For decades, building a space mission meant a hard choice between two imperfect models. The first was the traditional prime: capable, proven, and thorough, but slow and expensive. Customers paid […] The post A New Industrial Age in Orbit appeared first on SpaceNews.
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TAMPA, Fla. — Asset-financing specialist SLI plans to buy two small GEO satellites from U.S. startup AscendArc in a deal valued at more than $200 million, betting that operators will increasingly choose to lease spacecraft rather than buy them outright. The post SLI bets on satellite leasing with $200 million commitment to AscendArc appeared first
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Speaking at the 2025 SpaceNews Icon Awards, Purdy said the pace of progress outside government is setting the agenda for how the service develops technology. The post Space Force top buyer says rapid commercial innovation is reshaping military space strategy appeared first on SpaceNews.
The agreement brings “AI pilot” software to space as the Pentagon seeks capabilities for close proximity operations, swarm coordination and defensive satellite maneuvers The post Shield AI partners with Sedaro to demonstrate autonomous satellite operations appeared first on SpaceNews.
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Readers of this magazine have known for years what we, as investors, have also known for years: that the space sector is not some marginal realm of human activity, to be left to a handful of specialists operating on the sidelines of normal life. Rather, space is the backbone of the world economy, a domain
When a Falcon 9 lifted off from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California late Nov. 16, it did something that was unprecedented a decade ago but unremarkable today: it landed the first stage, in this case on a pad next to where it lifted off. SpaceX noted that the launch, carrying the Sentinel-6B Earth science
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Nuclear power startup Antares announced a $96 million Series B round Dec. 2 to fund work on developing small nuclear reactors, including for space applications. The post Antares raises $96 million for nuclear reactors on Earth and in space appeared first on SpaceNews.
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China’s Landspace carried out the first launch of its reusable Zhuque-3 rocket late Tuesday, successfully achieving orbit, but failing with a first stage landing attempt. The post Zhuque-3 reaches orbit on test flight, first stage lost during landing attempt appeared first on SpaceNews.
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Each year, SpaceNews selects the people, programs and technologies that have most influenced the direction of the space industry in the past year. Started in 2017, our annual celebration recognizes outsized achievements in a business in which no ambition feels unattainable. This year’s winners of the 8th annual SpaceNews Icon Awards were announced and celebrated at a Dec. 2 ceremony hosted
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Each year, SpaceNews selects the people, programs and technologies that have most influenced the direction of the space industry in the past year. Started in 2017, our annual celebration recognizes outsized achievements in a business in which no ambition feels unattainable. This year’s winners of the 8th annual SpaceNews Icon Awards were announced and celebrated
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