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The Golden Dome ‘ecosystem hub’ allows companies to request information and submit ideas

HELSINKI — Chinese reusable launch vehicle maker has secured a first batch of series E funding, months after a huge D++ round, with fundraising still ongoing.

Musification of the 2026 total solar eclipse

Wednesday, 12 August 2026 11:00
Video: 00:05:08

[English] Experience a musical simulation of the 12 August 2026 total solar eclipse as seen from the Observatorio Astrofísico de Javalambre (Spain). Click here for information about ESA’s live broadcast from this observatory, or visit esa.int/solareclipse for an overview of all ESA eclipse activities & resources. 

This is a ‘musification’ – an artistic interpretation of a set of data. In this case, the eclipse determines when and how much of each sound is heard. The music is simply the way those data are presented.

This musification is a collaboration ESA’s CESAR team and Rubén García Benito from the Instituto

Alpha Flight 7 liftoff

Firefly Aerospace says it is seeing strong interest in its launch vehicles and is ramping up production, but those efforts have yet to translate into an increased launch rate.

Recent Northrop, Lockheed and L3Harris agreements are aimed at expanding capacity across propulsion, structures and other constrained parts of the missile supply chain

Golden Dome faces 2027 funding cliff 

Tuesday, 11 August 2026 21:01

Gen. Michael Guetlein says Congress must find a way to finance the next phase as most initial funding is already committed

Pentagon contractors are beginning to book Golden Dome related work, but much of it is flowing through established programs

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE ISTO Space Systems MOSA Interface Standards Alliance Announces Industry Webinar: “MOSA Interoperability Standards for Space Systems” August 26, 2026 | 9:00 AM – 1:00 PM PDT / […]

With multibillion-dollar awards for satellite networks, sensing and launch services, SpaceX is leveraging its vertically integrated manufacturing model to win a share of the Pentagon's missile defense business

John Shaw

A retired Space Force general who served as deputy commander of U.S.

SAN FRANCISCO — BlackSky announced Aug. 11 a seven-figure, multiyear contract to provide an international customer with persistent space-based monitoring and assured and on-demand satellite tasking.

For most of its history, the United States has been largely insulated from foreign threats.

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