Satellite   Commercial Space  
Payload • Jacqueline Feldscher

Vantor unveils Vantage and Pulse smallsat classes to boost imagery resolution and revisit rates

Vantor today unveiled two satellite classes — Vantage and Pulse — designed to improve its commercial imagery capability by delivering higher-resolution electro-optical images and increased revisit rates. The platforms aim to give customers more frequent, detailed imagery for near-real-time monitoring and rapid-response analysis across a range of sectors.

2026-04-09T03:00:37.624166-07:00
Launch Vehicles & Space Transportation   Space Exploration & Science Missions   Human Spaceflight & Space Stations   NASA  
Reuters • Joey Roulette

Artemis II astronauts to hold first live press conference from lunar orbit after record-setting far‑side flyby

By Reuters: The four astronauts spoke of their emotions as they wrapped up the unprecedented flight and prepared to re-enter Earth's atmosphere in a "fireball", during their first press conference from space.

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2026-04-08T15:12:04.671164-07:00
Satellite   Commercial Space   Space Defense & Militarization  
SpaceNews.com • Jason Rainbow

Inspection cubesat demo planned as first step toward orbital defense mothership

By SpaceNews.com: Bulgarian satellite maker EnduroSat and British defense tech startup Shield Space aim to deploy a cubesat next year capable of maneuvering near other satellites for inspection, ahead of plans to develop a mothership that could house dozens of them for on-demand missions.

2026-04-08T01:12:21.427464-07:00