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Varda Space Industries Raises $329M, Leading Space Manufacturing Market with Microgravity Production Platforms and Re-entry Capsules
Forge Global USA Overview Varda Space Industries has raised $329 million since its inception, aiming to manufacture performance-enhanced products (such as fiber optic cables, pharmaceuticals, and semiconductors) in microgravity on orbita... -
SpaceX Starlink Network Poised to Transform Cloud Computing: Boosting Remote Connectivity and Resilience with Space-Based AI Infrastructure
Senior Executive USA Overview Amid soaring AI infrastructure demand, space-based AI infrastructure is poised to fundamentally transform cloud computing. The expansion of SpaceX's Starlink network presents new opportunities for orbital in... -
LMA Consulting Group: SpaceX’s Low-Cost Launches Make High-Value In-Space Manufacturing Economically Viable
LMA Consulting Group USA Overview LMA Consulting Group analysis indicates that SpaceX's reusable rocket development, significantly reducing launch costs and increasing payload capacity, has made high-value product manufacturing in space ... -
ISS Expedition 74 Crew Advances Microgravity Manufacturing of Cartilage Tissue and Advanced Materials
NASA USA Overview On the International Space Station (ISS), the Expedition 74 crew is vigorously advancing two critical in-space manufacturing experiments: bioengineering for cartilage tissue production and advanced materials manufacturi... -
NASA to Launch Artemis III Next Year, Testing Commercial Lunar Lander in Earth Orbit Ahead of Planned 2028 Moon Landing
Via Satellite USA Overview NASA plans to launch Artemis III next year, preceding the Artemis IV mission's astronaut lunar landing in 2028. Artemis III is positioned not as the first lunar landing, but as a risk-reduction mission to condu... -
NASA Plans First Permanent Human Lunar Outpost ‘Moon Base’ at South Pole, Serving as Stepping Stone for Mars Exploration
NASA USA Overview NASA is advancing plans to construct the first permanent human lunar outpost, 'Moon Base,' at the Moon's south pole. This ambitious project aims to establish a sustained human presence on the Moon through a series of cr... -
LambdaVision and Vast Sign MOU to Advance Space-Based Manufacturing of Protein-Based Artificial Retina on Commercial Space Stations
Business Wire USA Overview LambdaVision has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Vast to support research and manufacturing activities on Vast’s Haven-1 and future commercial space stations. LambdaVision has demonstrated, thro... -
Axiom Space, Starcloud, and SpaceX Accelerate Orbital Data Center Development, Redefining Cloud Computing by 2035
Data Center Knowledge USA Overview Driven by limitations in terrestrial infrastructure, interest in orbital data centers is surging. Axiom Space is developing orbital data center nodes supporting cloud computing, AI, and cybersecurity. S... -
DNP and ElevationSpace Sign Capital and Business Alliance for Joint Development of Low Earth Orbit Material Testing and Retrieval Services
IBTimes JP Japan Overview Dai Nippon Printing (DNP) and Japanese space startup ElevationSpace have signed a capital and business alliance agreement to jointly develop services covering material and component testing, retrieval, and terre... -
NASA ISS Advances Space-Designed Treatments Through Cartilage Regeneration and Digestive System Research
NASA USA Overview The Expedition 74 crew on the International Space Station (ISS) is conducting groundbreaking research on how microgravity affects cartilage growth and the digestive system, aiming to improve patient care on Earth and pr...
