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

Submit on Friday, July 31st, 2026 07:39

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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Silicon Valley Space Week Speaker Focus: Col. Timothy Trimailo, Space Systems Command

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Col. Timothy Trimailo directs the Space Force office turning commercial satellites into operational military capability. On October 28 he takes the MilSat Symposium stage twice: a fireside keynote on space superiority and the commercial question, and a buy-versus-build budget session with Chris Quilty.

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

Submit on Friday, July 31st, 2026 07:39

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

Submit on Thursday, July 30th, 2026 07:40

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

Submit on Thursday, July 30th, 2026 07:40

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

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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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Launch Manifests Are Becoming Spectrum Policy

Submit on Thursday, July 30th, 2026 07:40

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

Submit on Thursday, July 30th, 2026 07:40

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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