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The Commerce Department is proposing to end funding for a space traffic coordination program even as beta testing of the service continues.

France’s space agency helped local startup Skynopy raise nearly $18 million to rapidly grow its ground station network amid a broader national push to boost financial support for the industry.

“Maneuver is pretty critical to warfighting,” said Kelly Hammett, director of the Space Rapid Capabilities Office

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MTG-S1 hosting Sentinel-4 encapsulation family photo

The Meteosat Third Generation Sounder (MTG-S1) satellite, which is hosting the instrument for the Copernicus Sentinel-4 mission, has been placed inside the nose cone of the Falcon 9 launch rocket and is ready for the scheduled liftoff at 23:03 CEST on Tuesday, 1 July.

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The headlines in the space industry over the past month have delivered a sobering reminder: space is not forgiving, and certainly not friendly to overpromising entrepreneurs.

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Berlin, Germany (SPX) Jun 30, 2025
Astronomers at Heidelberg University's Konigstuhl Observatory have found that Earth-sized planets are particularly prevalent around low-mass stars, according to new findings from the CARMENES project. The study led to the discovery of four new exoplanets and offers compelling evidence that stars with less than one-sixth the mass of our Sun frequently host terrestrial worlds. The observatio
Berlin, Germany (SPX) Jun 30, 2025
ICEYE and the Finnish Ministry of Defense have signed a Letter of Intent that will allow Finland's Defense Forces to acquire ICEYE Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) satellites. This partnership is intended to enhance the country's space-based intelligence and surveillance capabilities. The agreement includes a preliminary delivery schedule and outlines the technical systems required to create
Chicago IL (SPX) Jun 30, 2025
The earliest light in the universe has been traveling across space since just after the Big Bang. Known as the cosmic microwave background, it is imperceptible to the human eye. But if scientists can capture it, using some of the most sensitive detectors ever made, it can tell us about how our universe formed and evolved over time. Researchers have released unprecedentedly sensitive measur
Pasadena CA (JPL) Jun 30, 2025
The Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter is testing a series of large spacecraft rolls that will help it hunt for water. After nearly 20 years of operations, NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) is on a roll, performing a new maneuver to squeeze even more science out of the busy spacecraft as it circles the Red Planet. Engineers have essentially taught the probe to roll over so that it's nearly
Sydney, Australia (SPX) Jun 30, 2025
Rocket Lab Corporation (Nasdaq: RKLB) has successfully launched its 68th Electron mission, marking a new record for the company with two missions from the same site in under 48 hours. The latest launch, named 'Symphony In The Stars,' lifted off from Launch Complex 1 in Mahia, New Zealand on June 28 at 7:08 p.m. local time (07:08 UTC). The mission carried a single satellite for a confidenti
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jun 30, 2025
Sceye, the U.S.-based aerospace firm developing High-Altitude Platform Systems (HAPS), has announced a strategic investment from SoftBank Corp. (TOKYO:9434) as part of its Series C funding round. The agreement includes both funding and the purchase of a pre-commercial HAPS demonstration flight scheduled for 2026 in Japan. This collaboration underscores SoftBank's continued commitment to ad
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