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Ramon.Space opens Englewood, Colorado office to expand U.S. engineering operations

Ramon.Space says it has expanded its U.S. engineering footprint by opening a new office in Englewood, Colorado. The move is positioned to increase engineering capacity in the Denver area for the company’s space computing infrastructure activities.

2026-05-07T01:24:47.087998-07:00

Ars Technica

SpaceX ramps Vandenberg cadence with Starlink mission 17-29, now its busiest launch site for 2026

2026-05-06T16:03:06.625023-07:00

CNBC

Anthropic boosts Claude Code capacity by tapping SpaceX/xAI Colossus One compute and raises usage limits

2026-05-06T10:42:22.654104-07:00

Breaking Defense

Space Force raises Andromeda contract ceiling to $6.2B for GEO inspection and classified SILENTBARKER surveillance

2026-05-06T14:03:44.782116-07:00

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Ramon.Space opens Englewood, Colorado office to expand U.S. engineering operations Ramon.Space says it has expanded its U.S. engineering footprint by opening a new office in Englewood, Colorado. The move is positioned to increase engineering capacity in the Denver area for the company’s space computing infrastructure activities.

2026-05-07T01:24:47.087998-07:00

Ramon.Space opens Englewood, Colorado office to expand U.S. engineering operations

Ars Technica

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SpaceX ramps Vandenberg cadence with Starlink mission 17-29, now its busiest launch site for 2026 SpaceX is increasing its West Coast tempo at Vandenberg Space Force Base, which is set to become its busiest launch site for now. Mission 17-29 launches 24 Starlink satellites, marking the 44th dedicated constellation flight of 2026 from Vandenberg SFB.

2026-05-06T16:03:06.625023-07:00

SpaceX ramps Vandenberg cadence with Starlink mission 17-29, now its busiest launch site for 2026

Breaking Defense

Space Force raises Andromeda contract ceiling to $6.2B for GEO inspection and classified SILENTBARKER surveillance The U.S. Space Force increased the ceiling for the Andromeda IDIQ space monitoring contract from $1.8B to more than $6.2B, covering replacements for the current GSSAP on-orbit inspection satellites and funding the classified SILENTBARKER space surveillance “birds.”

2026-05-06T14:03:44.782116-07:00

Space Force raises Andromeda contract ceiling to $6.2B for GEO inspection and classified SILENTBARKER surveillance

Space.com

ESA Space Rider advances qualification and testing toward first flight readiness as Dassault VORTEX pursues runway-return reusab ESA’s Space Rider is progressing through key test and qualification milestones designed to move the reusable spacecraft concept closer to flight readiness. In parallel, Dassault is developing the VORTEX runway-return spaceplane concept for LEO capability, with the effort positioned as an emerging European reusability path pending funding and demonstrations.

2026-05-06T12:57:24.365123-07:00

ESA Space Rider advances qualification and testing toward first flight readiness as Dassault VORTEX pursues runway-return reusab

Space Intel Report

Leonardo posts Q1 2026 profit surge, boosts orders and backlog; space unit strength underpins European merger momentum Leonardo reported Q1 2026 adjusted net profit of €184 million, up 60% year-on-year, alongside higher revenue, EBITDA and orders, and confirmed its full-year guidance. Leonardo Space said all three components of a planned European space-industry merger show continued robust health in 2026, supported by Telespazio’s service business.

2026-05-06T12:12:45.865899-07:00

Leonardo posts Q1 2026 profit surge, boosts orders and backlog; space unit strength underpins European merger momentum

CNBC

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Anthropic boosts Claude Code capacity by tapping SpaceX/xAI Colossus One compute and raises usage limits Anthropic said it will increase Claude Code usage limits and API capacity after securing compute resources from SpaceX via xAI’s Colossus One data center facilities. The arrangement is positioned to expand capacity materially for growing demand, leveraging a large GPU base cited at 220,000 Nvidia GPUs.

2026-05-06T10:42:22.654104-07:00

Anthropic boosts Claude Code capacity by tapping SpaceX/xAI Colossus One compute and raises usage limits

SpaceNews.com

Space42 reports 2025 impact from unified satellite operations, supporting 660+ lives saved across 25 global distress events Space42 says its unified space systems enabled connectivity, observation, and coordinated response across 25 distress events in 2025, from earthquakes in Myanmar, Nepal and Turkey to cyclones in Mozambique and floods in Nigeria. The company attributes outcome gaps—data received versus aid delivered—to connectivity and end-to-end operational integration.

2026-05-06T08:56:38.927060-07:00

Space42 reports 2025 impact from unified satellite operations, supporting 660+ lives saved across 25 global distress events

SpaceNews.com

Opinion: Resource scarcity and “orbital inflation” force a rethink of the space operating model The opinion argues the space sector’s boom is colliding with under-acknowledged constraints on shared resources and on-orbit capacity. It frames the challenge as more than technology—calling for a redesigned model for how investment, access, and operations scale amid rising competition and congestion.

2026-05-06T07:16:43.044476-07:00

Opinion: Resource scarcity and “orbital inflation” force a rethink of the space operating model

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Ramon.Space opens Englewood, Colorado office to expand U.S. engineering operations

SpaceX ramps Vandenberg cadence with Starlink mission 17-29, now its busiest launch site for 2026

Anthropic boosts Claude Code capacity by tapping SpaceX/xAI Colossus One compute and raises usage limits

Space Force raises Andromeda contract ceiling to $6.2B for GEO inspection and classified SILENTBARKER surveillance

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