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Myriota, Spire Global Ink Deal for 16 Next-Gen IoT Satellites

Myriota has expanded its space services agreement with Spire Global to design, build and operate 16 second-generation IoT satellites, bringing its total constellation beyond 40 spacecraft. The deal marks Myriota’s first move into in-orbit hardware and boosts global IoT connectivity capacity.

2025-04-30T12:54:10.353783-07:00

SpaceWatch Global

Rivada Secures Global Market Access for Outernet, Launches Defense-Oriented Services

2025-04-30T03:43:49.688039-07:00

Space.com

Amazon Launches First Kuiper Internet Satellites, Competes with SpaceX's Starlink

2025-04-28T16:16:02.129632-07:00

Payload

House Science Committee Passes Bills to Boost Astronaut Safety and Private Sector Science

2025-04-29T10:01:06.036476-07:00

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thecrimson.com

Commercial Space Travel Goes Mainstream with Broader Public Access In a Harvard Crimson analysis, the burgeoning commercialization of space travel is dissected as companies streamline suborbital flight costs, court high-profile figures and broaden market access, unlocking new revenue streams for orbital services and raising fresh questions around regulation, infrastructure and long-term sustainability.

2025-05-01T07:52:07.891133-07:00

Commercial Space Travel Goes Mainstream with Broader Public Access

falmouthpacket.co.uk

Cornwall Council Pulls £200k Funding for Newquay Spaceport Amid Political Row Cornwall Council has rescinded its £200,000 grant for the proposed Newquay Spaceport at Cornwall Airport Newquay after a political dispute over the approval vote. The move strips the project of critical local backing and puts further pressure on fundraising efforts for the UK’s first horizontal launch facility.

2025-05-01T07:49:47.610832-07:00

Cornwall Council Pulls £200k Funding for Newquay Spaceport Amid Political Row

The National UAE

Where camels roam and rockets launch: Inside Oman’s remote coastal desert spaceport

2025-05-01T02:39:34.381695-07:00

Where camels roam and rockets la

SpaceWatch Global

UP42 Enables Direct Tasking of Maxar’s WorldView Legion for Near-Real-Time Imagery UP42 customers can now directly task Maxar’s very high-resolution WorldView Legion constellation via the UP42 platform, accessing multispectral and panchromatic imagery in mono and stereo formats. With up to 15 daily revisits on some targets and upcoming archive access, organizations gain comprehensive on-demand geospatial intelligence.

2025-04-30T23:31:35.907231-07:00

UP42 Enables Direct Tasking of Maxar’s WorldView Legion for Near-Real-Time Imagery

Universe Today

Astrostrom Explores Lunar Construction for Space-Based Solar Power Satellites Astrostrom is investigating the potential for manufacturing solar power satellites from lunar materials, aiming to alleviate high launch costs associated with Earth-based construction. This approach could significantly lower the economic barriers to deploying space-based solar power systems, enabling sustainable energy solutions from orbit.

2025-04-30T15:43:51.853768-07:00

Astrostrom Explores Lunar Construction for Space-Based Solar Power Satellites

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Myriota, Spire Global Ink Deal for 16 Next-Gen IoT Satellites Myriota has expanded its space services agreement with Spire Global to design, build and operate 16 second-generation IoT satellites, bringing its total constellation beyond 40 spacecraft. The deal marks Myriota’s first move into in-orbit hardware and boosts global IoT connectivity capacity.

2025-04-30T12:54:10.353783-07:00

Myriota, Spire Global Ink Deal for 16 Next-Gen IoT Satellites

Space.com

NASA Proposes Shift to Privatized Astronaut Rescue Services NASA is exploring the possibility of privatizing astronaut rescue services, a role traditionally held by the U.S. military. This shift aims to leverage commercial capabilities and reduce reliance on military resources, aligning with broader trends in commercial space partnerships.

2025-04-30T11:05:00.656383-07:00

NASA Proposes Shift to Privatized Astronaut Rescue Services

SpaceNews.com

True Anomaly Raises $260 Million to Advance Defense-Focused Space Technologies True Anomaly, a Colorado-based startup, has successfully closed a $260 million Series C funding round combining equity and debt. The investment aims to enhance the company's capabilities in developing defense-focused space technologies, positioning it to meet increasing demands in the defense and aerospace sectors.

2025-04-30T07:11:54.810461-07:00

True Anomaly Raises $260 Million to Advance Defense-Focused Space Technologies

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