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SpaceX blames Starship Flight 8 mishap on engine hardware failure

The failure of SpaceX’s Starship on its most recent test flight had a different root cause than the previous failure, despite happening at about the same time. 

Raytheon secures $380 million contract extension for GPS ground control system 

Impulse Space to launch SES satellites

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Space sponsorship: the next frontier for revenue generation

Senate sets up early June vote on Isaacman nomination to lead NASA

Dawn Aerospace begins sales of Aurora suborbital spaceplane

FAA provides final approval for next Starship launch

Pentagon boosts budget for Palantir’s AI software in major expansion of Project Maven

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ESA seeks funding for ‘security and resilience’ satellite program

PiLogic raises $4 million for bespoke satellite AI models

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Blue Origin updates work on ‘transporter’ for Blue Moon lunar lander

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Military

Trump taps Space Force general to lead $175 billion Golden Dome missile defense program

China launches classified comms satellite, conducts commercial sea launch

Geospatial intelligence agency urges faster AI deployment

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Launch

PSLV launch of Indian radar imaging satellite fails

Rocket Lab launches radar imaging satellite for iQPS

Landspace launches 6 satellites with enhanced Zhuque-2 rocket

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Commercial

Satellites take frontline role in maritime security

Satellite startups race to enhance wildfire detection and response

MDA Space raises SatixFy offer by 43% to counter competing bid

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Policy & Politics

NASA says long-running budget shortfalls may lead to ISS crew and research reductions

Satellite firms brace for potential imagery budget cuts in 2026

Gabbard signals shift in U.S. intelligence collection priorities

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Civil

Scientists urge NASA to act on Apophis mission concept

China to launch Tianwen-2 asteroid sampling mission on May 28

NGA set to open St. Louis campus in September, aiming to boost public-private geospatial collaboration

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Opinion

Balancing progress and partnership: evaluating the Space Force’s new personnel laws

As Washington rethinks broadband strategy, satellite solutions deserve equal consideration

Accelerating investment in the final frontier: leveraging administrative approvals to bolster commercial space development

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