With the government shutdown dragging on and architectural details still under wraps, defense contractors find themselves in the position of building capabilities for a system that hasn’t been defined The post Golden Dome hype meets information vacuum as industry awaits Pentagon direction appeared first on SpaceNews.
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The move toward so-called GOCO (government-owned, commercially-operated) arrangements has been shaped by developments such as Russia declaring that Western commercial satellites could be legitimate military targets. The post Pentagon turns to ‘government-owned, commercially-operated’ satellites amid conflict risks appeared first on SpaceNews.
In this episode of Space Minds, host David Ariosto speaks with Doug Hendrix, co-founder and CEO of ExoAnalytic Solutions — a company born from three physicists’ passion for solving the hardest problems in space. The post Inside the new age of space domain awareness appeared first on SpaceNews.
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MOUNTAIN VIEW, California — Momentus announced a partnership Oct. 30 with DPhi Space to fly Swiss startup’s hosted-payload platform early next year. Momentus will host the DPhi Space Clustergate-2 payload, which is designed to turn a host spacecraft into a “high-performance hub” on the Vigoride 7 spacecraft, according to the news release. By working with
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China’s persistent use of maritime gray zone tactics poses a fundamental challenge to regional stability and the international order. These actions are designed to achieve strategic aims — territorial advancement and sovereignty erosion — without crossing the threshold of conventional armed conflict. Using ambiguity and indirect coercion, China seeks to “advance without attacking” and shape
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China aims to conduct the first launch of its Long March 10 rocket and a lunar-capable crew spacecraft next year, according to a top official. The post China targets 2026 for first Long March 10 launch, new lunar crew spacecraft flight appeared first on SpaceNews.
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Two former NASA administrators criticized the agency’s current use of SpaceX’s Starship for the Artemis 3 crewed lunar landing, calling for an urgent redirection to reach the moon before China. The post Former NASA administrators call for changes in Artemis lunar lander architecture appeared first on SpaceNews.
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Bohemia, New York (October 2025) – Power Device Corporation (PDC) a trusted leader in space electronics for over 25 years, proudly announces the launch of its latest innovation: the Osiris […] The post PDC Unveils Osiris Computer Module Featuring Microchip’s PIC64-HPSC for Next-Gen Space Missions appeared first on SpaceNews.
MOUNTAIN VIEW, California – While organizations are focused on space applications for quantum communications, quantum computers are not likely to reach orbit for the foreseeable future. “Even if we see progress on the ground, it will take a long time before that could be a viable compute resource for space applications,” Simone D’Amico, EraDrive chief
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The cost of encryption technologies has been a barrier. Many of the products now available to make satellite communications encrypted are expensive and out of reach for many commercial space firms. The post Space sector’s cybersecurity dilemma: Pay now or pay later appeared first on SpaceNews.
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