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Announcing the finalists for the 2026 SpaceNews Icon AwardsSpace Industry News · Live
Meet the 43 leaders and accomplishments that exemplified excellence across the industry over the last 12 months
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NASA Awards Orbital Safety Analysis Support Services ContractNASA · Live
NASA has awarded a contract to Omitron Inc. for the acquisition of orbital safety analysis services, which provide for critical protection of NASA spaceflight assets and astronaut lives. This indefinite-delivery contract is valued at approximately $23.5 million over a five-year p
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NASA Unveils Winning Designs for Mars Space Food Systems ChallengeNASA · Live
NASA announced the winners of the Deep Space Food Challenge: Mars to Table Thursday, with the top $300,000 prize being awarded to Chinyere Ukeje of Philadelphia, Pa. for the Adaptive Nourishment Infrastructure (ANI) food system concept. This competition challenged solvers to expl
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Ethereal Space Awarded NOAA SBEM Task Order 1Space Industry News · Live
DENVER, Colorado – September 2026 – Ethereal Space, Inc. today announced that it has been awarded Task Order 1 under NOAA’s ProTech 2.0 Space-Based Environmental Monitoring (SBEM) program, following NOAA’s […]
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First switch on for ESA-JAXA Ramses asteroid missionESA · Live
The European Space Agency’s and Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency’s Ramses planetary defence spacecraft has been turned on for the first time by its prime contractor – marking a major milestone in its time-critical development schedule.
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NASA Kicks Off Nationwide Effort to Prepare Tomorrow’s Space WorkforceNASA · Live
NASA kicked off its State Hubs for Skilled Technical Workforce initiative Sept. 15, 2026 with awardees at Space Center Houston. Agency leadership convened State Hub partners to align strategy and build momentum while focusing on partnerships, small business engagement, and next s
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NASA Awards SpaceX Three Crew Flights to Space StationSpaceX · Live
To continue regular crew transportation to the International Space Station, NASA has awarded SpaceX three additional missions through a contract modification.
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ESA starts next phase of IRIS² evolution through Low-LEO activitiesESA · Live
The European Space Agency (ESA) has signed 18 consolidation contracts bringing together nearly 80 companies to study new secure and resilient connectivity services. The contracts also cover associated mission concepts and aim to shape the future of the EU's secure connectivity co
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Three space companies win ESA awards for excellence and innovationESA · Live
On 16 September at its Industry Space Days 2026 event at ESA–ESTEC in the Netherlands, the European Space Agency (ESA) honoured three space companies with this year’s prestigious awards for excellence and innovation.
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NASA Visits Schools Strengthening Florida’s Skilled WorkforceNASA · Live
NASA recently awarded $10.5 million to seven organizations nationwide through its new State Hubs initiative. Space Florida was selected for Project ORBIT, which aims to expand opportunities for middle and high school students, boost enrollment in key career and technical programs
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Iceye’s global presence expands to address sovereign demandSpace Industry News · Live
Since raising more than $1 billion in a Series F funding round, Iceye has moved rapidly to address growing demand for sovereign space capabilities. In quick succession, the Finnish synthetic […]