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Germany clears Rocket Lab's acquisition of Mynaric

Rocket Lab has won German regulatory approval for its proposed acquisition of Mynaric, clearing a jurisdictional hurdle and allowing the transaction to advance toward closing. The decision enables the companies to proceed with the integration steps necessary to complete the deal and begin post-transaction planning.

2026-03-30T14:30:35.563269-07:00

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SDA's constant adaptation: building resilient, replenishable US space forces

2026-03-30T06:31:15.333076-07:00

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Starcloud raises $170M Series A at $1.1B to build orbital data centres

2026-03-30T04:17:43.219236-07:00

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ESA launches Thales Alenia‑built IOD‑2 pair for Celeste LEO navigation demonstrator

2026-03-30T02:00:26.222893-07:00

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Germany clears Rocket Lab's acquisition of Mynaric Rocket Lab has won German regulatory approval for its proposed acquisition of Mynaric, clearing a jurisdictional hurdle and allowing the transaction to advance toward closing. The decision enables the companies to proceed with the integration steps necessary to complete the deal and begin post-transaction planning.

2026-03-30T14:30:35.563269-07:00

Germany clears Rocket Lab's acquisition of Mynaric

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SDA's constant adaptation: building resilient, replenishable US space forces The Space Development Agency treats space as the battlefield, prioritizing rapid iteration, continuous replenishment and resilient architectures so U.S. satellites keep delivering under contested conditions. SDA officials say constant adaptation — rapid prototyping, dispersed constellations and frequent updates — is the operational model to maintain survivability and advantage.

2026-03-30T06:31:15.333076-07:00

SDA's constant adaptation: building resilient, replenishable US space forces

SpaceNews.com

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Starcloud raises $170M Series A at $1.1B to build orbital data centres Starcloud closed a $170 million Series A at a $1.1 billion valuation to develop orbital data centres, pursuing a 'one satellite, one GPU' architecture. The raise underscores strong investor demand and the startup's flight heritage as competition to host AI compute in LEO accelerates.

2026-03-30T04:17:43.219236-07:00

Starcloud raises $170M Series A at $1.1B to build orbital data centres

ESA

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ESA launches Thales Alenia‑built IOD‑2 pair for Celeste LEO navigation demonstrator Two Thales Alenia‑built IOD‑2 satellites for the European Space Agency’s Celeste in‑orbit demonstration were launched on a Rocket Lab Electron from New Zealand at 10:14 CET and separated about an hour later. The pair will test a complementary LEO navigation layer intended to improve positioning accuracy and integrity.

2026-03-30T02:00:26.222893-07:00

ESA launches Thales Alenia‑built IOD‑2 pair for Celeste LEO navigation demonstrator

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Satellite-imagery industry's next hurdle: system interoperability As smallsat and commercial imagery fleets proliferate, operators and customers face a new constraint: lack of interoperability across sensors, datastreams and ground systems that limits timely multi-source analysis. The industry must align data standards, communications links and tasking protocols to unlock multi-constellation value for commercial and defense users.

2026-03-29T14:52:22.479532-07:00

Satellite-imagery industry's next hurdle: system interoperability

NASA Spaceflight

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America's Rocket Factory Comes Full Circle as Artemis Restarts Crewed Beyond-LEO Launches NASA is preparing to resume crewed missions beyond low Earth orbit with Artemis, signalling the U.S. rocket industrial base’s return to producing vehicles and systems for human deep‑space launches. The restart closes a multidecade capability gap and refocuses contractors, supply chains and launch infrastructure.

2026-03-29T14:31:11.247735-07:00

America's Rocket Factory Comes Full Circle as Artemis Restarts Crewed Beyond-LEO Launches

Bloomberg

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Who Benefits From NASA’s $100 Billion Moon Return — Stakeholders, Strategy and Spending Priorities NASA's $100 billion plan to return humans to the Moon rekindles the single-minded drive that achieved Apollo in 1969 but spreads objectives across agency, commercial partners and international allies. The program's stakeholder mix and spending priorities will determine which companies, technologies and nations capture most economic and strategic value.

2026-03-29T09:02:25.462661-07:00

Who Benefits From NASA’s $100 Billion Moon Return — Stakeholders, Strategy and Spending Priorities

Space.com

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Artemis II crew named: three Americans and Canada’s Jenni Gibbons for first crewed lunar flyby in 50+ years NASA announced the four-person Artemis II crew — three Americans and Canadian astronaut Jenni Gibbons — who will fly the agency’s first crewed lunar mission in more than 50 years. The flight will validate Orion systems and operational procedures and showcase a more diverse, modern astronaut corps than Apollo-era teams.

2026-03-29T03:10:35.234875-07:00

Artemis II crew named: three Americans and Canada’s Jenni Gibbons for first crewed lunar flyby in 50+ years

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Germany clears Rocket Lab's acquisition of Mynaric

SDA's constant adaptation: building resilient, replenishable US space forces

Starcloud raises $170M Series A at $1.1B to build orbital data centres

ESA launches Thales Alenia‑built IOD‑2 pair for Celeste LEO navigation demonstrator

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