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New Vodafone Tool Merges Mobile and Teams Calls for Seamless Business Comms (Aff)
Vodafone · Nottingham

New Vodafone Tool Merges Mobile and Teams Calls for Seamless Business Comms (Aff)

100% Center coverage: 13 sources
A new partnership between Vodafone and Microsoft brings mobile and Teams calls together – cutting through communication chaos and helping modern businesses stay responsive and professional.See the Story
EU revamps regulations for expanding space market
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EU revamps regulations for expanding space market

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BRUSSELS :The European Commission on Wednesday put forward the EU Space Act, a long-awaited overhaul of regulations affecting its fast-growing space industry.The legislation aims to create a single market for firms offering space services in the bloc while boosting efforts to be more competitive with the UnitSee the Story
Boeing Wins $2.8 Billion for Two NC3 Satellites
Space Force · United States

Boeing Wins $2.8 Billion for Two NC3 Satellites

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Space Systems Command awarded Boeing $2.8 billion for the first two Evolved Strategic Satellite Communications space vehicles, which will enable modernized nuclear command, control and communications capabilities. The contract, which includes an option for two additional satellites, will support initial operational capability, SSC said in its announcement Thursday. The first of the two space vehicles is set to be delivered by 2031, according to …See the Story

European Launcher Challenge: Preselected Challengers Unveiled (ESA - European Space Agency)

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) Back to Index Five Challengers have been preselected to move forward following the completion of the first stage of the ESA invitation to tender for the European Launcher Challenge. The five Challengers are: Now, the European Space Agency will consolidate the proposals for the ESA Council at ministerial level (CM25) happening in November 2025. What is the European Launcher Challenge? The European Launcher Challenge is part of ESA's preparation…ESASee the Story

US greenlights billions for Moon missions despite Musk’s opposition

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The US is granting $10 billion (8.5 billion) for Moon missions that go against what SpaceX boss Elon Musk hopes to see from NASA.Elon Musk · United StatesSee the Story

Hypersonics and Heritage with Rep. Vince Fong

NASA’s use of public-private partnerships has played an important role in building up today’s flourishing commercial space ecosystem. Now, Rep. Vince Fong (R-CA) wants to use the same model to keep the US ahead of China in the hypersonics race.  The Making Advancements in Commercial Hypersonics (MACH) Act, which Fong co-introduced in January, would allow NASA to establish a program for testing technology related to hypersonic aircraft. Under the…NASA · BakersfieldRead Article

LH3M Wins Five Patents for Lunar Helium-3 Extraction

Lunar Helium-3 Mining, LLC (LH3M) secured its fifth US patent last month, covering the company’s end-to-end architecture for He-3 detection, extraction, and refinement on the Moon. LH3M is very much in the development phase, but with patents in hand, the company has begun talks with two rover companies—one in the US and one in Europe—to potentially ship LH3M tech to the Moon before the end of the decade, CEO Chris Salvino told Payload. Look shar…Read Article

K2 Hotfire Paves a Path to Multi-Orbit Missions

K2 Space, the CA-based startup building low-cost, high-power satellites optimized for MEO, has spent the last year buying down risk and burning up fuel in preparation for its first customer mission in February 2026. Today, K2 announced a hotfire test of its Krypton-fed Hall-effect thruster, which for the first time demonstrated the 20 kW of power that will be necessary for its Gravitas mission in February to fly from LEO to MEO in under 90 days.…Startups · CaliforniaRead Article

Exolaunch’s European Expansion Continues

If Monopoly made a rocket themed board game, Exolaunch would have a hotel on every space. The Berlin-based launch integrator announced a partnership this week with Orbex to sell satellite operators a ride on the UK launcher’s Prime and Proxima rockets. The partnership builds up Exolaunch’s capacity, and continues the company’s worldwide expansion. It also comes well ahead of Orbex’s first launch in 2026. “I would not say that we go out [and] buy…Germany · GermanyRead Article

York Takes Legal Action Against DoD's SBIR Award to Apex

What’s the purpose of a SBIR award? That’s the question at the heart of a legal complaint York Space Systems has filed against the military, over a contract awarded to fellow satellite builder Apex Space. Tick tock: The conflict began in February, when the Air Force announced a $45.9M Phase II Small Business Innovation Research contract for Apex under SSC, to build multiple satellites that could operate “in two space orbits.” York believed it sh…Washington DC · WashingtonRead Article

Atomic-6 Wins $2M Space Force Contract for Revolutionary Solar Array Technology

67% Center coverage: 3 sources
/PRNewswire/ -- Atomic-6, manufacturer of the world's finest composite solutions, has won a $2 million TACFI (Tactical Funding Increase) from United States...Startups · United StatesSee the Story

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