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The US Department of the Air Force launched the navigation technology satellite-3 (NTS-3) Vanguard on the USSF-106 mission in Florida in August. NTS-3 is a payload for ensuring accurate and responsive positioning, navigation, and timing in space for the maiden US national security launch from a Vulcan rocket. &nbsp;

Navigation technology satellite (Photo: AFRL)

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The US Air Force contracted ballooning company Urban Sky in August to produce small stratospheric balloons to assist or replace satellites. &nbsp;

Stratospheric balloons (Photo: Urban Sky)

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The US Space Force, in collaboration with SpaceX, initiated the eighth operation of the X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle on a Falcon 9 rocket in August. The X-37B is a versatile spaceplane that conducts numerous next-generation tests. &nbsp;

Supersonic spaceplane (Photo: Boeing)

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US defence firm Northrop Grumman recently conducted a rendezvous, proximity operation, and docking demonstration with space firms Starlab Space Stations and Voyager Technologies, in a bid to activate fully autonomous capability of the Cygnus spacecraft for cargo delivery operations to low Earth orbit space stations. &nbsp;

Spacecraft docking demonstration (Photo: Northrop Grumman)

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American defence manufacturer General Atomics (GA) and Canadian satellite company Kepler Communications successfully demonstrated bidirectional air-to-space optical communications between GA&rsquo;s Optical Communication Terminal mounted on a jet and a Kepler satellite in low earth orbit to build secure, high data-rate communication between airborne and space-based objects. &nbsp; 

Air-to-space connectivity (Photo: General Atomics)

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Galileo, the European Union&#39;s global navigation satellite system, tested the latest ground-based uplink array antenna at the European Space Agency&rsquo;s site in Belgium. Produced under the Horizon 2020 programme, the modern antenna will support Galileo missions

Europe’s new satellite antenna (Photo: ESA)

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The W-3 capsule, co-developed by Varda Industries and the US Air Force and launched in March, re-entered Earth at speeds exceeding Mach 25 and landed in Australia in May. The W-3 provides data to improve hypersonic navigation, orbital economy applications, and assist missions in low earth orbit. &nbsp; 

Space capsule back to Earth (Photo: Varda Industries)

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The Canadarm2 robot arm of the International space station (ISS) successfully captured the US firm Northrop Grumman&rsquo;s Cygnus XL cargo craft, in collaboration with National Aeronautics and Space Administration, and ensured supplies for the ISS&rsquo; Expedition 73 crew in September.

ISS robot arm ‘grips’ cargo ship (Photo: NASA)

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US defence company Lockheed Martin&rsquo;s 21 Tranche 1 Transport Layer satellites, offering reliable and military intelligence data globally, arrived at its facility in September. They will be a part of the country&rsquo;s Space Development Agency&rsquo;s Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture programme.

US military satellites arrive (Photo: Lockheed Martin)

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	The United Arab Emirates&rsquo; Rashid-2 rover, scheduled for a lunar mission in 2026, will be equipped with three CASPEX cameras, produced by the French government space agency CNES, on the US firm Firefly Aerospace&rsquo;s Blue Ghost lander.</div>
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UAE Moon rover with French lens (Photo: CNES)

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German laser company Mynari delivered CONDOR Mk3 optical communications terminals, including the first full delivery for Tranche 1 of the US Space Development Agency&rsquo;s Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture programme. The terminal, with its enhanced performance, is suitable for satellite constellations.

Data transmitters for ‘warfighter’ (Photo: Mynari)

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	A United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket carrying Amazon&#39;s Project Kuiper internet network satellites was launched at the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in the US in April.</div>
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Rockets for broadband (Photo: Reuters)

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	The US aerospace firm Boeing&rsquo;s ninth and 10th O3b mPOWER satellites were launched into space in July following lift-off aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, and have been sending signals since.</div>
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Falcon 9 rocket launches satellites (Photo: Boeing)

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	NASA and aerospace firm Sierra Space modified the commercial resupply services-2 deal in September for the Dream Chaser winged spacecraft. This includes providing a free flight demonstration, which is slated for 2026.&nbsp;</div>
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NASA’s Dream Chaser (Photo: NASA)

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	The Pentagon has awarded US firm Cosmic Shielding a $4 million contract to expedite space radiation technology for spacecraft electronics, after the company tested radiation-shielded Nvidia hardware.</div>
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Radiation technology (Photo: Cosmic Shielding)

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