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NASA's Isaacman: Only 'Good Deals' on Lunar Partnerships
NASA Administrator Isaacman sets a hard new standard for lunar partnerships: meaningful hardware contributions or no seat on the Moon.
Read →ViaSat-3 F2 Enters Service, Trio Now Fully Operational
ViaSat-3 F2 enters service, completing Viasat's three-satellite GEO constellation adding 1+ Tbps per bird.
Read →Deloitte: Lunar Economy Worth Up to $566B by 2050
Deloitte pegs the lunar economy at $343B–$566B cumulative by 2050, with transportation commanding 73% of core infrastructure value.
Read →DIU and SSC Launch GHOST-R GEO Reconnaissance Program
DIU and SSC award GHOST-R prototype contracts to True Anomaly and Northrop Grumman for low-cost GEO reconnaissance, targeting 2028 launch.
Read →Lijian-1 Y18 Launches 9 Satellites, 16th Lijian Flight
CAS Space's Lijian-1 Y18 places 9 satellites in orbit on its 16th flight, led by AI computing and 5G NTN payloads.
Read →Space Cargo Unlimited Fills a Third of Starfall's 1,000-kg Hold
Space Cargo Unlimited has pre-sold 333 kg of Starfall's 1,000-kg reentry capacity for a 2028 Starship mission.
Read →Simera Sense and IDOM Team Up on MultiScape350 EO Imager
Simera Sense and IDOM partner to build the MultiScape350 VHR EO imager, targeting 6,500+ satellite launches by 2035.
Read →Icarus Robotics Logs 22 Minutes of Microgravity in ISS Prep
Icarus Robotics completes 4 parabolic flights totaling 22 minutes of microgravity testing ahead of a 2027 ISS demonstration.
Read →China Flies 4 Rockets in One Day, Deploying 15 Satellites
China launched four rockets on September 17, 2026, including CAS Space's Kinetica-1 deploying 15 satellites in a single rideshare.
Read →Price-Per-Kilo Launch Pricing Is Dead, Launchers Say
Launch competitors at World Space Business Week declare the subsidized cost-per-kilo model unsustainable as Falcon 9 winds down.
Read →Hydrosat Osiris Constellation Targets 2027 Launch
Hydrosat unveils Osiris, a next-gen thermal IR constellation promising wider swath and higher resolution than VanZyl-1/2.
Read →SEOPS Books 5 Spectrum Launches After Isar Reaches Orbit
SEOPS signs five dedicated Spectrum launches for 2028–2030, days after Isar became Europe's first orbital startup.
Read →US Confirms On-Orbit Weapons Deployed in Space
Air Force Secretary Troy Meink confirms the US has deployed 'space control weapons' in orbit, a first public admission.
Read →Lunar Cities Face a Hard Water Limit, Study Finds
Harvard-Smithsonian scientists calculate a 1M-person lunar city exhausts all polar water in ~100 years at best.
Read →Europe Puts €1B Into OneWeb for LEO Independence
Eutelsat orders 229 more Airbus-built LEO satellites worth €1B, bringing total new OneWeb spacecraft to 669.
Read →Antares Wins $161M DoD Space Nuclear Contract
Antares lands a $161M DoD contract—claimed largest-ever space nuclear award—to advance fission power for Space Force.
Read →ULA's Financial Pressure Mounts as Sale Looms
ULA's owners face mounting pressure to sell as Vulcan stumbles, SpaceX dominates NSSL, and launch margins stay razor-thin.
Read →York Space Wins $187M Contract for Tomorrow.io DeepSky
York Space wins $187M to build Tomorrow.io's DeepSky weather constellation platforms in a major satellite bus contract.
Read →Orbital Picks Reflex Aerospace for 250 kW ODC Satellite
Orbital selects Reflex Aerospace as exclusive bus partner for its 250 kW GPU satellite, targeting a 2028 launch.
Read →NASA's First Astronaut Emeriti: Wiseman and Glover
Reid Wiseman and Victor Glover become NASA's first astronaut emeriti, five months after Artemis II splashed down.
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