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CCIA Report Highlights Satellite Connectivity’s Potential to...
November 9, 2026
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Washington — The Computer & Communications Industry Association today released Connecting the World: Unlocking the Potential of Satellite Connectivity, a new report examining how satellite technology can expand internet access, strengthen emergency communications, and drive economic growth. The report examines how the post-pandemic shift to digital services and economic opportunities exposed connectivity gaps across the world, and how next-generation satellite networks can complement terrestrial infrastructure to connect underserved communities and support applications across agriculture, transportation, and other industries. CCIA...

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Space Policy Edition: Whose JPL is it?...
November 6, 2026
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Ninety years ago this Halloween, a group of Caltech graduate students hauled a small rocket motor into the Arroyo Seco near Pasadena and tried to fire it up. It didn’t go as planned, but that moment became the unofficial birthday of NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL). Now, for the first time in the lab’s history, NASA is opening JPL’s management contract to competition. Historian Peter Westwick, author of “Into the Black: JPL and the American Space Program, 1976-2004,” joins...

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CesiumAstro Secures $730 Million in Janus Henderson-Led...
November 5, 2026
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CesiumAstro Inc., a global leader in space and defense communications systems and satellites, today announced the closing of $730 million in Series D financing, valuing the company at more than $4.5 billion. The financing brings CesiumAstro’s total capital announced in 2026 to more than $1.2 billion and supports its expansion into developing and operating its own satellite infrastructure. The company also announced Synchronicity, a planned 737-satellite, AI-enabled constellation for commercial, sovereign, and defense missions. The announcement follows the launch...

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Cork Takes the Heat So DRACO’s Data...
November 5, 2026
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Mozelos, Portugal, September 2, 2026 – Amorim Cork Solutions is contributing its P50 cork-based thermal protection material to DRACO, a European Space Agency (ESA) mission designed to capture rare in-flight data on how satellites break apart during atmospheric reentry. Scheduled for launch in 2027, DRACO, short for Destructive Reentry Assessment Container Object, will deliberately reenter Earth’s atmosphere and break apart. Around 200 sensors and four cameras will record what happens to the spacecraft throughout the process, generating data that...

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Building a ‘highway to the moon and...
November 5, 2026
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In this episode, SpaceNews’ Mike Gruss speaks with Winnie Lai, CEO of Auriga Space. They talk about how electromagnetic launch technology that “catapults” small launch vehicles could cut down on fuel costs. She describes a “paradigm shift” through new technology that could enable new operations in space through low-cost, targeted missions, and what that means for Golden Dome missile defense interceptors. About Space Minds Space Minds is a new audio and video podcast from SpaceNews that focuses on the...

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The night the Universe got bigger: An...
November 4, 2026
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On the night of Oct. 5, 1923, Edwin Hubble spotted a variable star in Andromeda from Mt. Wilson Observatory above Pasadena, California, proving that our galaxy is just one of countless others in the Universe. Now, California Rep. Judy Chu, co-chair of the Planetary Science Caucus, has introduced a resolution in the U.S. House of Representatives supporting the designation of Oct. 5 as National Beyond the Milky Way Day in the United States. John Mulchaey, president of Carnegie Science,...

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Simera Sense and Spacemanic to Collaborate on...
November 3, 2026
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Czech company Spacemanic and Belgian optical leader Simera Sense are teaming up to deliver a new dual-use satellite solution that can compete with bigger and heavier satellites. Simera Sense xScape200 Dual-Use (DU) camera is integrated into Spacemanic 16U CubeSat platform, bringing high-resolution imaging capabilities to a lightweight, compact spacecraft designed for repeatable deployment and constellation growth. The xScape200 DU combines a compact 12U form factor, low SWaP, and standardised integration to give commercial and defence organisations high-resolution, dual-use imaging...

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DETUMBLER: Airbus’ Passive Spin Stabilization Solution
November 3, 2026
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The tumbling crisis: why dead satellites threaten orbit Every year, hundreds of satellites reach end-of-life, most are deorbited, but some fail abruptly. Yet, even when properly decommissioned, some dead satellites may start tumbling on their own, through the accumulation of tiny disturbances like solar radiation pressure, to the point where they become impossible to capture by active debris removal missions. With over 36,500 tracked debris objects in orbit, the risk of cascading collisions is real. ESA warns that without...

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How Perseverance drove itself into the record...
October 28, 2026
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NASA’s Perseverance rover has driven farther than any other vehicle on another world. On Oct. 11, 2026, its odometer reached 45.22 kilometers (28.10 miles), passing the record Opportunity spent about 15 years setting. Perseverance did it in about five and a half years. To celebrate, we’re revisiting previous Planetary Radio host Mat Kaplan’s 2021 conversation with Vandi Verma, chief engineer of robotic operations for Perseverance at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory. She explains AutoNav, the self-driving system that has carried...

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Meet the Winners of The Planetary Society’s...
October 21, 2026
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Every two years, The Planetary Society funds research through our STEP Grants (Science and Technology Empowered by the Public). This year, all three winning projects focus on small bodies in our Solar System, like asteroids and trans-Neptunian objects. Each one tackles a different piece of the same challenge: As we discover more and more small bodies, how do we characterize them, and how do we make sure the whole community can build on what we learn? Nick Moskovitz and...

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Book Club Edition: Dinner With an Astronaut...
October 16, 2026
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Leroy Chiao was one of the youngest astronauts ever selected. He would spend 229 days in low-Earth orbit, command the International Space Station, and perform three spacewalks. His book, “Dinner with an Astronaut,” chronicles his journey from Chinese American kid born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin to the literal heights of space achievement. Leroy also shares his thoughts about topics as diverse as engineering, Chinese food, and UFOs/UAPs in this entertaining conversation with The Planetary Society’s Mat Kaplan. Discover more at: https://www.planetary.org/planetary-radio/book-club-leroy-chiao

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From the Mojave to Phobos: PlanetVac rides...
October 14, 2026
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Japan’s Martian Moons eXploration mission, MMX, is about to set out for Phobos and Deimos, the two small moons of Mars. If all goes well, it will bring the first-ever sample from the Martian system back to Earth. Asa Stahl, public outreach astronomer at The Planetary Society, explains why these strange little moons are still such a mystery and what a piece of Phobos could reveal. Then Kris Zacny, vice president and senior research scientist at Honeybee Robotics, tells...

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Space Policy Edition: What does “science as...
October 9, 2026
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Can you buy science the way you buy a rocket launch? NASA is exploring the idea of “science as a service,” asking industry how commercial companies could provide scientific data and capabilities for Earth science, space weather, and astrophysics. But the concept isn’t new. It’s the latest chapter in a four-decade effort to commercialize space science that stretches back to the brief, troubled privatization of Landsat in the 1980s. Casey Dreier is joined by Jack Kiraly, chief of advocacy...

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2026 NASA's Innovative Advanced Concepts Symposium: Part...
October 7, 2026
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In this second of two episodes from the 2026 NASA Innovative Advanced Concepts (NIAC) Symposium at Wichita State University, Sarah Al-Ahmed talks with researchers developing the propulsion and life support technologies that could open up new frontiers in deep space exploration. First, Artur Davoyan, associate professor at the University of California, Los Angeles, discusses Coilable Stacked Solar Sails, a new sail architecture that could enable fast missions to the outer planets and interstellar space. Then, James Bickford of Charles...

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