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Orbital Paradigm, announced its first reentry mission this week. The companyās vehicle prototype is expected to fly before the end of the year, bringing three customer payloads to space and back. payloadspace.com/orbital-paradiā¦
.@Satellogic has signed a multi-year, seven-figure exclusive deal with @suhoratech, handing the Indian geospatial intelligence company distribution rights to Satellogicās EO data in India and Nepal. payloadspace.com/satellogic-mapā¦
.@astrobotic signed an agreement with AndĆøya Space, allowing the Pittsburgh, PA-based startup to launch its Xodiac vertical-takeoff, vertical-landing (VTVL) vehicle from AndĆøyaās northern Norwegian spaceport beginning in 2026. payloadspace.com/astrobotic-sigā¦
.@NASA's acting administrator Sean Duffy named Amit Kshatriya as the agencyās new associate administrator yesterday, making Kshatriya the agencyās top full-time employee. payloadspace.com/duffy-selects-ā¦
Sick of waiting for videos to download on your 100-Mbps-plus connection? Troops in the field also are hungry for high-bandwidth dataāand SDA just oversaw a test promising exactly that. payloadspace.com/laser-test-conā¦
President Donald Trump announced yesterday his decision to move the Space Command HQ from its home in Colorado Springs, CO, to Huntsville, AL. payloadspace.com/trump-confirmsā¦
Excited to announce the first set of speakers for the @payloadspace Institutional Investor Summit taking place this November 5 & 6 at the The West Hollywood EDITION. Featuring: ā @ConnorLoveCA, Partner at @lightspeedvp ā @zebulgar, Partner at @foundersfund ā @ekriessmann,ā¦
Senators will hear from witnesses this week on how the US can beat China in the new āspace raceā to return humans to the Moon. Chinaās space ambitions, however, extend far beyond cislunar space. payloadspace.com/op-ed-space-scā¦
Congress should establish a standalone agency to promote the space industry and authorize all US commercial space operations, according to a set of policy recommendations released Tuesday by a leading group of US scientists. payloadspace.com/scientists-calā¦
.@The_TrueAnomaly, a startup developing vehicles and software for the Space Force to perform dynamic space operations, has hired Sarah Walter as chief operating officer. payloadspace.com/true-anomaly-hā¦
ITāS BACK!Ā The @payloadspace Investor Summit returns November 5 & 6...this year at The West Hollywood EDITION Hotel. In 2024, we convened over 180 industry executives, government leaders, and representatives of $8 trillion+ in institutional capital for an off-the-record summitā¦
.@RocketLab's launch pad for its Neutron rocket is open for business at Virginiaās Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport (MARS)āa major step for the rocket trying to disrupt the medium-lift market. payloadspace.com/rocket-labs-neā¦
The Trump administrationās unannounced plan to overhaul the countryās next-generation of weather satellites starts with cutting their advanced capabilities. payloadspace.com/noaas-weather-ā¦
The SpaceRISE consortium announced that it had narrowed the field of potential prime contractors to build its 290-satellite IRIS2 secure satcom constellation to two companies: @Airbus France, and @aerospacelab_ in Belgium. payloadspace.com/inside-aerospaā¦
If conflict erupts in Europe, the first strike wonāt be on land, at sea, or in the air. Itāll be in orbit. At least, that is the assessment of Maj. Gen. Paul Tedman, head of the UK Space Command. payloadspace.com/op-ed-space-isā¦
The good-luck pancakes were flying off the griddle when @planet's third and fourth Pelican satellites deployed from a @SpaceX Falcon 9 on Tuesday. payloadspace.com/planets-producā¦
Colorado satcom company @EchoStar's stock price jumped over 80% after it announced the sale of some of its spectrum licenses to @ATT in an all-cash deal worth $23B. payloadspace.com/echostar-stockā¦
.@SpaceX's losing streak is over. After two days of weather delays, and a year filled with explosive test campaigns, the companyās Starship rocket and Super Heavy booster performed its most eventful flight yetāin a good way. payloadspace.com/starships-tentā¦
.@Firefly_Space closed the investigation into the failure of one of its Alpha rockets during an April mission for @LockheedMartin, and received clearance from the FAA to resume launches, the company said in a statement after markets closed. payloadspace.com/firefly-explaiā¦
Australian startup @EsperSats launched its Over the Rainbow-2 (OTR-2) hyperspectral camera to orbit yesterdayāflying as a hosted payload aboard Dhruva Spaceās LEAP-1 mission. payloadspace.com/esper-satellitā¦
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