The U.S. Space Force has reportedly awarded Lockheed Martin a contract to manage ground control operations for the next generation of GPS satellites, a decision that amounts to an institutional admission: the Pentagon’s long-troubled OCX program cannot do the job it was built to do. The award covers launch, early orbit, and disposal operations for […]

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The companies will compete for contracts to build ‘neighborhood watch’ satellites

SAN FRANCISCO – Albedo, the former Earth-observation startup now focused on satellite manufacturing, announced plans April 9 to send its second spacecraft into very low-Earth orbit (VLEO).

In November 2026, Voyager 1 will reach one light-day from Earth, a milestone that highlights both the astonishing endurance of 1970s engineering and the vast distances that still separate humanity from true interstellar travel.

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Apex Satellite announced plans to build two new, significantly larger spacecraft platforms aimed at orbital data centers and the Pentagon’s Golden Dome missile defense architecture, a sharp reversal from the company’s position less than a year ago when CEO Ian Cinnamon previously expressed that the company saw limited market demand for larger spacecraft platforms. The […]

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‘Comet Mini’ and ‘Comet XL’ target energy-intensive missions