China’s first stackable satellite reaches orbit on solid rocket launch

A light-lift solid rocket sent an experimental “plate-like” stackable satellite into orbit late Thursday as the country looks to build its answer to Starlink.

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GAO flags concerns about Space Force satellite procurements

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Commercial

Nelco invests in router maker to improve Indian satcoms network

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Military

Space Force assigns 12 national security missions to SpaceX and ULA

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Firefly Aerospace acquires Spaceflight Inc.

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Civil

ESA launches AI project to monitor organic cotton supplies

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NASA Psyche mission back on track for October launch

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Falcon 9 launches cargo Dragon to space station with new solar arrays

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Congress asks GAO for review of GeoXO weather satellite program

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UAE outlines plans for asteroid mission

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Military

SAIC to develop ‘software factory’ for Space Development Agency

by Sandra Erwin June 8, 2023June 8, 2023

Space Command seeks more efficient use of space-tracking and missile sensors

by Sandra Erwin June 7, 2023June 7, 2023

Chinese commercial rocket firm launches 26 satellites, sets national record

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York Space Systems acquires Emergent Space Technologies

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Space Force opens new office to foster ties with private sector

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Commercial

Hydrosat acquires IrriWatch

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Albedo expands staff and facilities

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Nuview reveals backers including actor Leonardo DiCaprio

by Debra Werner June 7, 2023June 8, 2023

Space investment rebounding, but more selectively

by Jeff Foust June 7, 2023June 7, 2023

Apogeo Space orders second space tug for connectivity constellation

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Policy & Politics

Spain signs Artemis Accords

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NASA seeks to shore up congressional support for Artemis

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HASC chairman questions ‘continued delays’ in settling dispute over Space Command’s location

by Sandra Erwin May 19, 2023May 19, 2023

Space Force official: Lack of communication with China increases risk of mishaps in orbit

by Sandra Erwin May 17, 2023May 17, 2023

Republican senators claim NASA being distracted by climate change and diversity initiatives

by Jeff Foust May 17, 2023May 17, 2023

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Launch

North Korea’s spy satellite launch fails with second-stage malfunction

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China looks to Long March 8 rocket to help launch its answer to Starlink

by Andrew Jones May 31, 2023May 31, 2023

Shenzhou-16 astronauts arrive at China’s space station

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SpaceX launches Badr-8 to bolster Arabsat’s satellite fleet

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Space Development Agency to launch 13 satellites in late June

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Opinion

Defending Taiwan by countering China’s biggest threat

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Enter outer space at your own risk?

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The space industry needs COPUOS to rethink its approach to decision-making

by Adam Routh May 15, 2023May 15, 2023

The answer to solving the digital divide is hybrid connectivity infrastructures

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America’s SPAC-funded NewSpace industry is crashing

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