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China’s Commercial Space Sector Soars: 50 Launches in 2025, Aerospace Core to 15th Five-Year Plan, and Offshore Launch Innovation
Xinhua China Overview China's commercial space sector is undergoing rapid expansion, driven by supportive policies, technological breakthroughs, and strong market demand, achieving 50 commercial space launches in 2025, accounting for ove... -
US Space Force Awards Rocket Lab $397 Million Contract for ‘Flatellites’ to Boost Air Threat Tracking Capabilities
Space.com USA Overview The U.S. Space Force has awarded Rocket Lab a significant $397 million contract to design, manufacture, launch, and operate a fleet of 'Flatellites' aimed at enhancing air threat tracking capabilities. This funding... -
India’s Serendipity Space Successfully Tests Autonomous In-Space Pharmaceutical Manufacturing System ‘Alchemy’ in Suborbital Flight
Fortune India India Overview Indian startup Serendipity Space has successfully flight-tested its prototype satellite system, 'Alchemy,' capable of autonomous pharmaceutical manufacturing in suborbital space. The system demonstrated drug ... -
Orbital Manufacturing Accelerates: Semiconductors and Pharmaceuticals Take Center Stage as US Weighs Tax Credits and China Advances Tiangong Microgravity Production
Space Index International Overview In-space manufacturing, particularly for semiconductors and pharmaceuticals under microgravity and vacuum conditions, is rapidly advancing. Companies are pursuing orbital facilities to produce materials... -
LandSpace Achieves Historic First with Zhuque-3 Steel Booster Landing, Advancing China’s Reusable Rocket Capabilities
South China Morning Post China Overview Chinese commercial rocket firm LandSpace successfully recovered the first stage booster of its Zhuque-3 rocket after an orbital launch on August 19, 2026. This landmark achievement makes China the ... -
Microchip Technology Unveils Radiation-Hardened Space CSAC-SA65 Chip-Scale Atomic Clock for Precision Small Satellite Timing
GlobeNewswire USA Overview Microchip Technology has released the Space CSAC-SA65, a radiation-hardened chip-scale atomic clock designed for demanding space applications. This compact device offers over 30 kRad Total Ionizing Dose (TID) i... -
UK’s Space Forge Partners with Texas A&M University System to Establish Terrestrial Semiconductor Material Manufacturing and Processing Base as First Step into US Market
Space Forge UK, USA Overview UK advanced materials company Space Forge has signed a strategic research agreement with the Texas A&M University System, marking its first step into establishing semiconductor material manufacturing and ... -
SETI Institute, Backed by NASA NIAC, Develops Orbital Raman Spectroscopy for Remote Space Resource Detection on Moon, Asteroids, and Phobos, Accelerating ISRU
EurekAlert! USA Overview A SETI Institute research team, supported by the NASA Innovative Advanced Concepts (NIAC) program, is developing an innovative method for remote space resource identification. They are testing the use of Raman sp... -
Firefly Aerospace Onboards Zeno Power’s RHU for Blue Ghost Mission to Demonstrate Radioisotope Technologies for Lunar Night Survival
Firefly Aerospace USA Overview Firefly Aerospace announced that Zeno Power Systems' innovative Radioisotope Heater Unit (RHU) will be integrated into its Blue Ghost lunar lander mission, part of NASA's CLPS program. This collaboration ai... -
Microgravity Drug Crystallization Achieves Earth-Unattainable Morphologies and Particle Size Distributions, Promising Enhanced Therapeutic Effects and Shelf Life, But Cost-Effectiveness Remains a Challenge
Reddit (r/biotech) USA Overview Discussions among experts reveal that microgravity drug crystallization offers the potential to achieve unique crystal morphologies and particle size distributions unattainable on Earth. Gravity significan...
