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NASA has awarded SpaceX a contract to launch the Near-Earth Object (NEO) Surveyor mission, an advanced space telescope designed to detect and monitor asteroids and comets that could pose an impact threat to Earth.
NASA, on behalf of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), has awarded a major delivery order to BAE Systems Space & Mission Systems Inc. of Boulder, Colorado, to develop spacecraft for the Lagrange 1 Series project.
The newly ordered satellite will be the third Mako satellite bus developed for these experiments, joining two previously commissioned for the Tetra-5 mission.
K2 Space, a satellite manufacturing startup aiming to disrupt the industry with lower-cost, high-capacity spacecraft, has raised $110 million in a Series B funding round.
Firefly Aerospace has been awarded a $21.8 million contract by the U.S. Space Force to launch a mission under the military’s quick-reaction space program, marking the company’s third such award.
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has taken a significant step in advancing its role in international space exploration by selecting European aerospace manufacturer Thales Alenia Space to build an airlock module for the lunar Gateway.
Viasat has secured its first task order worth $3.5 million under a new U.S. Space Force contract designed to tap into commercial space internet services. T
As private space ventures grow, astronomers are sounding the alarm on the emerging threat of obtrusive space advertising, calling for international action to protect the natural sky and ground-based scientific research.
With 48 countries now united under the Accords, NASA continues to foster a global framework for safe, sustainable, and responsible space exploration.
The U.S. Space Force’s Space Systems Command has awarded SpaceX contracts for nine launches under the National Security Space Launch (NSSL) Phase 3 Lane 1 program, a move announced on October 18.
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