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BAE Systems Scientific Instruments Power NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope Flagship Observatory

August 31st, 2026 by me

On August 30, 2026, NASA initiated launch operations for the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope, its next flagship astrophysics observatory, featuring primary scientific instrument assemblies engineered and delivered by BAE […]

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Firefly Aerospace CEO Cites Systemic Launch Vehicle Shortage Amid Expanding Satellite Backlogs

August 30th, 2026 by me

On August 29, 2026, Firefly Aerospace Chief Executive Officer Jason Kim addressed the global supply-demand deficit in commercial and government orbital launch services. In an interview detailing state-of-the-market dynamics, Kim […]

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Airbus Considers Sale of U.S. Satellite Manufacturing Facility in Strategic Shift Toward European Production

August 30th, 2026 by me

On August 29, 2026, European aerospace group Airbus initiated a strategic review of its U.S. satellite manufacturing business, evaluating options that include a potential sale of its automated production facility […]

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Silicon Valley Space Week Speaker Focus: Ron Faith, RBC Signals

August 29th, 2026 by me

Blue Origin has three ground stations running and six more to build by December, and the partner surveying, procuring, deploying and hosting them is RBC Signals. Ron Faith, the company’s president and chief executive, joins the ground bottleneck panel on the opening day of Satellite Innovation at Silicon Valley Space Week.

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NASA Astronaut Jonny Kim Departs Agency as Civil Space Sector Navigates Broader Human Capital Demands

August 28th, 2026 by me

On Thursday, August 27, 2026, NASA announced that astronaut Lt. Cmdr. Jonny Kim has departed the civilian space agency to return to full-time active military duty with the U.S. Navy. […]

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LeoLabs Awarded $20.7 Million U.S. Space Force Contract for Mobile Scout-S Surveillance Radar

August 28th, 2026 by me

On Wednesday, August 26, 2026, commercial radar analytics operator LeoLabs announced it secured a $20.7 million contract from the U.S. Space Force to supply mobile radar hardware for Space Domain […]

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Financial Modeling Validates SpaceX Falcon 9 Booster Economics and Margins

August 28th, 2026 by me

Evaluating the capital efficiency of reusable space transportation systems requires examining the manufacturing, refurbishment, and operational cost structures underlying commercial launch services. An independent cost analysis published by aerospace researcher […]

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Saudi Space Investments Projected to Quadruple to $31.6 Billion by 2035, CST Report Finds

August 28th, 2026 by me

Saudi Arabia’s space sector investments are projected to increase nearly four-fold over the next decade, growing from $8.7 billion in 2024 to $31.6 billion by 2035, according to a report […]

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