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SpaceX bids farewell to Landing Zone 1 with final Falcon booster touchdown

After a decade of Return to Launch Site missions, SpaceX’s Landing Zone 1 at Cape Canaveral hosted its final Falcon booster touchdown this week. The company has transferred control of the historic pad to the US Space Force, closing a chapter in reusable launch operations.

2025-08-02T19:03:41.762405-07:00

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SpaceX Crew-11 Launches to ISS in Weather-Scrubbed Second Attempt, Marks 25 Years of Continuous Station Occupancy

2025-08-01T09:04:45.185682-07:00

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SpaceX’s 94th Falcon 9 Launch of 2025 Deploys 19 Starlinks from West Coast

2025-07-31T11:53:08.468589-07:00

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MDA-Led Team Among Three Awarded Study Contracts for Canadian Lunar Utility Rover

2025-07-29T06:01:43.541038-07:00

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Spacetech Venture Funding Hits $1.16 B in June, a 2025 Monthly Record June saw $1.16 billion flow into 25 spacetech deals, marking the highest monthly total of 2025 and underscoring sustained investor appetite. The surge follows a strong first half, with space startups across launch, satellite and infrastructure attracting robust capital.

2025-08-03T15:03:20.582378-07:00

Spacetech Venture Funding Hits $1.16 B in June, a 2025 Monthly Record

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Blue Origin NS-34 Carries Crypto Billionaire Justin Sun on 14th New Shepard Spaceflight Blue Origin lifted off its New Shepard NS-34 from West Texas at 8:43 a.m. ET Sunday, carrying crypto entrepreneur Justin Sun and five passengers on a 10-minute suborbital hop. The flight, New Shepard's 14th human mission and 34th overall, delivered the 75th person into space.

2025-08-03T07:30:23.755875-07:00

Blue Origin NS-34 Carries Crypto Billionaire Justin Sun on 14th New Shepard Spaceflight

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‘Democratizing Space’ Sparks Debate Over Orbital Sustainability and Sovereign Rights As an expanding roster of national space agencies emerges, a push to democratize access is sparking scrutiny over orbital sustainability, debris mitigation and the assertion of sovereign rights in space. Industry and policymakers must balance inclusion with long-term stewardship and governance frameworks.

2025-08-03T07:03:29.269477-07:00

‘Democratizing Space’ Sparks Debate Over Orbital Sustainability and Sovereign Rights

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SpaceX bids farewell to Landing Zone 1 with final Falcon booster touchdown After a decade of Return to Launch Site missions, SpaceX’s Landing Zone 1 at Cape Canaveral hosted its final Falcon booster touchdown this week. The company has transferred control of the historic pad to the US Space Force, closing a chapter in reusable launch operations.

2025-08-02T19:03:41.762405-07:00

SpaceX bids farewell to Landing Zone 1 with final Falcon booster touchdown

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SpaceX Crew-11 Launches to ISS in Weather-Scrubbed Second Attempt, Marks 25 Years of Continuous Station Occupancy After a storm-scrubbed debut, SpaceX’s Dragon Endeavour lifted off from Florida carrying NASA’s Zena Cardman and Mike Fincke, Japan’s Kimiya Yui and Russia’s Oleg Platonov to the International Space Station on August 1. The Crew-11 mission commemorates 25 years of continuous human presence aboard the ISS.

2025-08-01T09:04:45.185682-07:00

SpaceX Crew-11 Launches to ISS in Weather-Scrubbed Second Attempt, Marks 25 Years of Continuous Station Occupancy

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OroraTech USA and Opterrix Roll Out Near-Real-Time Wildfire Data Feed for Insurers OroraTech USA, the US arm of German infrared Earth observation startup OroraTech, has teamed with risk intelligence platform Opterrix to integrate a near-real-time wildfire data feed into insurers’ risk platforms, launching a pilot with USAA to enhance underwriting and loss modeling.

2025-08-01T05:35:41.047137-07:00

OroraTech USA and Opterrix Roll Out Near-Real-Time Wildfire Data Feed for Insurers

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Albedo Secures Stage II NRO Contract to Expand Commercial Imaging Services Albedo has been awarded a Stage II contract by the US National Reconnaissance Office to scale its commercial Earth observation imagery and analytics for national security missions. Building on successful Phase I work, the award funds expanded low-Earth-orbit collection and advanced geospatial intelligence capabilities.

2025-08-01T03:11:44.163507-07:00

Albedo Secures Stage II NRO Contract to Expand Commercial Imaging Services

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Space industry IPOs: anomalies rather than a broad market trend Despite recent high-profile IPO filings, aerospace insiders warn these offerings are sporadic events, not signals of a sustained market trend. The small number of filings to date and mixed reception suggest public listings will remain rare, driven by unique corporate circumstances rather than widespread sector enthusiasm.

2025-07-31T15:09:20.385911-07:00

Space industry IPOs: anomalies rather than a broad market trend

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