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BAE Systems Wins Space Force Contract for Compact Satellite Communications Terminals

BAE Systems has been awarded a contract from the U.S. Space Force Space Systems Command to design and demonstrate ultra-compact radio-frequency terminals for a space-based data layer. The work centers on resilient communications hardware intended to perform in contested orbital environments. The contract draws on the

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Oklahoma Breaks Ground on $7.5 Million Dawn Aerospace Spaceplane Facility

Oklahoma has broken ground on a $7.5 million facility for Dawn Aerospace at the Infinity One Oklahoma Spaceport. The site will house a mission control center and a hangar for the company's reusable Aurora spaceplane, marking a step toward operational flights. The project advances Dawn Aerospace'

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BlackSky Extends HEO Partnership, Adds Gen-3 Imagery to Sharpen Orbital Surveillance

BlackSky Technology has signed a seven-figure deal to extend its partnership with Australian non-Earth imaging provider HEO for another year. The renewal brings imagery from BlackSky's Gen-3 constellation into the arrangement, aimed at advancing low-latency space domain awareness as the two companies enter their

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Raytheon Wins Space Force Contract to Digitize Early Warning Radars

Raytheon, an RTX business, has been selected to modernize U.S. Space Force radar sites that form the outermost layer of the nation's missile defense architecture. The work, carried out under the Ground-Based Radar Digitization program, targets long-serving sensors that provide early warning of launches, characterize

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NASA Ames Arc-Jet Facility Opens to SpaceX and Blue Origin After Three-Year Buildout

A 30-kW arc-jet facility at NASA Ames Research Center has reached operational status and is now hosting external customers including SpaceX and Blue Origin. The facility, known as mARC II, was brought online under the leadership of NASA Postdoctoral Research Fellow Jocelino Rodrigues, who characterized the rig and

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California Startup Bets on Giant Ground Gun to Slash Space Launch Costs

Longshot Space Technology, an Alameda, California startup, is developing a horizontal gun powerful enough to fire cargo toward space, aiming to collapse the work of a rocket's first stage into a reusable ground-based accelerator. The company has raised roughly $20 million from venture investors and is pitching

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Griffin-1 Lunar Lander Clears Environmental Testing at NASA JPL

Voyager Technologies' Griffin Mission One lander has passed a series of critical environmental tests at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California, simulating the extreme temperatures and vacuum of space along with the shaking and roar of launch. NASA says the results show the spacecraft is ready

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Amazon Leo to Bundle Satellite Broadband With Prime Subscriptions

Amazon disclosed on October 11, 2026, that it will bundle satellite broadband internet from its Amazon Leo unit with Amazon Prime subscriptions and other consumer ecosystem services. The strategy positions the company to challenge SpaceX's Starlink in the consumer satellite broadband market, with a service launch targeted by

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AnySignal and Andrenam Partner on Underwater Acoustic Modem, Targeting 2027 Shipments

AnySignal and Andrenam announced a partnership on October 9 to develop and market a new family of underwater acoustic communications modems, with initial shipments expected in the first half of 2027. The companies plan to make the modems broadly available to the market while also integrating them into their own

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Honda and Redwire Team on Robotic Lab Assistant for Commercial Space Stations

Honda is partnering with space infrastructure firm Redwire to develop an automated laboratory support system intended for future commercial space stations. The system aims to take over routine scientific maintenance tasks on stations that will be smaller than the International Space Station and frequently uncrewed. On the ISS, astronaut time

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NASA Opens Competition for ISS Successor With Final Station Proposal Call

NASA on Friday released its final request for proposals asking the US commercial space industry to develop private space stations that could succeed the International Space Station as early as 2030. The 360-page solicitation finally answers questions about the capabilities the agency is seeking, and sets a December 8

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NASA and Boeing Restore Two Starliner Missions, Set December Launch Window for Uncrewed Flight

NASA and Boeing announced changes to the Starliner contract that add resources for human spaceflight certification and support the spacecraft as a long-term provider of crewed missions to low Earth orbit. The uncrewed Starliner-1 mission, carrying cargo to the International Space Station, is planned for the December 2026/

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Kapta Space Raises $24M Series A to Fund Low-Cost Moving-Target Radar for Orbit

