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Civil Aircraft / Satellites & Spacecraft / Space Systems

Amazon’s Kuiper Project Gains Momentum with Key Satellite Launch

May 1, 2025April 30, 2025 - by Carter Palmer

In a milestone for Amazon’s ambitious Project Kuiper initiative, a ULA Atlas V rocket carried 27 operational satellites into orbit on April 28. This launch represents the first full-scale deployment …

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Featured / Satellites & Spacecraft / Space Systems

U.S. Tariffs Collide with Commercial Space Growth

April 16, 2025April 14, 2025 - by Carter Palmer

The recent escalation of U.S. tariffs under the Trump administration—particularly those targeting critical imports from China—has added a new layer of complexity to the global space market. While intended to …

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Launch Vehicles & Manned Platforms / Space Systems

Spectrum Rocket’s First Orbital Attempt Ends in Controlled Crash

March 31, 2025March 31, 2025 - by Richard Pettibone and Carter Palmer

Isar Aerospace‘s highly anticipated first orbital launch of its Spectrum rocket ended in failure on March 30th, as the vehicle lost attitude control and crashed back to Earth approximately 30 …

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Launch Vehicles & Manned Platforms / Space Systems

FAA Investigation Looms Over Starship After Disastrous Flight

March 7, 2025March 7, 2025 - by Carter Palmer

Making Humanity Multiplanetary has been a difficult endeavor for SpaceX and one that was always going to be fraught with failures and delays; a common theme in spaceflight. SpaceX’s Starship …

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Satellites & Spacecraft / Space Systems

The Clock is Ticking: Will the ISS Survive Beyond 2027?

February 24, 2025February 21, 2025 - by Carter Palmer

Elon Musk has made it clear; deorbit the International Space Station (ISS) in two years and focus on Mars. This would be before both Russia (2028) and the rest of …

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Satellites & Spacecraft / Space Systems

Indra Takes Aim at European Space Leadership with EUR725 million Hispasat Deal

February 6, 2025February 10, 2025 - by Richard Pettibone and Carter Palmer

Indra will acquire an 89.68% stake in satellite operator Hispasat, including a 43% stake in Hisdesat, from Redeia for €725 million ($744 million).  Indra already owns 7% of Hisdesat. While …

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Satellites & Spacecraft / Space Systems

India Strengthens Regional Navigation with Advanced NVS-02 Satellite

January 31, 2025January 29, 2025 - by Carter Palmer

India’s space program reached a significant milestone with the successful launch of its 100th space mission on January 28, 2025. The Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) launched the NVS-02 navigation …

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Launch Vehicles & Manned Platforms / Space Systems

Blue Origin’s New Glenn: Overcoming Development Hurdles

January 15, 2025January 14, 2025 - by Carter Palmer

Delays are common in spaceflight and Blue Origin’s scrubbing of the first New Glenn launch reinforces the fact that Space is indeed hard. Nevertheless, what is this new rocket that …

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Launch Vehicles & Manned Platforms / Space Systems

Vega-E Takes Shape: Upgrades to Succeed Vega-C by Decade’s End

December 20, 2024December 19, 2024 - by Carter Palmer

In recent news, Avio announced that EUR 350 million has been allocated for Vega-E development upgrades to Vega-C’s ground system. The Avio Vega-C, the current variant of the Vega launch …

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Satellites & Spacecraft / Space Systems

France’s Defence Innovation Agency Taps Dark for Space Defence Interception

November 22, 2024November 21, 2024 - by Richard Pettibone and Carter Palmer

The Defence Innovation Agency (DIA) has launched Salazar, a new study to explore space defense capabilities. In partnership with the French startup Dark, the DIA will simulate light-Earth orbit (LEO) …

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