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Payload • Victoria Woodburn

Starcloud’s Fermi Explorer targets first Alpha Centauri mission by 2029 on $15M budget

Starcloud cofounders announced Fermi Explorer, a mission targeting Alpha Centauri by 2029 with a stated $15 million budget. The proposal would attempt humanity’s first mission to another star, pairing an exceptionally ambitious interstellar objective with a comparatively modest commercial-space funding envelope.

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2026-09-01T05:06:12.597278-07:00

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Payload • Douglas Gorman

Exclusive: Helogen Plans Two In-Orbit Manufacturing Missions in October

By Payload: Helogen today announced two upcoming missions of its HEL-IOS biomaterials manufacturing platform, both scheduled to launch in October.

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2026-09-01T06:05:13.371720-07:00

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SpaceNews.com • Sandra Erwin

Quindar to manage ground operations for Quantum Space’s maneuverable spacecraft

By SpaceNews.com: Illustration by Quindar and Quantum Space WASHINGTON — Quindar, a Denver-based startup that develops satellite ground software, said Sept.

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2026-09-01T05:10:44.566835-07:00

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CNBC • Liz Napolitano

One aerospace stock got hit by a SpaceX announcement. Two analysts say buy the dip

By CNBC: A slump in Howmet Aerospace after SpaceX said it would bring turbine-blade production in-house presents a buying opportunity, two Wall Street banks say.

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2026-09-01T06:06:23.536460-07:00

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Spain's PLD Space adds $125 million to its latest funding round

By Reuters: Aerospace engineering firm PLD Space said on Tuesday it had extended its equity funding round by €108 million ($125 million), ‌bringing the round's total to €288 million.

European Spaceflight

PLD Space Adds €108 million to Series C Funding Round

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PLD Space raises an additional $125 million

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2026-09-01T02:20:38.813412-07:00

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Ars Technica • Stephen Clark

NASA’s Mars Program Faces Cost and Capability Questions Without New Landers or Rovers

By Ars Technica: NASA's cost estimate for SR-1 Freedom is $2.1 billion, but that doesn't include the helicopters.

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2026-09-01T04:05:25.227696-07:00

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SpaceNews.com • Sandra Erwin

Yank Technologies to study wireless satellite charging for Space Force

By SpaceNews.com: Illustration by Yank Technologies WASHINGTON — Yank Technologies won a U.S. Space Force small-business contract to assess whether satellites could be recharged in orbit using wireless power, a concept that could reduce the need for physical docking during servicing missions.

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2026-09-01T06:22:28.720028-07:00

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NASA • Elizabeth Shaw

Starcloud’s Fermi Explorer targets first Alpha Centauri mission by 2029 on $15M budget

Exclusive: Helogen Plans Two In-Orbit Manufacturing Missions in October

Quindar to manage ground operations for Quantum Space’s maneuverable spacecraft

One aerospace stock got hit by a SpaceX announcement. Two analysts say buy the dip

Spain's PLD Space adds $125 million to its latest funding round

PLD Space Adds €108 million to Series C Funding Round

PLD Space raises an additional $125 million

NASA’s Mars Program Faces Cost and Capability Questions Without New Landers or Rovers

Yank Technologies to study wireless satellite charging for Space Force

NASA Welcomes Türkiye as Newest Artemis Accords Signatory

Turkey signs the Artemis Accords

Türkiye Joins Artemis Accords as 71st Signatory

One aerospace stock got hit by a SpaceX announcement. Two analysts say buy the dip

Yank Technologies to study wireless satellite charging for Space Force

Exclusive: Helogen Plans Two In-Orbit Manufacturing Missions in October

Quindar to manage ground operations for Quantum Space’s maneuverable spacecraft

Fermi Explorer Wants to Reach Another Star for $15M

NASA’s Mars Program Faces Cost and Capability Questions Without New Landers or Rovers

MaiaSpace Completes Upper-Stage Validation of its ‘Maia’ Launcher ahead of its 2027 Orbital Debut

Galactic Energy’s Pallas-1 rocket reaches orbit on debut launch

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NASA launches $4.3 billion Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope to study dark energy, dark matter and exoplanets

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