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"Thanks to this location, we will be able to industrialize Zephyr production up to 50 units per year while maintaining control over our
growth pace," said Isabelle Valentin, chief operating officer of the company
Latitude aims to launch its Zephyr rocket in 2026 from the Guiana Space Centre, in French Guiana, for the first time
The company also said it has signed two major contracts, including a strategic mission for the European Defence Fund and a contract with the
French space agency, CNES, for microgravity demonstrations.Japan's H2A rocket makes final flight
Jointly developed by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries and the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, the 53-meter rocket debuted in 2001 and quickly
It had an excellent record, with 49 successes out of 50 launch attempts
The decision to retire the H2A comes amid rising global competition in the space launch industry, where cost-efficiency has become a key
Japan hopes its new H3 rocket, although expendable, will be more cost competitive.SpaceX to win DOD satellite contract
The Trump administration plans to cancel a fleet of orbiting data relay satellites managed by the Space Development Agency and replace it
with a secretive network that, so far, relies primarily on SpaceX's Starlink Internet constellation, Ars reports
While details of the Pentagon's plan remain secret, the White House proposal would commit $277 million in funding to kick off a new program
called "pLEO SATCOM" or "MILNET." The funding line for a proliferated low-Earth orbit satellite communications network hasn't appeared in a
Pentagon budget before, but plans for MILNET already exist in a different form.X marks the spot ..
Meanwhile, the budget proposal for fiscal year 2026 would eliminate funding for a new tranche of data relay satellites from the Space
The pLEO SATCOM or MILNET program would replace them, providing crucial support for the Trump administration's proposed Golden Dome missile
While SpaceX's role isn't mentioned explicitly in the Pentagon's budget documents, the MILNET program is already on the books, and SpaceX is
It has been made public in recent months, after years of secrecy, although many details remain unclear.506febe27e4397796059da44b639e3d6
