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China’s Orienspace Secures Strategic Funding from Shandong State Funds: Accelerating Gravity-1 Rocket Development and Production
Dealroom News China Overview Chinese commercial space company Orienspace has completed an early-stage funding round with strategic support from Shandong Xindongneng Fund and Shandong Xindongneng Fund. The company develops rockets and sat... -
Microchip Technology Unveils Space CSAC-SA65 Radiation-Hardened Chip-Scale Atomic Clock for Low-Power, High-Precision Timing, Simplifying Satellite Design and Reducing Costs
Simply Wall St USA Overview Microchip Technology has announced the "Space CSAC-SA65," a radiation-hardened chip-scale atomic clock offering precise, low-power timing for satellite electronics operating in harsh environments like Low Eart... -
NASA’s SSPICY Mission Demonstrates Innovative Multi-Jointed Robotic Arm and Propulsion Technologies, Significantly Advancing Autonomous In-Space Servicing and Manufacturing
NASA USA Overview NASA's SSPICY (Small Spacecraft Propulsion and Inspection Capability) mission successfully achieved critical technology demonstrations in a public-private partnership aimed at in-space satellite servicing and inspection... -
NASA to Launch Two CAPSTONE 02 Probes in 2027 to Test Complex Three-Body Orbits for Lunar Infrastructure
Space USA Overview NASA plans to launch two CAPSTONE 02 maneuverable probes into lunar orbit in 2027 to investigate the effects of complex gravitational environments, specifically "three-body orbits," on spacecraft. This mission aims to ... -
NASA’s CAPSTONE 02 Mission to Demonstrate Autonomous Navigation and Communication Technologies in Lunar Orbit by 2027, Supporting Artemis Program
NASA USA Overview NASA announced the CAPSTONE 02 mission, slated for launch in 2027, will demonstrate advanced technologies in cislunar space, including rendezvous and proximity operations, autonomous navigation, and cislunar communicati... -
US Department of Energy Chronicles Six Decades of Space Nuclear Power, From Transit 4A to Mars Curiosity Rover Missions
Department of Energy USA Overview The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) outlined the history of nuclear power in space, beginning with the 1961 launch of the U.S. Navy's Transit 4A navigation satellite, the first spacecraft powered by a ra... -
NASA’s CAPSTONE Completes Extended Lunar Mission, Establishes Itself as Cost-Effective Technology Demonstration Platform
NASA USA Overview NASA's CAPSTONE spacecraft has completed its extended mission in lunar orbit, demonstrating its existing hardware's capability to host new applications. This achievement establishes CAPSTONE as a cost-effective and flex... -
JAXA to Test Reusable Rocket ‘RV-X’ for 2030s Deployment, Validating Guidance, Landing, and High-Temperature Metal Material Suitability
Seoul Economic Daily Japan Overview JAXA plans to conduct launch tests of its experimental reusable rocket, 'RV-X,' aiming for operational deployment by the early 2030s. These tests will progressively validate guidance, landing control t... -
American DeepTech Lauds SBA-NASA ‘Moonfra’ Financing Initiative, Poised to Catalyze Over $100B in Private Lunar Development Investment
Fidelity Investments (via American DeepTech) USA Overview American DeepTech has lauded the SBA-NASA SBIC initiative as 'Moonfra' (Lunar Infrastructure) financing, calling it a historic framework to expand private investment in the space ... -
NASA Advances Nuclear Fusion Propulsion with Pulsar Fusion’s Sunbird Spacecraft, Aiming for Faster Solar System Travel; Perseverance Rover Achieves First AI-Planned Mars Drive
Tech Briefs USA Overview NASA is accelerating advancements in nuclear fusion propulsion, featuring Pulsar Fusion's Dual Direct Fusion Drive (DDFD) powering the Sunbird spacecraft, which promises high specific impulse and power for signif...
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