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Eutelsat Awards Airbus Contract for 340 Additional OneWeb LEO Satellites

The 440 satellites currently under contract represent a significant technical bridge between the first-generation OneWeb fleet and the future European Union IRIS² constellation.  [...]

SmallSat Europe 2026 Issues Final Call for Papers Amid Pivot to Defense and Sovereignty

With the European space sector undergoing a structural shift toward security and autonomy, organizers of SmallSat Europe 2026 have issued a final call for technical papers. The deadline for abstrac [...]

Department of Defense to Take $1 Billion Equity Stake in L3Harris Missile Solutions

The investment is the first implementation of the Pentagon’s “Go Direct to Supplier” initiative  [...]

Department of Defense Adopts SpaceX Iteration Model to Accelerate Defense Acquisition

Speaking alongside SpaceX CEO Elon Musk, Hegseth outlined an “AI-first” transformation designed to operate at wartime speed  [...]

Black Moon Energy Partners with JPL for Helium-3 Resource Mission

The primary objective of the mission is to locate and quantify Helium-3 concentrations within the lunar regolith.  [...]

Diffraqtion Secures $4.2 Million to Deploy Quantum Camera Constellations for SDA

The capital will accelerate the development of the company’s novel “quantum camera” technology.  [...]

ThinKom Awarded SpaceWERX Contract for Resilient Ground Infrastructure

The initiative focuses on the creation of highly adaptable satellite communication nodes designed to support the Resilient MILSATCOM Architecture.  [...]

Orbion Space Technology Delivers 33 Aurora Propulsion Systems to York Space Systems for Defense Constellation

The flight-ready hardware is designated for use on spacecraft within an upcoming military constellation  [...]