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Exploration Labs pitches “Apophis EX” commercial deep-space ride-share to rendezvous with potentially hazardous asteroid Apophis

Exploration Labs has proposed a first commercial deep-space ride-share mission, “Apophis EX,” aimed at rendezvousing with potentially hazardous asteroid Apophis. The concept positions a commercial capability to support near-Earth asteroid operations, aligning mission design around a specific hazard target.

2026-04-30T05:49:47.599162-07:00

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NATO Space Center of Excellence conference wraps on deterrence and space domain awareness

2026-04-30T04:39:07.411157-07:00

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Gilles Rabin: Germany’s “Gesamtkonzeption” reframes European defence cooperation vs France’s sovereign model—and its implication

2026-04-30T04:12:25.858626-07:00

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Sky Perfect JSAT reports 7.9% FY2025 space revenue growth; targets 30% national-security space CAGR through 2030

2026-04-29T14:30:43.456268-07:00

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Exploration Labs pitches “Apophis EX” commercial deep-space ride-share to rendezvous with potentially hazardous asteroid Apophis Exploration Labs has proposed a first commercial deep-space ride-share mission, “Apophis EX,” aimed at rendezvousing with potentially hazardous asteroid Apophis. The concept positions a commercial capability to support near-Earth asteroid operations, aligning mission design around a specific hazard target.

2026-04-30T05:49:47.599162-07:00

Exploration Labs pitches “Apophis EX” commercial deep-space ride-share to rendezvous with potentially hazardous asteroid Apophis

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NATO Space Center of Excellence conference wraps on deterrence and space domain awareness A wrap-up of the NATO Space Center of Excellence conference in Toulouse highlighted how deterrence frameworks and space domain awareness (SDA) are being operationalized for alliance resilience. The discussion focused on translating contested-space threat concepts into repeatable approaches for information, monitoring, and coordination.

2026-04-30T04:39:07.411157-07:00

NATO Space Center of Excellence conference wraps on deterrence and space domain awareness

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NATO ACT outlines “sword vs shield” space deterrence: Phase Zero, a Space Data Marketplace and NATO Space CoE priorities MG Devin Pepper of NATO’s ACT argues NATO must strengthen both deterrent “sword” and defensive “shield” capabilities in space. He highlights a “Phase Zero” approach for early planning and an initiative around a “Space Data Marketplace” to improve how NATO uses space data for readiness and operations.

2026-04-30T04:34:22.580154-07:00

NATO ACT outlines “sword vs shield” space deterrence: Phase Zero, a Space Data Marketplace and NATO Space CoE priorities

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Gilles Rabin: Germany’s “Gesamtkonzeption” reframes European defence cooperation vs France’s sovereign model—and its implication In a SpaceWatchGL opinion, Gilles Rabin explains what Germany’s “Gesamtkonzeption” approach could mean for European defence design, particularly how it affects NATO alignment, decision-making and space-related military planning compared with France’s “sovereign model.”

2026-04-30T04:12:25.858626-07:00

Gilles Rabin: Germany’s “Gesamtkonzeption” reframes European defence cooperation vs France’s sovereign model—and its implication

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Space Force picks three firms for geosynchronous counter-surveillance sensor payloads WASHINGTON — The Space Rapid Capabilities Office has selected three companies to develop sensors that help U.S. military satellites in geosynchronous orbit detect ground-based tracking activity. The effort signals continued investment in satellite survivability as adversaries expand space reconnaissance and tracking.

2026-04-29T17:07:58.476220-07:00

Space Force picks three firms for geosynchronous counter-surveillance sensor payloads

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Sky Perfect JSAT reports 7.9% FY2025 space revenue growth; targets 30% national-security space CAGR through 2030 Sky Perfect JSAT said revenue in its space business rose 7.9% for the year ended March 31 (FY2025), alongside higher operating income and profit. The company also outlined a push to grow national security-related space revenue at a 30% annual CAGR through 2030.

2026-04-29T14:30:43.456268-07:00

Sky Perfect JSAT reports 7.9% FY2025 space revenue growth; targets 30% national-security space CAGR through 2030

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Space Force awards BAE Systems $11.8M to demo satellite-to-satellite comms for Golden Dome MILNET relay The U.S. Space Force awarded BAE Systems an $11.8 million contract to demonstrate satellite-to-satellite communications using Link-182, a radio-frequency data link standard planned for the MILNET data relay network supporting the Golden Dome missile-defense shield. The effort ties RF datalinks to the broader air-and-missile defense architecture.

2026-04-29T06:30:04.451147-07:00

Space Force awards BAE Systems $11.8M to demo satellite-to-satellite comms for Golden Dome MILNET relay

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China launches PRSC-EO3, Pakistan’s indigenous-built Earth-observation satellite, into orbit via Long March China has put Pakistan’s PRSC-EO3 opto-electronic Earth-observation satellite into orbit, strengthening Pakistan’s Earth-observation (EO) capability. The mission is positioned as a step toward Pakistan’s national technological self-reliance through an indigenously built spacecraft launched on China’s space infrastructure.

2026-04-29T04:06:28.736107-07:00

China launches PRSC-EO3, Pakistan’s indigenous-built Earth-observation satellite, into orbit via Long March

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Exploration Labs pitches “Apophis EX” commercial deep-space ride-share to rendezvous with potentially hazardous asteroid Apophis

NATO Space Center of Excellence conference wraps on deterrence and space domain awareness

Gilles Rabin: Germany’s “Gesamtkonzeption” reframes European defence cooperation vs France’s sovereign model—and its implication

Sky Perfect JSAT reports 7.9% FY2025 space revenue growth; targets 30% national-security space CAGR through 2030

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