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As Google parent, Alphabet has a diversified portfolio containing a considerable portion of AST SpaceMobile, which is about 25% of the total of Alphabet investment holdings of about $2.6 billion, or about $650 million. It…
In April, Singapore will launch its national space agency and invest heavily in the fast-growing global space economy and tries to turn its highly developed technological resources into a strong orbital presence. Singapore will establish…
Europe has strongly entered the space competition, as Eutelsat, which is a satellite operator, in collaboration with the startup MaiaSpace from France would become the vendor to deliver future low Earth orbit satellites. This will…
The launch of a satellite named COSMO-SkyMed Second Generation on the Falcon 9 vehicle on Vandenberg Space Force Base in California at 21:09 ET on 2 January 2026, was at the correct moment, marking the…
In general, space is a very expensive area to make mistakes. It is also silent and unpredictable, and even up there, things sometimes take different turns. During this week, SpaceX encountered an unusual orbital problem,…
NASA has released new close-up images of 3I/ATLAS, a rare comet that originated from outside our solar system. The pictures come from a coordinated effort by multiple spacecraft and ground-based observatories, offering an unprecedented look…
On 17 November 2025, SpaceX launched Sentinel-6B at the Vandenberg Space Force Base in California, a decisive step toward monitoring the sea level in the world. This joint NASA-European project is a follow-up of a…
One of the milestones that Blue Origin managed to attain was the successful launch of its New Glenn aircraft by NASA in its trip mission called Escapade. It was launched out of Cape Canaveral just…
India successfully launched its heaviest communications satellite to geostationary transfer orbit on Sunday, deploying the 4,400-kilogram CMS-03 spacecraft aboard the 143-foot-tall LVM3, validating the nation’s expanding military space capabilities amid intensifying regional security challenges. The…
Elon Musk’s Sunday didn’t go well this weekend. SpaceX’s Starship rocket was forced to stand down in the backdrop of “ground issues”. The rocket was set to make history, ready to be launched on this Sunday,…
