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A rocket nose dive down under. May 16, 2025

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Gilmour Space has delayed the inaugural launch of its Eris spacecraft after the nose cone fell off the rocket ahead of liftoff. NASA has selected Rocket Lab to launch the agency’s Aspera mission. Space solar company Solestial has raised $17 Million in a Series A funding round, and more.

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Elysia Segal from NASASpaceflight.com brings us the Space Traffic Report.

Selected Reading

Adam Gilmour LinkedIn Update

NASA Awards Launch Service Task Order for Aspera’s Galaxy Mission

Solestial Announces $17M Series A Funding Round to Scale Space Solar Manufacturing

Reflect Orbital Secures $20 Million in Series A Funding Led by Lux Capital

ICEYE strengthens presence in Greece with new office and satellite production line

NASA Welcomes Norway as 55th Nation to Sign Artemis Accords

Muon Space Awarded Additional NRO Contract for Next Phase of Commercial Electro-Optical Capabilities

Sidus Space Reports First Quarter 2025 Financial Results and Provides Business Update

Sidus Space Announces Successful On-Orbit Operation of FeatherEdge™ Gen-2 Aboard LizzieSat®-3

Virgin Galactic - Investor Relations

US Mint begins sales of $1 coin honoring innovative NASA space shuttle- collectSPACE

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The new era of space computing. May 15, 2025

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China has launched 12 satellites in the first deployment of a space computing constellation. Venus Aerospace completed the first US flight test of a Rotating Detonation Rocket Engine (RDRE). Viasat has selected Blue Origin to launch the demonstration of its InRange launch telemetry relay service, and more.

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Our guest is Paul Thomas, Accenture’s Managing Director and Global Lead of Space Innovation Technology.

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Selected Reading

China launches first batch of space computing satellite constellation - CGTN

Guoxing Aerospace launches twelve satellites in one launch! The Space Computing Constellation 021 mission is a complete success!

Venus Aerospace Completes Historic U.S. Hypersonic Engine Flight Test

Viasat and Blue Origin to Partner on Launch Telemetry Demonstration for NASA Communications Services Project

York Space Systems' Bard Mission Ready for Launch, Demonstrating Future Communications Capabilities for NASA

Kepler Validates SDA-Compatible Space-to-Ground Laser Links with Cailabs

Eris rocket launch day delayed for Gilmour Space Technologies- news.com.au

Powering the Frontier: Our $50M Series B Round

NASA’s Voyager 1 Revives Backup Thrusters Before Command Pause

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Space Forge’s record-breaking Series A. May 14, 2025

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British ISAM company Space Forge has raised $29.8 million in a Series A Funding Round led by the NATO Innovation Fund. ICEYE has signed a €200 million agreement to produce three SAR satellites for the Polish Armed Forces. Ramon Space has been selected by Eutelsat to provide onboard digital communication channelizers for the expansion of its OneWeb constellation, and more.

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Selected Reading

Space Forge secures record-breaking Series A funding to revolutionise industrial materials using space

ICEYE to provide SAR satellites for the Armed Forces of Poland

Ramon.Space Awarded Eutelsat OneWeb Contract to Provide Cutting-Edge Satellite Onboard Digital Channelizers

BlackSky Signs Multiple Early Access Agreements with International Defense Sector Customers for Gen-3 Services

Two Earth Return Missions in Two Months: Rocket Lab Demonstrates Rapid Re-entry Capability with Third Pioneer Spacecraft for Varda Space Industries

Mission: Eris Testflight 1

Intelsat, Cubic³ Complete Vehicle Satellite Connectivity Test, Advancing Ubiquitous Connectivity Vision

Space Nuclear Power Corporation Partners with USSF Space Strategic Technology Institute at the University of Michigan to Develop Nuclear Electric Propulsion

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DIU selects new companies for the Hybrid Space Architecture project. May 13, 2025

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The US Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) has selected new companies to join its effort to build a secure network of military and commercial communication satellites. The US Space Force (USSF) Space Systems Command (SSC) has selected Auria Space and Sphinx Defense to each develop and deploy a secure, cloud-based Joint Antenna Marketplace (JAM) prototype. X-Bow Systems has raised $105 million in a Series B Funding Round, and more.

