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An illustration of the Earth, Moon, and Mars against a background of space, marking the development of technologies for future space missions.

NASA has selected 41 technology projects for future missions to the Moon and Mars

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37 American companies will gain access to NASA facilities, hardware, software and experts to advance energy systems, navigation, landing, spacecraft maintenance and protection from lunar dust – but without direct funding from the agency
Jeff Bezos, CEO of Blue Origin

Blue Origin addresses investors for the first time: seeks to raise $10 billion

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Blue Origin, which has been funded primarily by Jeff Bezos since its inception, is reportedly in talks to raise $10 billion in private capital. The money is intended to support expanded launch operations, lunar missions, satellite networks, and rehabilitation.
Starship Human Landing System illustration from NASA's Human Landing System page. Credit: NASA/SpaceX

As space transforms from an engineering vision to a stock market asset, SpaceX raises $75 billion in the largest IPO in history

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The largest IPO in Wall Street history marks a new phase in space commercialization: more capital for Starship and Starlink, but also questions about dependence on a single company, impact on astronomy, filling low-Earth orbit, and economic risks.
NASA artist's rendering showing potential habitat on Mars along with other terrestrial elements. Credit: NASA

New study explores how asteroid mining could support a colony on Mars

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Researchers have investigated whether asteroids could be a source of metals and fuel for a future colony on Mars. The model suggests that this is possible, but only with careful selection of targets and use of local resources in space.
Moonshot founders - from right: Fred Simon, Hila Hadad Hamelnik, Shahar Bahiri. Photo by press release

Startup Moonshot comes out of secrecy with hypersonic electromagnetic accelerator and raises $12 million

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The company, founded in 2024 by Hila Hadad Hamelnik, Fred Simon, and Shahar Bahiri, is developing an electromagnetic accelerator that will reach speeds of up to 8 kilometers per second for launching payloads into space and a hypersonic test facility in Caesarea – and is expected to
Israel in space. Illustration: depositphotos.com

The Innovation Authority and the Space Agency are establishing a national laboratory for launching technologies into space with an investment of NIS 40 million.

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The new laboratory will allow Israeli companies, large and small, to launch payloads into space at a subsidized cost, as part of a national effort to make Israel a leading player in the global space industry.
The IM-1 spacecraft landing on the moon. Illustration: Intuitive Machines.

Intuitive Machines will enable the production of chips in space and their return – with Space Forge

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After the historic landing on the moon, the American company is collaborating with Space Forge to develop a commercial return system – towards producing pure crystals in orbit around the Earth for the global chip market.
China's reusable spacecraft. Imaging - Chinese Space Agency

China's multipurpose spacecraft lands successfully after 267 days in orbit

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Moon landing simulation. Photo: SpaceIL

Successful landing for Genesis 2 in a dedicated simulator developed in Israel

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The simulator was developed with the assistance of the Israeli company Sim Dot Space, which was founded by engineers who were involved in the Genesis 1 mission
A Lockheed Martin employee during the assembly of the Orion spacecraft. Illustration: depositphotos.com

Lockheed Martin will purchase Tern Orbital for $450 million

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Terran Orbital is a satellite manufacturer that mainly serves the aerospace and defense industries. Terran Orbital provides end-to-end satellite solutions by integrating satellite design, manufacturing, launch planning, mission management
From the right Uri Oron Dror Gloverman Hila Hadad Hamelnik and the founding partners of the Einat Berkowitz Foundation Yaron Sagi Lior Herman and Udi Danhirsh TYPE5. Photo: Nir Shmol

The Israeli space economy has something to aspire to when the global space economy currently generates about D450 billion

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Lior Harman - co-founder of TYPE5 VC Space Tech Group: the space market in Israel generates tens of millions of dollars - a relatively small figure compared to the inherent potential in this field and certainly compared to other countries
space debris Courtesy of the European Space Agency.

Astroscale: Spacecraft and satellite manufacturers should commit to a significant reduction in the number of abandoned objects in space

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Satellite manufacturers, spacecraft operators and the like need to make specific and verifiable commitments to limit the number of objects actually in space, not just the predicted number of abandoned objects they produce.
Illustration of an Ultrasat satellite (credit: Israel Aerospace Industries)

The ULTRASAT satellite will be developed and built by the Aerospace Industry

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Israel Aerospace Industries has signed an agreement with the Weizmann Institute of Science and the Ministry of Science and Technology under which it will design, develop and build the first Israeli astronomical observation satellite
The Artemis III space suit prototype, the AxEMU. Although this prototype is covered in a dark gray cover material, the final version will likely be completely white when worn by NASA astronauts on the lunar surface, to help keep the astronauts safe and cool as they work in the harsh environment of space. Credit: Axiom Space

NASA and Axiom unveiled the spacesuits that will be used by the astronauts who will land on the moon in Operation Artemis

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The innovative design comes with special features to support the astronauts as they conduct scientific experiments on the surface of the moon as well as the women who will be one of the first crew to land. NASA hopes the updated suit will be
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