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NRO Awards HawkEye 360 Operational RF Intel Contract
NRO moves HawkEye 360 from evaluation into operational RF intelligence support under its CRFCA contract vehicle.
Read →Launch Scarcity Forces Operators to Book 2 Years Out
Operators are locking launch slots through 2028 as Falcon 9 rideshare uncertainty and New Glenn's grounding tighten access to orbit.
Read →Artemis II Crew Flew Orion by Hand Near the Moon
Artemis II pilot Victor Glover flew Orion manually—no radar—during proximity ops. Artemis III targets mid-2027.
Read →Space Coast 2026: 52 Orbital Launches Logged by August
Space Coast has logged 52 orbital launches through mid-August 2026, pacing toward a repeat of 2025's record 109.
Read →NASA CLPS to Add LRO Replacement Orbiter in 2026
NASA plans three more CLPS task orders by year-end, including a commercial orbiter to replace the aging Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter.
Read →Ukraine Hits Soyuz Factory in Samara Strike
Ukraine's FP-5 Flamingo cruise missiles struck Russia's Progress Rocket Space Center in Samara, home of Soyuz-2 production.
Read →Wallops Launch Rate Could Hit 44 Per Year by 2030
NASA OIG projects Wallops launches growing from 17 in 2025 to 44 in 2030 as Firefly and Rocket Lab ramp up East Coast operations.
Read →Bulgaria Approves MOU for Dobroslavtsi Space Hub
Bulgaria approves MOU with Starbase Europe for a space and defense hub at Dobroslavtsi Air Base near Sofia.
Read →In-Orbit Services Market Hits $3B Forecast Over 10 Years
Novaspace projects $3B in cumulative in-orbit service revenues over 10 years, led by a $1.2B satellite refueling segment.
Read →Space Force Splits $60M Across 5 Firms for SDN Tests
Space Force awards $12M each to Amazon LEO, Lockheed, Northrop, Rocket Lab, and York Space to test SDN interoperability.
Read →AstroRad Vest Cut Radiation Dose 60% in Artemis I Test
StemRad's hydrogen-plastic vest reduced solar radiation dose by ~60% in Artemis I lunar orbit data, beating the 45% design target.
Read →NASA LEMS Seismometer Suite Ready for Lunar South Pole
NASA declares 'wrenches down' on LEMS, the first astronaut-deployed lunar science payload, built at Goddard for South Pole deployment.
Read →Space Force Picks Voyager Technologies for Space-to-Space Comms
Space Force taps Voyager Technologies to develop flight-ready space-to-space waveforms and run an on-orbit comms demo.
Read →LM-7A Fails at MaxQ, ChinaSat-4B Lost
China's LM-7A rocket explodes 90 seconds after liftoff, destroying ChinaSat-4B and ending a post-2020 perfect run.
Read →Kepler Books Neutron for 2028 Optical Relay Launch
Kepler Communications books Rocket Lab's Neutron for a 2028 dedicated optical relay launch, targeting 100 Gbps Tranche 2 capacity.
Read →Kreios Space Plans First ABEP Satellite Test in VLEO
Spanish startup Kreios Space will fly the first air-breathing electric propulsion system in VLEO, targeting a 2027 demonstration mission.
Read →Voyager 2 Gets 1 More Year on 3 Instruments via "Big Bang"
NASA's 'Big Bang' power tweak keeps Voyager 2's last 3 science instruments alive for at least another year.
Read →Katalyst LINK Rescue Craft Spin Crisis Risks Swift Loss
Katalyst's LINK spacecraft dropped to 1.47°/s spin after reaction wheel failures threatened its Swift rescue mission.
Read →Landspace Zhuque-3 Targets Aug. 10 Booster Landing
Landspace targets Aug. 10 for its second Zhuque-3 orbital booster recovery attempt after a December 2025 fireball.
Read →Senate Bill Targets Space Force Wargaming vs. China
Bipartisan Senate bill would expand Space Force wargaming and require an unclassified assessment of China's commercial space sector.
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