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The Exploration Company completes hot-fire test campaign for Huracan lunar lander engine

The Exploration Company says it has completed its Huracan rocket engine hot-fire test campaign, aimed at powering the company’s future lunar lander. The milestone advances development toward integration and subsequent flight readiness for its Moon mission plans.

2026-05-07T07:50:44.970360-07:00

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Blueprint gathering targets first crewed trek to Saturn’s Titan, outlining pathway to humanity’s next outer-planet destination

2026-05-07T03:13:07.826834-07:00

SpaceNews.com

Eutelsat and Station Satcom sign multi-year deal to scale OneWeb LEO maritime connectivity

2026-05-06T12:11:24.484851-07:00

Universe Today

Data fusion enables high-definition Martian temperature maps to support ISRU planning for future bases

2026-05-06T10:18:58.838406-07:00

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European Spaceflight

The Exploration Company completes hot-fire test campaign for Huracan lunar lander engine The Exploration Company says it has completed its Huracan rocket engine hot-fire test campaign, aimed at powering the company’s future lunar lander. The milestone advances development toward integration and subsequent flight readiness for its Moon mission plans.

2026-05-07T07:50:44.970360-07:00

The Exploration Company completes hot-fire test campaign for Huracan lunar lander engine

Space.com

Blueprint gathering targets first crewed trek to Saturn’s Titan, outlining pathway to humanity’s next outer-planet destination A first-of-its-kind gathering next month will blueprint an eventual crewed trek to Titan, Saturn’s largest moon. The effort frames Titan as a potential post-Moon/post-Mars destination, leveraging ongoing interest in deeper human exploration beyond Earth’s and the Moon’s immediate neighborhood.

2026-05-07T03:13:07.826834-07:00

Blueprint gathering targets first crewed trek to Saturn’s Titan, outlining pathway to humanity’s next outer-planet destination

SpaceNews.com

Eutelsat and Station Satcom sign multi-year deal to scale OneWeb LEO maritime connectivity Eutelsat and Indian maritime connectivity provider Station Satcom have agreed a multi-year contract to expand Eutelsat-owned OneWeb low Earth orbit (LEO) connectivity services across Station Satcom’s maritime fleet. The partners say the agreement is designed to scale onboard coverage and service delivery for shipping operations.

2026-05-06T12:11:24.484851-07:00

Eutelsat and Station Satcom sign multi-year deal to scale OneWeb LEO maritime connectivity

Universe Today

Data fusion enables high-definition Martian temperature maps to support ISRU planning for future bases The cluster focuses on using data fusion to produce high-definition maps of Mars temperatures, improving how teams interpret local conditions for In-situ Resource Utilization (ISRU). The aim is to make “living off the land” more practical by narrowing where future missions should search for and characterize usable resources.

2026-05-06T10:18:58.838406-07:00

Data fusion enables high-definition Martian temperature maps to support ISRU planning for future bases

Ars Technica

As NASA plans a sustained lunar base, the remaining challenge is getting better at Moon landings As NASA looks toward a lunar base, the agency is still working through key unknowns around landing on the Moon—what must be learned to safely and reliably “start landing” more frequently as surface operations scale. The focus ties directly to sustaining the pace and cadence of lunar infrastructure buildup.

2026-05-06T09:17:14.714608-07:00

As NASA plans a sustained lunar base, the remaining challenge is getting better at Moon landings

Universe Today

NASA releases first engineering images from Pandora exoplanet survey mission NASA’s Pandora exoplanet survey mission has released its first engineering images, providing an early look at system performance from a NASA Astrophysics Pioneers Program effort. The imagery is described as the first ever from the mission, marking a key step toward Pandora’s exoplanet science goals.

2026-05-06T08:23:48.792500-07:00

NASA releases first engineering images from Pandora exoplanet survey mission

SpaceNews.com

Overview Energy wins U.S. Air Force contract to study space-based solar power for military installations Overview Energy has secured a U.S. Air Force contract to study how space-based solar power could be applied to power needs at military bases. The effort centers on assessing the feasibility of beaming solar energy from orbit to terrestrial installations, aligning orbital power concepts with defense energy requirements.

2026-05-06T06:36:47.389482-07:00

Overview Energy wins U.S. Air Force contract to study space-based solar power for military installations

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Astranis raises $450M (incl. $300M Series E) at a $2.8B valuation to scale GEO/high-orbit spacecraft production Astranis has secured $450 million in new capital—combining equity and debt—bringing total funding to more than $1.2 billion as it scales production for geostationary (GEO) and other high-orbit spacecraft. Snowpoint Ventures and Franklin Templeton co-led the round, valuing the company at $2.8 billion, as U.S. military demand grows.

2026-05-06T06:12:27.785485-07:00

Astranis raises $450M (incl. $300M Series E) at a $2.8B valuation to scale GEO/high-orbit spacecraft production

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The Exploration Company completes hot-fire test campaign for Huracan lunar lander engine

Blueprint gathering targets first crewed trek to Saturn’s Titan, outlining pathway to humanity’s next outer-planet destination

Eutelsat and Station Satcom sign multi-year deal to scale OneWeb LEO maritime connectivity

Data fusion enables high-definition Martian temperature maps to support ISRU planning for future bases

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