SMILE Mission Qualification and Launch Window

Katalyst Space has selected Northrop Grumman’s Pegasus XL air-launched rocket to deliver its robotic spacecraft to orbit for the upcoming NASA Swift Rescue Mission. Thales Alenia Space has signed multiple contracts shaping the core industrial team that will build the European Space Agency (ESA) Argonaut Lunar Descent Element. Axiom Space and KBR have completed the first uncrewed thermal vacuum test of the Axiom Extravehicular Mobility Unit (AxEMU) Pressure Garment, and more.

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T-Minus Guest

Our guest today is Derek Harris, Head of Business Development at Skyrora.

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Selected Reading

Katalyst Selects Northrop Grumman Pegasus Rocket for Robotic Rescue Mission

Thales Alenia Space signs multiple contracts to shape the consortium carrying out the Lunar Descent Element for ESA’s Argonaut

Axiom Space, KBR Successfully Complete First Uncrewed Thermal Vacuum Test of Next-Generation Spacesuit

Vaya Space and Seagate Space Announce Plans for a Gulf-Based Offshore Launch Capability for Hybrid Rockets

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Interlune Receives U.S. Air Force SBIR Direct-to-Phase II Contract to Increase Domestic Supply of Helium-3 for Quantum R&D Programs

RTX's Collins Aerospace and the Royal Netherlands Air and Space Force establish new military avionics service center

X-Bow Readies Nation's Newest Solid Rocket Motor Facility for Production

BAE Systems advances RH12™ Storefront with new radiation-hardened circuit technology for space community

ESA - Smile approved for launch in spring 2026

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