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Our guest today is Susanne Hake, Maxar US Government General Manager.

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Selected Reading

Hybrid Space Communications Network Leverages Commercial Technology

Space Systems Command Advances Dynamic Satellite Operations Through Joint Antenna Marketplace- Space Systems Command

X-Bow Systems Announces Final Closing of Over $105 Million Series B Funding to Deliver State-of-the-Art Defense Technologies at Speed and Scale

AST SpaceMobile Provides Business Update and First Quarter 2025 Results

Q-KON and Rivada Partner to Bring Outernet Connectivity to Africa

Space Development Agency, University of North Dakota Announce Educational Partnership Agreement

Hungary’s Return to Space as A Nation’s Ambition is Reignited After 45 Years - Hungarian Conservative

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Is it a bird, is it a plane? No, it’s Kosmos 482. May 12, 2025

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The failed Soviet Venus lander Kosmos 482 crashed into sea after 53 years in orbit. Redwire Corporation reports financial results from the first quarter. Viasat’s GX10A and GX10B satellite payloads are now available to deliver services for government customers, and more.

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Our guest today is Patrick O'Neill, Public Affairs and Outreach Lead at the International Space Station US National Laboratory.

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Selected Reading

Failed Soviet Venus lander Kosmos 482 crashes to Earth after 53 years in orbit- Space

Redwire Corporation Reports First Quarter 2025 Financial Results

Viasat's Arctic Broadband Dedicated Coverage Advances as Payloads Enter Service Onboard Space Norway’s Arctic Satellite Broadband Mission Spacecraft

ispace and Takasago Thermal Engineering Co., Ltd. Agree to Explore Thermal Mining Technology for Water Extraction on the Moon

Trump administration to revive National Space Council - POLITICO

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Goddard’s Centennial. May 10, 2025

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Robert Hutchings Goddard was an American engineer, professor, physicist, and inventor known as the godfather of modern rocketry. He is credited with creating and building the world's first liquid-fueled rocket, which was successfully launched on March 16, 1926. By 1915, his pioneering work had dramatically improved the efficiency of the solid-fueled rocket, signaling the era of the modern rocket and innovation. Our guest is Charles Statkin from the Wonder Mission about the centennial celebrations of Robert Goddard's pioneering work.

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The Adventures of Rocket Lab’s Neutron. May 09, 2025

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Rocket Lab has been awarded a contract by the US Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) to launch the Neutron for a Rocket Cargo mission that supports point-to-point cargo transportation. Rocket Lab, MDA Space and BlackSky release financial updates. mPower Technology secures $21 million in a Series B funding round, and more.

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Selected Reading

Rocket Lab Partners With U.S. Air Force for Neutron Launch for Re-Entry Mission

Rocket Lab Announces First Quarter 2025 Financial Results, Posting Quarterly Revenue of $123m Representing 32% Year-on-Year Growth

BlackSky Reports First Quarter 2025 Results

MDA Space Reports First Quarter 2025 Results

mPower Technology Closes Over $21M Series B Funding Round Led by Razor's Edge and Joined by Shield Capital

European Space Agency announces new cooperation with Indian Space Research Organisation

ATMOS and ARX Robotics Form Space Defence Alliance to create European Platform for Orbital Readiness

Exclusive: Axelspace eyes June IPO, sources say, latest Japan space startup to seek a listing- Reuters

Oracle-M Hot Fire Test: A Major Milestone in Cislunar Space Situational Awareness and National Security- Space Systems Command

Reentry prediction Soviet-era Venera Venus lander (Cosmos-482 descent craft) – Rocket Science

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Interlune secures first customers for helium-3 lunar mining. May 08, 2025

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Interlude announces contracts with the US Department of Energy (DoE) and Maybell Quantum to deliver helium-3 and unveils the first prototype of their lunar excavator. IonQ plans to launch a global space-to-space and space-to-ground satellite quantum key distribution network and acquire Capella Space Corporation. The Office of Space Commerce’s (OSC’s) Traffic Coordination System for Space (TraCSS) is expanding its Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA) with SpaceX, and more.