Kapta Space, a Seattle startup building radar payloads designed to track moving targets from orbit, has closed a $24 million Series A, bringing its total financing to $30 million since it was founded in 2022. The capital will fund production of the company's moving target indication radar payloads

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SpaceX to Acquire 800 MHz Spectrum to Push Starlink Mobile Indoors

SpaceX announced Thursday it will acquire nationwide low-band spectrum from Grain Management to improve Starlink Mobile and enable the direct-to-device service to work inside buildings. The deal gives SpaceX 14 megahertz of paired spectrum in the 800 MHz band and marks a step toward making Starlink Mobile

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Blue Origin to Build 1.3-Million-Square-Foot Satellite Campus in Hutto, Texas

Blue Origin announced Constellation Park, a new manufacturing campus in Hutto, Texas, that will serve as a central production hub for several of the company's satellite and communications programs. The multi-facility complex will span 1.3 million square feet and add more than 2,000 new jobs

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Fortastra Lands $30M Series A to Build Armed Defensive Spacecraft for US Military

Fortastra, a California startup building orbital-defense spacecraft, announced a $30 million Series A to fund its next-generation vehicle and meet growing government demand for space-based security systems. The raise lands as the US military expands its arsenal in orbit and treats space security as a top priority.

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Bezos Signals Blue Origin IPO Within Next Few Years After First Outside Raise

Jeff Bezos said Blue Origin is likely to pursue an initial public offering within the next several years, following the company's first outside funding round. The move marks a sharp departure for a company Bezos had long financed himself. Blue Origin raised billions of dollars in the round,

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American to Equip Entire Mainline Fleet of More Than 1,000 Jets With Starlink

American Airlines will install SpaceX's Starlink internet across its full mainline fleet of more than 1,000 Airbus and Boeing aircraft, with installations beginning in early 2027. The move aims to make American one of the world's largest Starlink-connected fleets. The expansion builds on connectivity

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Fisica Wins Space Force DARC Contract for UK Radar Site

Fisica, Inc. has been awarded a contract supporting the U.S. Space Force's Deep Space Advanced Radar Capability program, the company announced October 7, 2026. The award covers work on the program's second site, in the United Kingdom, following completed construction at the first site in

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Redwire Lands Follow-On Deal to Power Axiom Station's Second Module

Redwire Corporation has been awarded a contract by Axiom Space to develop and deliver two Roll-Out Solar Array wings for the second module of Axiom Station. The company characterized the award as a follow-on contract, signaling a continuation of prior solar array work for the commercial station. The

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US Carriers Formalize Satellite Direct-to-Device Joint Venture, Name Interim CEO

AT&T, T-Mobile, and Verizon have formally established the direct-to-device joint venture the three carriers first announced in May. Wireless industry executive Paul Roth will serve as interim CEO while the partners search for a permanent leader. The joint venture focuses on satellite-to-phone connectivity,

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Nokia and Iceye Partner on Low-Orbit Satellite Systems for Defense

Nokia and Iceye announced on October 1 that they will jointly develop low-orbit satellite communications systems aimed at governments and defense contractors. The partnership pairs a major telecom equipment maker with a satellite constellation operator to target defense and security communications markets. The companies said the systems will support

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Honda and Redwire Team Up on Robots for Commercial Space Stations

Honda announced October 1 that it will work with Redwire to develop robots designed to assist crews aboard commercial space stations. The collaboration pairs Honda's robotics capability with Redwire's space infrastructure work. The companies disclosed the partnership as commercial station operators begin planning for automated operations

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Satlyt Raises $8 Million to Run AI Across Satellites as an Open Orbital Computing Layer

Satlyt, a startup founded in 2024 to build software that runs artificial intelligence models directly on satellites, has raised an $8 million seed round, co-founder Rama Afullo told TechCrunch. The company aims to let many satellites share large computing jobs in orbit, positioning itself as an open alternative to

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NASA Backs $38 Million Effort to Build a 5G Network on the Moon

NASA has awarded Modulate Space Corporation an approximately $38 million contract to develop a lunar communications system that combines 5G with built-in Wi-Fi 6. The system is intended to advance the surface infrastructure needed to support future Moon base operations. The firm-fixed-price contract was awarded for