production and acquire propulsion startup Starlight Engines, bringing a potential supply chain bottleneck in-house. The post Muon Space raises $90 million to scale satellite production and acquire propulsion startup appeared first on SpaceNews.

Shares in Voyager Technologies soared in their public debut June 11 as the company plans to use the proceeds to support work in defense and space. The post Voyager looks to expanded defense and space opportunities as a public company appeared first on SpaceNews.

The Colorado-based company announced the formal launch of Sierra Space Defense The post Sierra Space doubles down on defense appeared first on SpaceNews.

BAE Systems has partnered with South Korean conglomerate Hanwha Systems to explore using its synthetic aperture radar technology in Azalea, the British defense prime’s planned intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance constellation. The post BAE Systems brings South Korea’s Hanwha into intelligence-gathering constellation appeared first on SpaceNews.

Rocket Lab launched a radar imaging satellite for Japanese company iQPS June 11, the third launch for that customer within three months. The post Electron launches third iQPS satellite in three months appeared first on SpaceNews.

SAN FRANCISCO – With funding from the Quebec government and private investment, Canadian launch startup Reaction Dynamics is completing development and preparing to qualify its RE-202 hybrid rocket engine. The […] The post Reaction Dynamics prepares for takeoff appeared first on SpaceNews.

Deposition Sciences, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Lockheed Martin, specializes in advanced materials and optical coatings. For over 20 years, they’ve been producing their Sunshade® thermal control material, which […] The post Revolutionizing Space Tech: A Cutting-Edge Alternative to Optical Solar Reflectors appeared first on SpaceNews.

GAO’s latest annual assessment of the Defense Department’s major weapons systems scrutinizes the Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture The post Pentagon’s mega-constellation still hampered by supply chain issues: GAO report appeared first on SpaceNews.