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Firefly and SSC Space Set 2028 Target for First Orbital Launch From Sweden’s Esrange

The plan links near-complete launch infrastructure to U.S.-Swedish export licensing pacts, enabling polar and sun-synchronous launches from mainland Europe.

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Study Identifies Solar Threshold That Speeds Space Junk Decay

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Russian Satellites’ Three-Meter Pass Puts Focus on Risky Close-Approach Maneuvers

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Russian Satellites Execute Meter-Scale Rendezvous in Low Earth Orbit

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SpaceX Scrubs Falcon Heavy Launch for Viasat-3 F3 as Weather Halts Return to Flight

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FAA Grounds Blue Origin’s New Glenn After Upper-Stage Failure Strands AST Satellite

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SpaceX Targets Saturday Vandenberg Launch of 25 Starlink Satellites

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ISRO Report Details 150,000 Collision Alerts and 18 Avoidance Manoeuvres in 2025

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Rare Comet Pan‑STARRS Now Glows Before Dawn for a Short Northern Viewing Window

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Orbital Mechanics

Firefly and SSC Space Set 2028 Target for First Orbital Launch From Sweden’s Esrange

SpaceX Confirms Starmind as Name for Proposed Orbital AI Megaconstellation

Large Asteroid 1997 NC1 to Make Safe Close Pass of Earth on June 27

Chinese Shenlong Spaceplane Releases Unidentified Object in Low Earth Orbit

Rocket Lab Sets TacRS Record With 16‑Hour Call‑Up Launch for Victus Haze

SpaceX Seeks Permission for Up to One Million Orbital AI Data‑Center Satellites

SpaceX Publicizes Plan for Up to One Million Orbital AI Satellites

LeoLabs Deploys Scout‑S Transportable Radar to Indo‑Pacific

Intuitive Machines Authorizes $500 Million At-the-Market Equity Program as Stock Drops

Blue Moon Rose Overnight on May 31 but Was Physically Smaller Than Usual

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Study Identifies Solar Threshold That Speeds Space Junk Decay

Russian Satellites’ Three-Meter Pass Puts Focus on Risky Close-Approach Maneuvers

Russian Satellites Execute Meter-Scale Rendezvous in Low Earth Orbit

SpaceX Scrubs Falcon Heavy Launch for Viasat-3 F3 as Weather Halts Return to Flight

FAA Grounds Blue Origin’s New Glenn After Upper-Stage Failure Strands AST Satellite

SpaceX Targets Saturday Vandenberg Launch of 25 Starlink Satellites

ISRO Report Details 150,000 Collision Alerts and 18 Avoidance Manoeuvres in 2025

Rare Comet Pan‑STARRS Now Glows Before Dawn for a Short Northern Viewing Window

Google Gemini Adds In-Chat 3D Models and Real-Time Simulations

Space Force Launches $1.84 Billion Andromeda To Expand GEO Surveillance

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