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White House seeks $18.8B for NASA in FY2027, proposing 23% topline cut and deep science reductions

The White House's FY2027 skinny budget requests $18.8 billion for NASA, 23% below FY2026, and repeats last year’s effort to sharply reduce science funding. It would slash science and STEM programs — including near‑50% cuts to NASA science — while directing resources toward a lunar surface base.

2026-04-03T08:38:02.850876-07:00

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Argotec opens first U.S. satellite production facility in Florida to serve rising U.S. demand

2026-04-03T10:58:05.903270-07:00

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Oman signs Artemis Accords, pledges 200% space investment surge and a Gulf launch port under Vision 2040

2026-04-03T10:00:00.462238-07:00

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IMCO Compromise Delivers Europe’s First Space Law: a Sweeping EU Space Act

2026-04-02T02:39:16.073203-07:00

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Argotec opens first U.S. satellite production facility in Florida to serve rising U.S. demand Argotec has opened its first U.S. satellite production facility near Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The move cements an Italian firm's foothold in the U.S. market as foreign space companies expand capacity to meet growing demand from American civil and commercial programs.

2026-04-03T10:58:05.903270-07:00

Argotec opens first U.S. satellite production facility in Florida to serve rising U.S. demand

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Oman signs Artemis Accords, pledges 200% space investment surge and a Gulf launch port under Vision 2040 Oman's government has signed the Artemis Accords and announced plans to increase space investment by 200%, including development of a Gulf launch port as part of Vision 2040. Dr. Ali Al Shidhani framed the moves as a push to accelerate national capabilities, commercial activity and regional launch capacity.

2026-04-03T10:00:00.462238-07:00

Oman signs Artemis Accords, pledges 200% space investment surge and a Gulf launch port under Vision 2040

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White House seeks $18.8B for NASA in FY2027, proposing 23% topline cut and deep science reductions The White House's FY2027 skinny budget requests $18.8 billion for NASA, 23% below FY2026, and repeats last year’s effort to sharply reduce science funding. It would slash science and STEM programs — including near‑50% cuts to NASA science — while directing resources toward a lunar surface base.

2026-04-03T08:38:02.850876-07:00

White House seeks $18.8B for NASA in FY2027, proposing 23% topline cut and deep science reductions

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ITU again rebuffs Oman’s bid to register placeholder satellite at 73.5°E Oman's effort to win International Telecommunication Union approval for a placeholder geostationary slot at 73.5°E has been rebuffed again by the regulator. The decision prolongs the government's challenge to secure orbital and spectrum rights needed to formalize its planned satellite capability and launch timeline.

2026-04-02T10:46:34.707783-07:00

ITU again rebuffs Oman’s bid to register placeholder satellite at 73.5°E

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Redwire to build quantum-secure QKDSat spacecraft for ESA Redwire has been awarded a contract by the European Space Agency to develop a quantum-secure spacecraft for the QKDSat program. The company will design and build a satellite to demonstrate space-based quantum key distribution as part of ESA’s effort to validate quantum-secure links from space.

2026-04-02T10:41:41.285828-07:00

Redwire to build quantum-secure QKDSat spacecraft for ESA

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SpaceData and Look Up partner to build SSA and STM data platform in Japan SpaceData has partnered with Look Up to build a space situational awareness (SSA) and space traffic management (STM) data platform in Japan. The collaboration establishes a domestic capability intended to deliver authoritative SSA/STM information to Japanese operators, regulators and allied stakeholders as orbital activity rises.

2026-04-02T02:39:16.659707-07:00

SpaceData and Look Up partner to build SSA and STM data platform in Japan

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IMCO Compromise Delivers Europe’s First Space Law: a Sweeping EU Space Act The European Parliament’s IMCO committee has adopted compromise amendments to the EU Space Act that establish a sweeping regulatory architecture for the continent’s civil and commercial space activities. The package reshapes obligations for operators, suppliers and states and raises questions about industry capacity, compliance costs and implementation timelines.

2026-04-02T02:39:16.073203-07:00

IMCO Compromise Delivers Europe’s First Space Law: a Sweeping EU Space Act

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ThrustMe wins €10M+ deals to equip 40 Japanese Earth‑observation satellites with iodine electric propulsion ThrustMe has signed commercial agreements worth more than €10 million to supply iodine electric propulsion systems for 40 Japanese Earth‑observation satellites, contracts announced during French president Emmanuel Macron’s visit to Japan. The deals broaden ThrustMe’s presence in Asia and accelerate iodine‑thruster adoption for LEO constellations.

2026-04-02T02:39:15.782557-07:00

ThrustMe wins €10M+ deals to equip 40 Japanese Earth‑observation satellites with iodine electric propulsion

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White House seeks $18.8B for NASA in FY2027, proposing 23% topline cut and deep science reductions

Argotec opens first U.S. satellite production facility in Florida to serve rising U.S. demand

Oman signs Artemis Accords, pledges 200% space investment surge and a Gulf launch port under Vision 2040

IMCO Compromise Delivers Europe’s First Space Law: a Sweeping EU Space Act

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