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      <title><![CDATA[ST Engineering iDirect Taps Sridhar Kuppanna as CEO for Ground Tech Push]]></title>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2026 18:27:31 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[New CEO Sridhar Kuppanna plans cloud-native ground systems to compete with Starlink's integrated approach]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[US Launch Infrastructure Faces 7,000 Satellite Annual Demand by 2030s]]></title>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 18 May 2026 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[CSF report projects 7,000+ annual satellite launches by mid-2030s, exposing critical gaps in US launch infrastructure capacity]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[MinoSpace seeks $736M IPO for China satellite expansion]]></title>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2026 09:00:11 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Chinese satellite manufacturer targets $736M public offering to fund constellation deployment and manufacturing scale]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Logos Space Targets Enterprise Networks with Secure LEO Constellation]]></title>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 13 May 2026 19:51:41 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Logos Space positions LEO constellation for private enterprise networks after securing FCC authorization]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[BlackSky CEO Details AI Strategy for Earth Observation Market]]></title>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2026 17:20:34 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[BlackSky's Lyn Chassagne discusses AI integration in satellite imagery and international sovereignty concerns]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Planet Labs Stock Jumps on AI Pelican Satellites and Gov Deals]]></title>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 10 May 2026 11:43:21 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Planet Labs reveals AI-powered Pelican satellites and secures new government contracts, driving investor interest]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Firefly Aerospace Posts Record Revenue Amid Analyst Upgrades]]></title>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 06 May 2026 12:25:03 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Firefly hits $180M annual revenue run rate as Wall Street analysts upgrade price targets on launch cadence acceleration]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[GEOINT 2026 Draws 4000+ for AI-Driven Earth Intelligence Push]]></title>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2026 16:39:58 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Aurora symposium focuses on AI integration, data fusion challenges as commercial EO market scales to meet defense needs]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Investors Eye Orbital Data Center Downstream Markets Despite Tech Delays]]></title>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2026 19:10:35 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[VCs target orbital data center applications while SpaceX and competitors work on the fundamental infrastructure]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[KeyBanc Sets $27 Target for Intuitive Machines Stock]]></title>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2026 07:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[KeyBanc raises LUNR price target 35% to $27 as lunar services contracts accelerate beyond NASA CLPS missions]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Launch Capacity Hits Critical Bottleneck Despite Record Investment]]></title>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2026 07:57:12 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Record satellite demand crashes into launch capacity limits as operators queue 18+ months for rideshare slots]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Iridium Reports 2% Revenue Growth Despite IoT Market Challenges]]></title>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2026 19:41:08 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Iridium posts modest Q1 growth while CEO discusses non-terrestrial network competition and spectrum challenges]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Airlines Push IFC Operators on Latency as LEO Constellations Scale]]></title>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2026 19:43:06 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Airlines demand sub-100ms latency from satellite IFC providers as LEO networks enable real-time applications]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[China builds 1,000+ satellite annual capacity amid launch bottlenecks]]></title>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2026 09:14:45 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[China rapidly scales satellite production to thousands annually but faces launch capacity constraints]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Rocket Lab Up 9%, Intuitive Machines 6% on NASA Contract Wave]]></title>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 16 Apr 2026 17:26:01 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Space stocks rally as NASA contract momentum builds, with Rocket Lab gaining 9% and Intuitive Machines up 6% in latest session]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Cantor Fitzgerald Maintains Rocket Lab Rating After Q1 Launch Surge]]></title>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2026 12:13:25 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Wall Street maintains bullish outlook on RKLB despite valuation concerns as launch frequency accelerates]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Former NASA Executive Bets on Narrow-Beam LEO Broadband Against Starlink]]></title>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2026 11:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[63-year-old former NASA Branch Chief launches narrow-beam LEO constellation strategy against established megaconstellations]]></description>
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