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Orbital Data Center Constellations Face Scrutiny Over Atmospheric Re-entry Pollution and Space E-Waste

August 21st, 2026 by me

On August 20, 2026, an environmental analysis of commercial orbital computing filings highlighted the long-term e-waste and upper-atmosphere pollution risks posed by proposed mega-constellations dedicated to space-based artificial intelligence processing. […]

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Firefly Aerospace Selects Zeno Power Radioisotope Heating Unit for Lunar Lander Operations

August 20th, 2026 by me

On August 19, 2026, Firefly Aerospace announced an agreement with radioisotope power developer Zeno Power to integrate a radioisotope heating unit (RHU) aboard an upcoming Blue Ghost lunar lander mission. […]

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Moog Expands METEORITE Satellite Bus Capacity with High Delta-V Configuration for Agile Orbital Missions

August 20th, 2026 by me

Motion and fluid control systems manufacturer Moog Inc. announced a new High Delta-V configuration for its flight-proven METEORITE satellite bus platform. The platform variant provides increased thrust and expanded propellant […]

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HEO Expands Non-Earth Imaging Network via Planet Labs’ SkySat Constellation Integration

August 20th, 2026 by me

On August 18, 2026, Australian space situational awareness vendor HEO announced a strategic partnership with Earth observation operator Planet Labs PBC to integrate Planet’s SkySat constellation into HEO’s Non-Earth Imaging […]

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Elve Achieves TRL-8 Space Qualification for 100 W mmWave Space TWTA Platform

August 20th, 2026 by me

On August 19, 2026, Davis, California-based high-power amplifier manufacturer Elve announced that its 100 W millimeter-wave (mmWave) Space Traveling Wave Tube Amplifier (TWTA) platform achieved Technology Readiness Level 8 (TRL-8) […]

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Silicon Valley Space Week Speaker Focus: Phil Carrai, Kratos

August 20th, 2026 by me

The Golden Dome interceptor layer has twelve companies competing against a 2028 clock and a fiscal 2027 request that Congress has not funded. Phil Carrai, whose Kratos division holds an agreement worth up to $446.8 million for ground management and integration on the Space Force’s medium orbit missile warning and tracking architecture, moderates the industrial capacity panel at the MilSat Symposium.

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Enterprise Sector Adopts Vertical Analytics Platforms and APIs to Replace Raw Satellite Imagery

August 19th, 2026 by me

Targeting the operational friction and processing overhead of raw satellite data, Earth observation operators are transitioning from selling unprocessed imagery to delivering vertical-specific analytics platforms via Application Programming Interfaces (APIs). […]

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Apple’s Space Strategy: Capital Orchestration Over Orbital Hardware Operations

August 19th, 2026 by me

On August 16, 2026, Rocket Lab confirmed the successful orbital deployment of eight 500-kilogram satellite platforms manufactured for MDA Space, marking a major operational milestone in the replenishment of Globalstar’s […]

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