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SpaceNews.com
• Sandra Erwin
Launch executives warn Pentagon faces capacity crunch through 2030s
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Space Intel Report
• Peter B. de Selding
Every small satellite launch vehicle should have the Korean Kompsat-6 story in its sales pitch
By Space Intel Report: LA PLATA, Maryland — Korea’s Kompsat-6 radar observation satellite has become a poster child for the perils of booking a launch with a co-passenger instead of buying a dedicated launch, even if it’s more expensive.
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SpaceNews.com
• Sandra Erwin
Boeing to be awarded sole-source deal worth up to $946 million to maintain military satellites
By SpaceNews.com: GTON — The U.S. Space Force plans to award Boeing a sole-source contract worth up to $945.9 million to maintain and modernize military communications satellites and ground systems, citing the company’s ownership of proprietary technical data and software needed to perform the work.
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Space.com
• Mike Wall
Astronomers found a mysterious object beyond Neptune, and it could be a new dwarf planet
By Space.com: The Vera Rubin Observatory discovered a suspected dwarf planet beyond Neptune. If confirmed, it would be the sixth known dwarf planet in our solar system.
Universe Today
The Rubin Observatory Finds Its First Dwarf Planet Candidate
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Reuters
• Mark Trevelyan
Putin salutes Musk's genius as Russia plays catch-up with Starlink
By Reuters: President Vladimir Putin hailed Elon Musk as a genius on Wednesday, acknowledging Russia is only beginning to roll out its answer to his Starlink satellite internet system.
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SpaceNews.com
• Flexell Space
Flexell Space and Satoro Agree to Collaborate on In-Orbit Demonstration of Next-Generation Space Solar Cells
By SpaceNews.com: – Two demonstration missions planned aboard SpaceX Falcon 9, one each in 2027 and 2028 – Satoro to provide “Satellite-as-a-service” solution; Flexell Space to supply solar cells and test modules Uiwang-si, Korea – Flexell Space, a space energy company led by CEO Taehun Ahn, announced that it has signed an agreement with Singapore-based CubeSat specialist Satoro, led by CEO Mark Lu, for the in-orbit demonstration and validation (IOD/IOV) of next-generation space solar cells.
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Reuters
• Will Dunham
NASA rover detects ultrafine dust particles on Mars
By Reuters: Mars is a dusty place. Dust is circulated by everyday winds, whirlwinds called dust devils and larger dust storms raging at local, regional and global scales.
