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Rocket Lab & Aussie Startup Hypersonix Team Up for DIU-Backed, 3D Printed Hypersonic Testbed Trial

Additive Manufacturing (AM) Research just published its latest study, “AM Applications Analysis: Parts Produced 2025-2034,” which AM Research SVP Scott Dunham said includes by far the consultancy’s largest data package...

Rocket Lab launches satellite for undisclosed customer

Rocket Lab launched a spacecraft March 5 for a confidential customer, most likely Earth observation company BlackSky. The post Rocket Lab launches satellite for undisclosed customer appeared first on SpaceNews.

NASA faces structural and budgetary challenges in Low-Earth Orbit, safety panel says

Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft approaches the International Space Station on May 20, 2022. " data-image-caption="Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft approaches the International Space Station on May 20, 2022. " data-medium-file="https://i0.wp.com/spaceq.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/boeing_starliner.jpg?fit=300%2C168&ssl=1" data-large-file="https://i0.wp.com/spaceq.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/boeing_starliner.jpg?fit=780%2C438&ssl=1" /> As NASA pushes to return humans to the Moon and rely more on pri

ESA Has Lost Contact With One of Its PROBA-3 Spacecraft

The European Space Agency announced on 6 March that it had lost contact with one of the two spacecraft that make up its PROBA-3 mission. Both PROBA-3 spacecraft were launched aboard an ISRO PSLV-XL rocket in December 2024. The mission’s Coronagraph and Occulter spacecraft work in tandem, flying in precise formation to create and observe […] The post ESA Has Lost Contact With One of Its PROBA-3 Spacecraft appeared first on European Spaceflight.

Rocket Report: SpaceX launch prices are going up; Russia fixes broken launch pad

Rampant growth of satellite mega constellations could ruin the night sky

Satellites are wonders of modern technology that have improved all of our lives. But having more than a million of them in orbit could destroy our view of the heavens and seriously damage our planet

Scenario Modeling and Array Design for Non-Terrestrial Networks (NTNs)

Non-terrestrial networks (NTNs) using low earth orbit (LEO) satellites present unique technical challenges, from managing large satellite constellations to ensuring reliable communication links. In this webinar, we’ll explore how to address these complexities using comprehensive modeling and simulation techniques. Discover how to model and analyze satellite orbits, onboard antennas and arrays, transmitter power amplifiers (PAs), signal propagation channels, and the RF and digital receiver segmen

Watch Japan's 1st HTV-X cargo craft leave the International Space Station today

China designates space sector an "emerging pillar industry," sets deep space ambitions in new economic blueprint

China has designated aerospace to be an “emerging pillar industry” in a draft national economic plan, also setting major objectives for the five years ahead. The post China designates space sector an “emerging pillar industry,” sets deep space ambitions in new economic blueprint appeared first on SpaceNews.

Nikon Invests in Vast: Vastronauts, Analysis

Nikon Corporation has invested in Vast Inc. through its NFocus Fund. Vast wants to build space stations and is lead by Max Haot who previously lead 3D printed rocket engine...

A look at SpaceX's IPO, reportedly aiming to raise up to $50B at a $1.75T valuation, more than seven times higher than its ~$200B valuation in October 2024 (Financial Times)

Financial Times: A look at SpaceX's IPO, reportedly aiming to raise up to $50B at a $1.75T valuation, more than seven times higher than its ~$200B valuation in October 2024 — Star Trek's warp drive allows a starship to bend space-time and exceed the speed of light without breaking Einstein's general theory of relativity.

Iridium just killed the multi-component IoT stack with one 16mm module

Building a device that works everywhere has always come with a hidden tax: extra components, extra board space, extra complexity, and a bill of materials that quietly kills the economics of scale. For IoT developers targeting use cases beyond terrestrial coverage, that tax has been particularly punishing–until now.  Iridium Communications recently unveiled the 9604, a satellite IoT […] The post Iridium just killed the multi-component IoT stack with one 16mm module appeared first on Internet of T

Amsterdam Space Symposium – How the EU Is Making Space Defense-Ready – with Marjolijn van Deelen

During the Amsterdam Space Symposium, SpaceWatch.Global publisher Torsten Kriening spoke with Marjolijn van Deelen, Space Envoy at the European External Action Service. The post Amsterdam Space Symposium – How the EU Is Making Space Defense-Ready – with Marjolijn van Deelen appeared first on SpaceWatch.GLOBAL.

DealFlowAgent raises $750,000 to automate small business M&A

A seed-stage investment bank for small business M&A raises $750,000 from the backers of Uber and SpaceX. The market they’re targeting is enormous. The question is whether they’re early or right on time. Most people who sell a business do it once. They don’t know the going rate, they don’t know which buyers are serious, […] This story continues at The Next Web

20 Space Summits Incoming March 2026: UK, US, And World

Your must-attend guide: 20+ conferences across UK, USA & worldwide (from Space-Comm London to LPSC Texas & DC Satellite) The post 20 Space Summits Incoming March 2026: UK, US, And World appeared first on Orbital Today.

Israel: Rocket interception debris sparks fire near Tel Aviv

Explosions were heard over Tel Aviv on Thursday after Iranian missiles were fired towards central Israel. No injuries were reported, though debris from intercepted rockets started a fire in a residential area.

Rocket Lab Deploys Commercial Satellite for Confidential Customer Aboard Electron's Fourth Launch of the Year

Rocket Lab has successfully launched and deployed a single commercial satellite to a 470 km low Earth orbit for a confidential customer aboard its Electron launch vehicle, making it two successful launches for Rocket Lab in less than a week from two different countries. The launch took place within 7 days of Rocket Lab’s most recent mission from its Launch Complex 2 on Wallops Island, Virginia, which deployed a hypersonic test flight for the Department of War’s Defense Innovation Unit with its

Space One Terminates Kairos Launch Shortly After Lift Off, Suffering Third Launch Failure

Japanese launch service provider, Space One has failed to launch its Kairos rocket into space for the third time, terminating the flight shortly after lift off. This was the company's third attempted launch after two failed attempts in March and December in 2024. The post Space One Terminates Kairos Launch Shortly After Lift Off, Suffering Third Launch Failure appeared first on SpaceWatch.GLOBAL.

GMV Wins UK Space Agency Contract for Satellite Launch Monitoring Algorithms to Support UK NSpOC

GMV has won a UK Space Agency contract to develop advanced algorithmic capabilities for space launch monitoring, supporting the analytical requirements of the UK National Space Operations Center (NSpOC). The contract focuses on the development and demonstration of data processing algorithms designed to detect, identify, and characterize space launch events using heterogeneous observational data sources. The post GMV Wins UK Space Agency Contract for Satellite Launch Monitoring Algorithms to Supp

Grumman F8F Bearcat – the Get Highest the Fastest Fighter to Never Die

4,000 pounds of airframe. 3,000 pounds of engine. It will reach 424 miles per hour and rocket off a carrier deck at nearly 5,000 feet per minute. By 1943, America is finally smashing its way across the Pacific. But there is still a problem no plane has solved. From the moment Japanese aircraft appear on […]