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Our guest today is Joe Schurman, Principal Aerospace & Defense Sector AI Leader and US Space Program Leader at PwC.

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Selected Reading

U.S. Department of Energy Buys Helium-3 from U.S. Space Resources Company Interlune in Historic Agreement

Space Resources Company Interlune Unveils Full-Scale Prototype of Excavator for Harvesting Helium-3 from the Moon

Interlune Announces Maybell Quantum as First Commercial Customer to Buy Helium-3

IonQ Announces Plans for First Space-Based Quantum Key Distribution Network

TraCSS Expands CRADA Efforts with SpaceX

Sierra Space Marks Third Testing Milestone With Space Force R-GPS Satellite Program

Rheinmetall and ICEYE plan to establish a joint venture – satellite production and other space solutions in the new Rheinmetall Space Cluster

ICEYE opens Research & Development and Manufacturing Center in Valencia, Spain

Dave Gallagher Named 11th Director of JPL as Laurie Leshin Steps Down

India delays 1st Gaganyaan astronaut launch to 2027- Space

NASA to Explore Additional Methods to Send VIPER to Moon

Lunar laser: China makes 1st daytime laser-ranging measurement from Earth to the moon- Space

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Starbase City to increase Starship launches. May 07, 2025

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Texas approves Starbase’s city status as the FAA greenlights increased SpaceX Super Heavy launches from Boca Chica. The German Federal Agency for Cartography and Geodesy has signed a seven-figure contract with Planet Labs. ClearSpace has successfully completed Phase 2 of the CLEAR mission for the UK’s first Active Debris Removal (ADR) project, and more.

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Selected Reading

SpaceX Starship Super Heavy Project at the Boca Chica Launch Site- Federal Aviation Administration

Welcome to Starbase: Texas has a new city home to Elon Musk's SpaceX

Planet Signs 7-Figure Contract Expansion with the German Government, Enabling Land and Water Management from Space

ClearSpace Completes Phase 2 of Mission CLEAR, Strengthening UK’s Leadership in In-Orbit Services

USSF strengthens Missile Warning Mission with FORGE Enterprise OPIR solution effort award- Space Systems Command

Star Catcher and Satlyt Partner to Unlock Scalable Edge Computing with On-Demand Orbital Energy

Space Force eyeing international launch sites to increase 'resilience' - Breaking Defense

ispace Completes Success 7 of Mission 2 Milestones

Bringing the Moon to the Classroom- MDA Space

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Space for reusable hypersonics. May 06, 2025

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Stratolaunch’s Talon-A2 vehicle successfully completed its second hypersonic flight and recovery last month. D-Orbit has signed a contract with SpaceX for additional launch capacity on upcoming Transporter rideshare missions. Rivada Space and Pulsar Solutions to partner on secure connectivity, and more.

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Our guest today is Chuck Cynamon, President of Telesat Government Solutions.

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Selected Reading

Stratolaunch Successfully Completes Reusable Hypersonic Flight and Recovery with Talon-A2 Vehicle

D-Orbit signs contract with SpaceX for expanded launch capacity on upcoming rideshare missions

Rivada Space Networks Announces Partnership with Pulsar Solutions

The Sea God Sees- Rocket Lab

ispace LinkedIn

Quantum Systems raises €160M as it targets global leadership in aerial intelligence solutions

Japan creating battery that can run for 100 years in outer space – SatNews

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