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Starlab commercial space station has fully booked its payload capacity, securing early revenue and strong commercial demand, with German biotech Yuri reserving year-round access.
Starlab Space has reserved payload capacity for United Semiconductors to create a commercial-scale factory in orbit, aiming to produce higher-quality chips in microgravity.
SpaceX plans to lower the orbit of 4,400 Starlink satellites in 2026 to enhance space safety, reduce collision risks, and speed up satellite disposal.
Earth's orbit is critically crowded, with satellite numbers tripling to nearly 14,000 in seven years. Experts warn that a loss of maneuverability could trigger a catastrophic collision cascade in just
Google's ambitious plan to move AI data centers into space, Project Suncatcher, is on a collision course with the growing crisis of orbital debris.
With over 10,000 active satellites now in orbit and 70,000 projected by 2030, the race is on to create an air traffic control system for space to prevent collisions.
Sidus Space and Lonestar Data Holdings have finalized an agreement to launch an orbital data center, integrating a data storage payload into a LizzieSat-5 satellite.
Axiom Space and Japanese startup ElevationSpace have signed an agreement to collaborate on advanced re-entry technology for commercial space stations.
Technology firm Thales has unveiled AURORE, a new space surveillance radar designed to monitor the increasingly crowded Low Earth Orbit and enhance space sovereignty.
The University of Pittsburgh has joined a new Axiom Space alliance with 14 other institutions to advance scientific research on future commercial space stations.
SpaceX has surpassed a major milestone, launching over 10,000 satellites for its Starlink internet service, which now constitutes two-thirds of all active satellites.
Former NASA astronaut Andrew Feustel, now leading efforts at commercial space company Vast, outlines the future of private space stations and the creation of a robust economy in low-Earth orbit.
