Dmitry Poisik surveyed the room. “How many of you guys represent owner/operators?” he asked a crowd of a few dozen people attending a side session at the SmallSat 2025 Conference in Salt Lake City on Aug. 11. No one...

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Only a bold satellite operator takes on SpaceX, especially in the nascent race to connect smartphones from space, where Starlink’s rapidly expanding broadband network is pushing for domination. But Lynk Global’s leaders see an opening for a nimble, capital-efficient...

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The FAA approved a significant increase in Falcon 9 launches from one Florida pad as it takes public input on plans for Starship launches from another. The post FAA approves increase in Falcon 9 launches while studying Starship environmental...

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The Air Force Research Laboratory awarded Blue Origin $1.3 million and Anduril $1 million under the Rocket Experimentation for Global Agile Logistics program The post Blue Origin, Anduril win military ‘rocket cargo’ study contracts appeared first on SpaceNews.

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China added a third trio of spacecraft to a group of remote sensing satellites Saturday, marking the country’s 52nd launch of the year. The post China launches new set of Yaogan-40 satellites into polar orbit appeared first on SpaceNews.

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The Pentagon on Sept. 5 announced a slate of senior leadership shifts, including new appointments to key command and planning posts. The post Pentagon announces senior U.S. Space Force leadership changes appeared first on SpaceNews.

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NASA expects to spend up to $1.5 billion to support at least two companies to demonstrate crew-tended space stations as part of a revised approach to transition from the ISS. The post NASA releases details on revised next phase...

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SAN FRANCISCO – Orbital Sidekick hyperspectral sensors revealed new information on damage sustained by Iran’s Fordow nuclear fuel enrichment plant after U.S. armed forces bombed the site in June. OSK’s Global Hyperspectral Observation Satellite (GHOSt) constellation exposed the outline of...

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China conducted a pair of launches sending an experimental spacecraft to geosynchronous orbit and three further satellites into polar orbits. The post China launches experimental Shiyan-29 to GEO, commercial Ceres-1 carries 3 satellites appeared first on SpaceNews.

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SAN FRANCISCO – GHGSat and ExxonMobil Corp. announced a partnership Sept. 5 to monitor and mitigate methane emissions for onshore operations in North America and Asia. Collaboration between GHGSat, a Canadian firm focused on greenhouse-gas monitoring, and the multinational...

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A new space race is heating up across the pond — not to be the first to reach the moon, but to provide a credible and flexible legal framework capable of turbocharging the space sectors in the United Kingdom...

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NASA’s acting administrator said he was “angry” after a predecessor told Congress the agency was behind China in sending astronauts to the moon. The post Duffy pushes back against testimony that NASA is falling behind China in lunar appeared...

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During the 39th annual Small Satellite Conference in Salt Lake City, Utah, in August, SpaceNews hosted a group of industry leaders on our Space Minds podcast to discuss the latest in smallsats and where this part of the industry...

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For years, satellite sensors have transmitted vast quantities of imagery to the ground, where analysts then discarded views obscured by clouds, identified natural features or objects and shared pictures with customers. The entire process took days. Recently, companies have...

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A Spanish startup is entering the emerging reentry vehicle market with plans to develop a reusable capsule offering frequent flights. The post Orbital Paradigm readies first reentry mission appeared first on SpaceNews.

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The new year-long program seeks to prepare military leaders for a “contested” space domain The post Space Force graduates first class of officers trained for ‘great power competition’ appeared first on SpaceNews.

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Amazon’s Project Kuiper has clinched its first airline deal, partnering with JetBlue to bring LEO connectivity to about 75 aircraft from 2027 in another blow to legacy geostationary players. The post Project Kuiper scores first airline win as JetBlue...

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In this week’s episode of Space Minds, host David Ariosto speaks with Riley Duren, CEO of Carbon Mapper and veteran of NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory. The post Carbon Mapper and tracking super pollutants appeared first on SpaceNews.

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