Aerospace

SpaceX Falcon 9 Upper Stage Impacts Moon Today: Scientific Impact & Space Debris Analysis.

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3D astronomical illustration depicting a rocket upper stage impact flash and ejecta plume on the moon's sunlit crater surface

Executive Summary: An Artificial Impact Probe on the Lunar Surface On August 5, 2026, space tracking observatories confirmed that a spent SpaceX Falcon 9 upper stage was on a final, unavoidable trajectory to collide with the Moon. Striking sunlit terrain near the Einstein Crater on the lunar eastern limb at approximately 5,400 mph (2.4 km/s), … Read more

Satellogic Expands Satellite Factory in Bid for Sovereign Defense Contracts.

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High-resolution Earth observation satellite orbiting in low Earth orbit over digital global mapping telemetry

Executive Summary: Scaling High-Resolution Space Infrastructure for Sovereign Security Commercial Earth-observation pioneer Satellogic Inc. has announced plans to expand its specialized manufacturing facility in Uruguay to produce larger, highly sophisticated imagery satellites. Backed by former U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin’s Liberty Strategic Capital, the company is pivoting to capture lucrative government defense and sovereign intelligence … Read more