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Momentus Vigoride 7 Completes Orbital Altitude Adjustments as Hosted Payload Testing Progresses

July 31st, 2026 by me

SAN JOSE, Calif., July 30, 2026 – Commercial space transportation provider Momentus Inc. announced on July 30, 2026, that its Vigoride 7 Orbital Service Vehicle (OSV) has achieved critical operational […]

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NASA and ISISPACE Deploy GRITSS CubeSat to Advance Orbital Reference Frame Precision

July 31st, 2026 by me

On Tuesday, July 7, 2026, NASA’s Geodetic Reference Instrument Transponder for Small Satellites (GRITSS) technology demonstration spacecraft successfully launched into low Earth orbit. The payload lifted off from Vandenberg Space […]

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Thales Alenia Space Secures Platform Development Contract for Italy’s PRISMA Second Generation Hyperspectral Mission

July 30th, 2026 by me

In an expansion of Italy’s space-based Earth observation infrastructure, Thales Alenia Space announced on Wednesday, July 29, 2026, that it signed a contract with prime contractor OHB Italia to develop […]

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Juniper Research Projects VLEO Satellite Investment to Reach $10 Billion by 2031

July 30th, 2026 by me

To capture higher-resolution Earth observation data and deliver reduced communications latency at lower orbital altitudes, global tech market firm Juniper Research released a study on Tuesday, July 28, 2026, forecasting […]

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Launch Manifests Are Becoming Spectrum Policy

July 30th, 2026 by me

The FCC’s conditional waiver of Amazon Leo’s 1,616-satellite milestone ties spectrum rights to launch capacity, a precedent every NGSO operator will feel.

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NASA Converts Test Expert Ray Williams to Civil Servant in Strategic Workforce Shift

July 30th, 2026 by me

July 29, 2026 – NASA has officially transitioned propulsion test expert Ray Williams from contractor status to a full civil servant role at the agency’s Stennis Space Center near Bay […]

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Global Konet and Hanseo University Partner to Develop Integrated 100 km BVLOS Satellite Communication Infrastructure for Drones

July 30th, 2026 by me

July 29, 2026 – South Korean SATCOM specialist Global Konet Co., Ltd. and the K-Aviation Division of Hanseo University signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on July 29, 2026, to […]

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Optical Zonu Debuts Miniature Ku-Band RF-over-Fiber Transmitter for Space-Constrained Defense Platforms

July 29th, 2026 by me

To bypass the physical routing constraints and high signal loss associated with traditional coaxial cabling in dense antenna assemblies, Optical Zonu Corporation (OZC) announced on Tuesday, July 28, 2026, the […]

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