European rearmament and Trump’s Golden Dome drive surge in investments and valuations, executives say The post Defense budgets on both sides of the Atlantic reshape space industry appeared first on SpaceNews.

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Blue Origin launched its sixth crewed New Shepard flight so far this year Oct. 8 as the company works to increase the vehicle’s flight rate. The post Blue Origin flies sixth crewed New Shepard flight of 2025 appeared first...

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The Space Force’s working capital fund will be used to buy satellite communications and other commercial space services with funds from internal Department of War customers The post Space Force sets up ‘working capital fund’ for commercial space services...

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A scientist has cautioned that the interstellar object approaching Earth might be a 'Trojan Horse,' a technological craft disguised as a natural comet.

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AST SpaceMobile’s shares closed up more than 8% Oct. 8 after Verizon joined AT&T in signing a definitive agreement to use its planned space-based cellular network, easing investor concerns about SpaceX’s aggressive push into the fledgling D2D market. The...

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Muon Space won a $44.6 million contract to demonstrate dual-use environmental monitoring constellation The post Space Force taps Muon’s wildfire monitoring satellites for weather imaging appeared first on SpaceNews.

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In fewer than 36 months, President Trump’s presidency will end. The question is, will his signature project — the Golden Dome — die with it?  It could survive even if the Republicans lose control of the House or Senate...

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Early-stage investor Space Capital said global investments in core space infrastructure climbed to a five-quarter high of $4.4 billion over the three months to the end of September, amid a breakout year for U.S. satellite manufacturing. The post Space...

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During recent storms, satellites recorded ocean waves averaging nearly 20 metres high – as tall as the Arc de Triomphe in Paris and the largest ever measured from space. Moreover, satellite data now reveal that ocean swells act as...

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The Copernicus Sentinel-1 mission is about to get its fourth satellite. Copernicus Sentinel-1D has now undergone the checks and functional tests prior to its integration with Ariane 6, ready for launch later this year.

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The European Space Agency's two Mars orbiters take their shot at getting pictures of the exotic interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS. Only one of them succeeded.

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Space fans blasted the agency for remaining quiet after the mysterious interstellar object in our Solar System made its closest approach to Mars over the weekend.

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Spain’s Sateliot says it has achieved the first narrowband connection from a LEO satellite to a commercial IoT device built to global 5G standards known as 3GPP Release 17. The post Sateliot hails first standards-based IoT connection from LEO...

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The contract is a public-private partnership agreement awarded by the U.S. Space Force’s Space Systems Command The post Blue Origin wins $78.2 million contract to expand satellite processing infrastructure at Cape Canaveral appeared first on SpaceNews.

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Efforts to move a shuttle orbiter from the Smithsonian to a Houston museum continues to stir debate among senators amid concerns about the cost and viability of such a move. The post Senators spar over plans to move shuttle...

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43,000-Satellite Surge Reshapes Orbital Competition and Challenges Legacy GEO Models Paris, France [October 7, 2025] – Launched today, Novaspace’s 28th edition of Satellites to Be Built and Launched reveals a […] The post Novaspace Projects $665B in Satellite Build...

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Between 1 and 7 October, ESA’s ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter (TGO) and Mars Express spacecraft turned their eyes towards interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS, as it passed close to Mars. 

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Video: 00:07:47 What a difference a year makes! Today Hera’s asteroid mission for planetary defence is cruising through deep space on the far side of the Sun, headed to its final destination: the Didymos binary asteroid system. But a year...

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London is the beating heart of global finance. Its banks, insurers and investors command influence far beyond our shores; its centers of research generate ideas of world-class quality. Yet when it comes to national security, which to a great...

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