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Via Satellite • Rachel Jewett

Lockheed Martin teams with Seagate Space and Firefly Aerospace on sea-based national security satellite launches

Lockheed Martin, Seagate Space and Firefly Aerospace announced a three-way collaboration to develop sea-based launch capabilities for national security missions, positioning maritime launch as an additional route to orbit. The effort is framed around building on Lockheed’s missile-defense and counter-measures legacy.

Also: defence-blog.com and satnews.com

2026-05-04T14:04:28.560841-07:00

Launch Vehicles & Space Transportation Commercial Space Space Debris & Traffic Management

NASA Spaceflight • John Sharp

Launch Preview: three launches — a calm before the storm?

By NASA Spaceflight: Two Falcon 9 launches and a Chang Zheng 7 make up the launch roster for the week commencing Monday, May 4, 2026. SpaceX will use its launches to place a further 48 Starlink satellites into Group 17 of the huge constellation of over 7,000 satellites.

2026-05-04T12:07:53.549383-07:00

JWST Space Exploration & Science Missions

Space.com • Sharmila Kuthunur

James Webb Space Telescope directly studies an exoplanet's surface for the 1st time: 'We see a dark, hot, barren rock'

By Space.com: Astronomers using the James Webb Space Telescope have directly analyzed the surface of a distant super-Earth, revealing a dark, airless, Mercury-like world.

2026-05-04T12:42:00.213314-07:00

Satellite AI Space Exploration & Science Missions Commercial Space Space Defense & Militarization

SpaceNews.com • Jason Rainbow

Pixxel pushes into orbital data centers for faster geospatial intelligence

By SpaceNews.com: Indian hyperspectral imaging startup Pixxel plans to test orbital data center technology on a pathfinder satellite designed to deliver geospatial intelligence directly from space.

India Defense News

Pixxel To Launch India’s First Orbital Data Centre Satellite, Powered By Sarvam

indiatoday.in

Sarvam and Pixxel are getting ready to put AI data centre in space through satellites

2026-05-04T09:57:51.816761-07:00

Moon Space Exploration & Science Missions Commercial Space NASA

SpaceNews.com • Jeff Foust

Interlune wins NASA contract for helium-3 extraction payload

By SpaceNews.com: Interlune, a startup with plans to harvest helium-3 from the moon, has won a NASA contract to develop a payload to test ways to extract it from regolith.

Also: douglasmmessier.substack.com, GeekWire and interlune.space

2026-05-04T08:03:40.645846-07:00

Satellite Space Defense & Militarization Defense Policy

Breaking Defense • Theresa Hitchens

It's a wrap: Space-BACN satellite laser link program shifts from DARPA to DIU

By Breaking Defense: Space-BACN's optical inter-satellite links and related tech are transitioning to the Defense Innovation Unit for a future on-orbit pathfinder, according to industry execs.

2026-05-04T08:43:04.302887-07:00

Satellite Aerial Firefighting Europe Commercial Space Sustainability & Climate Initiatives

SpaceNews.com • Emma Gatti

OroraTech deploys wildfire constellation for Greece

By SpaceNews.com: KRAKOW — Four OroraTech satellites that are part of the Hellenic Fire System launched and deployed on May 3, the Munich-based company announced.

ESA

Launch boosts European Earth monitoring and connectivity

GlobeNewswire

Greece Launches World’s First National Wildfire Satellite System with OroraTech

2026-05-04T06:50:40.398431-07:00

Satellite LEO Commercial Space Space Debris & Traffic Management

SpaceNews.com

Global Smallsat Deployment Accelerates, with 16,900 Satellites Projected Through 2035

By SpaceNews.com: Paris, France – May 2026 – The 11th edition of Novaspace’s Prospects for the Small Satellite Market report forecasts 16,900 small satellites (under 500 kg) to be launched between 2026 and 2035.

2026-05-04T08:43:06.617328-07:00

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Lockheed Martin teams with Seagate Space and Firefly Aerospace on sea-based national security satellite launches

Launch Preview: three launches — a calm before the storm?

James Webb Space Telescope directly studies an exoplanet's surface for the 1st time: 'We see a dark, hot, barren rock'

Pixxel pushes into orbital data centers for faster geospatial intelligence

Pixxel To Launch India’s First Orbital Data Centre Satellite, Powered By Sarvam

Sarvam and Pixxel are getting ready to put AI data centre in space through satellites

Interlune wins NASA contract for helium-3 extraction payload

It's a wrap: Space-BACN satellite laser link program shifts from DARPA to DIU

OroraTech deploys wildfire constellation for Greece

Launch boosts European Earth monitoring and connectivity

Greece Launches World’s First National Wildfire Satellite System with OroraTech

Global Smallsat Deployment Accelerates, with 16,900 Satellites Projected Through 2035

Lockheed Martin Joins Seagate Space and Firefly Aerospace to Develop Sea-Based Launch

James Webb Space Telescope directly studies an exoplanet's surface for the 1st time: 'We see a dark, hot, barren rock'