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NASA awards contracts to Astrobotic, Firefly Aerospace and Intuitive Machines for additional uncrewed lunar lander missions

NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman said three companies—Astrobotic, Firefly Aerospace and Intuitive Machines—were awarded contracts to deliver more uncrewed lunar landers to the moon’s surface under the Artemis moonbase project. The awards expand industry participation in Artemis surface capabilities.

2026-06-30T12:17:35.514226-07:00

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Matthew Williams named Senior Advisor, National Security at the Commercial Space Federation

2026-06-30T11:18:55.200242-07:00

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SSC Space and Firefly Aerospace say first Firefly Alpha launch from Sweden’s Esrange is set for 2028

2026-06-30T05:16:33.925136-07:00

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Orbital asks FCC for permission to deploy up to 100,000 “data center” satellites to deliver 10 GW of space-based compute

2026-06-30T05:31:03.667858-07:00

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NASA awards contracts to Astrobotic, Firefly Aerospace and Intuitive Machines for additional uncrewed lunar lander missions NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman said three companies—Astrobotic, Firefly Aerospace and Intuitive Machines—were awarded contracts to deliver more uncrewed lunar landers to the moon’s surface under the Artemis moonbase project. The awards expand industry participation in Artemis surface capabilities.

2026-06-30T12:17:35.514226-07:00

NASA awards contracts to Astrobotic, Firefly Aerospace and Intuitive Machines for additional uncrewed lunar lander missions

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Matthew Williams named Senior Advisor, National Security at the Commercial Space Federation Matthew Williams, a former Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense and Chief of Staff to the Secretary of the Air Force, is joining the Commercial Space Federation (CSF) as Senior Advisor for National Security. The CSF announcement positions Williams to advise the association on defense and national security issues affecting the commercial space sector.

2026-06-30T11:18:55.200242-07:00

Matthew Williams named Senior Advisor, National Security at the Commercial Space Federation

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Vast appoints The Aerospace Corp. ex-president & CEO as senior adviser Commercial space station developer Vast has named retired The Aerospace Corporation president and chief executive as a senior adviser. The appointment underscores Vast’s push to expand its space station plans with guidance from senior leadership with deep experience in space systems and service-of-record style program execution.

2026-06-30T06:04:46.063526-07:00

Vast appoints The Aerospace Corp. ex-president & CEO as senior adviser

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Orbital asks FCC for permission to deploy up to 100,000 “data center” satellites to deliver 10 GW of space-based compute Orbital, a five-month-old startup, has filed with the Federal Communications Commission seeking authorization to deploy as many as 100,000 data center satellites. The company says the constellation would provide about 10 gigawatts of computing power from space to address accelerating AI demand.

2026-06-30T05:31:03.667858-07:00

Orbital asks FCC for permission to deploy up to 100,000 “data center” satellites to deliver 10 GW of space-based compute

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SSC Space and Firefly Aerospace say first Firefly Alpha launch from Sweden’s Esrange is set for 2028 Sweden’s SSC Space and US launch-services provider Firefly Aerospace say they’ve completed enough regulatory and technical preparations to announce a first launch of Firefly’s Alpha vehicle from Esrange in 2028, marking a trans-Atlantic milestone for Sweden’s space launch ambitions.

2026-06-30T05:16:33.925136-07:00

SSC Space and Firefly Aerospace say first Firefly Alpha launch from Sweden’s Esrange is set for 2028

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Tesat Spacecom ramps satellite lasercom terminal output to ~5 units/day (single shift) as Mynaric is bought out of Rocket Lab’s Tesat Spacecom says it is production-ramping its satellite optical laser-communications terminals to about five per day on a single shift, meeting near-term market demand. The news comes as competitor Mynaric emerges from bankruptcy, purchased by Rocket Lab, reshaping the competitive landscape for lasercom terminals.

2026-06-30T00:57:48.959607-07:00

Tesat Spacecom ramps satellite lasercom terminal output to ~5 units/day (single shift) as Mynaric is bought out of Rocket Lab’s

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NASA’s Swift Observatory orbital rescue: Katalyst Space Tech mission to be air-launched on Northrop Grumman’s Pegasus XL from a NASA and Katalyst Space Technologies will launch an orbital-servicing mission on June 30, 2026 to arrest the atmospheric decay of the Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory. The Pegasus XL rocket will be released from a Lockheed L-1011 TriStar Stargazer on a racetrack approach from Kwajalein Atoll—its final operational flight.

2026-06-29T10:55:39.248124-07:00

NASA’s Swift Observatory orbital rescue: Katalyst Space Tech mission to be air-launched on Northrop Grumman’s Pegasus XL from a

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SatVu restarts commercial operations with HotSat-2 after 2023 in-orbit failure UK thermal-imaging startup SatVu has begun commercial services for HotSat-2 on June 29, resuming revenue generation after the debut HotSat mission failed in low Earth orbit in 2023. HotSat-2’s rollout signals the company’s path back to market with its Earth-observation product.

2026-06-29T04:25:17.136852-07:00

SatVu restarts commercial operations with HotSat-2 after 2023 in-orbit failure

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NASA awards contracts to Astrobotic, Firefly Aerospace and Intuitive Machines for additional uncrewed lunar lander missions

Matthew Williams named Senior Advisor, National Security at the Commercial Space Federation

SSC Space and Firefly Aerospace say first Firefly Alpha launch from Sweden’s Esrange is set for 2028

Orbital asks FCC for permission to deploy up to 100,000 “data center” satellites to deliver 10 GW of space-based compute

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