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Permanent magnet radiation shielding deflects just 20%
Permanent magnet radiation shielding deflects near 20% of low-energy solar protons at under 300 kg, but leaves galactic cosmic rays untouched in deep space.
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China achieves Long March 10B booster recovery
China achieved the first Long March 10B booster recovery on July 10, catching the stage in a sea net, the second nation ever to recover an orbital booster.
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York Space Systems closes $300M ALL.SPACE deal
York Space Systems closed its $300 million ALL.SPACE acquisition, folding the Hydra multi-orbit terminal into its defense space stack for GPS-denied theaters.
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Isar Aerospace to Launch Planet's German-Built Pelican Satellite
Isar Aerospace will launch Planet's German-built Pelican on its Spectrum rocket by late 2026, a national first riding on a rocket yet to reach orbit.
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Rocket Lab to Buy Iridium for $8 Billion in Cash and Stock
The $8 billion Rocket Lab Iridium acquisition merges launch and satcom into one firm, keeping shipping's GMDSS network running through a mid-2027 close.
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SpaceX flies SiriusXM's most powerful satellite to orbit
SiriusXM's SXM-11 launched on a SpaceX Falcon 9, a 7.5-ton satellite replacing two aging birds and securing North American radio coverage into the 2040s.
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India Builds 3 Cryogenic Engines, Plans 2035 Space Station
ISRO chief V Narayanan says India built three indigenous cryogenic engines and targets a space station by 2035 and a crewed Moon landing by 2040.
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NASA picks SpaceX to deorbit the space station
NASA is paying SpaceX up to $843M for one spacecraft that flies a single mission: grab the 430-tonne ISS in 2030 and drag it to a controlled splashdown at Point Nemo. The most expensive demolition job ever commissioned.