SpaceWatch Global
• Judith Delany
At the International Space Summit, Astrolab’s Manny Shar discusses the company’s effort to develop a lunar rover in just 17 months. The project highlights the pace, engineering demands and commercial ambitions shaping the emerging market for lunar mobility systems.
SpaceNews.com
• Debra Werner
By SpaceNews.com: PARIS – Satellogic announced plans Sept. 14 to launch one NewSat Mark V and two NewSat Mark VI Earth-observation satellite in October.
SpaceNews.com
• Jason Rainbow
By SpaceNews.com: ColliMate Space has demonstrated its Nexus software for autonomously managing satellite downlinks onboard a spacecraft for the first time, the Silicon Valley startup announced Sept.
SpaceNews.com
• Jeff Foust
By SpaceNews.com: Launch services provider Exolaunch said Sept. 14 it secured capacity for rideshare payloads on two launches, including a flight on a Japanese rocket.
Payload
• Victoria Woodburn
By Payload: Orbital compute startup Sophia Space and space asset leasing company SLI have set terms for a $300M asset-financing deal.
SpaceNews.com
• Sandra Erwin
By SpaceNews.com: GTON — The nuclear microreactor startup Antares won a $161 million Department of the Air Force contract to develop and demonstrate a nuclear reactor for spacecraft.
SpaceWatch Global
• Guest Author
By SpaceWatch Global: Why custom silicon and common terminal architectures could determine the economics of LEO networks, from Starlink to Europe’s IRIS² constellation.
SpaceNews.com
• Jeff Foust
By SpaceNews.com: European officials used an international space conference to bolster the continent’s own space capabilities as they push for greater autonomy.
The Daily Debrief
One concise daily briefing across aviation, defense and space—key developments, corroborating sources, and the context leaders need to act.
Space Intel Report
• Peter B. de Selding
NASA Spaceflight
• Justin Davenport
European Spaceflight
• Andrew Parsonson
