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Lunar Outpost Europe to support NUVIEW’s Moonraker lunar LiDAR mapping mission

Lunar Outpost Europe will contribute to Moonraker, a lunar LiDAR mapping program led by NUVIEW GmbH under ESA’s initiative. The announcement positions the subsidiary as an enabling supplier for surface sensing and mapping efforts aimed at generating higher-fidelity lunar terrain data.

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2026-07-14T01:14:38.831411-07:00

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Flexell Space completes $20M Series A to scale next-generation space solar solutions

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2026-07-13T17:14:25.995552-07:00

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SDA awards $1.75B for Golden Dome Tranche 3 tracking satellites; L3Harris gets $955M for 18 spacecraft

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2026-07-13T14:19:46.091532-07:00

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Dual-use blurs civil/defense lines—reshaping how Europe protects space assets

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2026-07-13T14:52:35.889609-07:00

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Lunar Outpost Europe to support NUVIEW’s Moonraker lunar LiDAR mapping mission Lunar Outpost Europe will contribute to Moonraker, a lunar LiDAR mapping program led by NUVIEW GmbH under ESA’s initiative. The announcement positions the subsidiary as an enabling supplier for surface sensing and mapping efforts aimed at generating higher-fidelity lunar terrain data.

2026-07-14T01:14:38.831411-07:00

Lunar Outpost Europe to support NUVIEW’s Moonraker lunar LiDAR mapping mission

SpaceNews.com

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Flexell Space completes $20M Series A to scale next-generation space solar solutions FLEXELL SPACE, a South Korea-based developer of next-generation space solar solutions, said it has completed a $20 million Series A funding round. The financing is intended to support commercialization and scaling of its space solar technology.

2026-07-13T17:14:25.995552-07:00

Flexell Space completes $20M Series A to scale next-generation space solar solutions

Via Satellite

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Dual-use blurs civil/defense lines—reshaping how Europe protects space assets Europe’s long-standing separation of civil space, defense space, and institutional contracting is being challenged by dual-use realities. The article argues that as commercial capabilities increasingly overlap with government and security needs, space-asset protection frameworks must evolve beyond legacy distinctions.

2026-07-13T14:52:35.889609-07:00

Dual-use blurs civil/defense lines—reshaping how Europe protects space assets

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SDA awards $1.75B for Golden Dome Tranche 3 tracking satellites; L3Harris gets $955M for 18 spacecraft The U.S. Space Development Agency awarded $1.75 billion for Tranche 3 Tracking Layer satellites supporting the Golden Dome missile defense shield. L3Harris received $955 million to produce 18 satellites, with Sierra Space getting $798 million, under fixed-price OTA rapid-prototyping contracts targeting Tranche 3 by end-2028.

2026-07-13T14:19:46.091532-07:00

SDA awards $1.75B for Golden Dome Tranche 3 tracking satellites; L3Harris gets $955M for 18 spacecraft

Space Intel Report

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Regulators again deny Italy’s request to extend Sicral 3A/3B operating deadlines Italy’s second bid in four months to extend regulatory deadlines for the Sicral 3A and 3B military telecommunications satellites was rejected. The satellites—planned for NATO use and for Europe’s GovSatCom program—are now at risk of missing the operation timeline.

2026-07-13T11:51:56.902513-07:00

Regulators again deny Italy’s request to extend Sicral 3A/3B operating deadlines

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FCC Cutting Satellite Approval Lag In Half, Chairman Says

2026-07-13T08:59:06.647861-07:00

FCC Cutting Satellite Approval

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Accel and Prosus back QOSMIC with $3.33M seed round to develop optical ground stations for the “orbital data economy” QOSMIC, an optical ground-station developer, raised $3.33 million in seed funding co-led by Accel and Prosus, with participation from South Park Commons, ARTPARK and angel investor Manish Jain. The company plans laser-based ground infrastructure to downlink data from orbital assets.

2026-07-13T08:28:50.427429-07:00

Accel and Prosus back QOSMIC with $3.33M seed round to develop optical ground stations for the “orbital data economy”

Space Intel Report

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ITU rejects Australia’s Optus 11 two-year deployment extension request, citing known risk of using an untested satellite design International Telecommunication Union regulators denied Australia’s request for a two-year deadline extension to deploy Optus 11 at 160 degrees east in geostationary orbit. The ITU said the decision to use an untested satellite design was a known risk, and therefore did not warrant extending deployment obligations.

2026-07-13T08:13:58.710310-07:00

ITU rejects Australia’s Optus 11 two-year deployment extension request, citing known risk of using an untested satellite design

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