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In this issue:
- SpaceX’s new rideshare program
- News from India’s space agency and more
toptechtrends.com/2023/08/18/spacexs-new-bandwagon-program-is-a-big-threat-to-small-launch-providers/” target=”_blank” rel=”noopener”>SpaceX’s new Bandwagon program is a big threat to small launch providers
SpaceX is expanding its rideshare program with a new series of missions aimed at meeting the demand for launches to mid-inclination orbits. The new program, which was quietly announced at a space industry conference earlier this month, is the latest sign that SpaceX intends to take no prisoners in the small launch market.
Image Credits: Getty Images / NASA / Bill Ingalls
More news from across TC
- Intuitive Machines set toptechtrends.com/2023/08/15/intuitive-machines-sets-november-launch-date-for-lunar-lander-mission/” target=”_blank” rel=”noopener”>a November launch date for its first-ever lander mission to the moon.
- Rocket Lab will launch toptechtrends.com/2023/08/14/rocket-lab-to-launch-a-pair-of-climate-satellites-for-nasa/” target=”_blank” rel=”noopener”>a pair of climate satellites for NASA, which could help scientists better model the effects of a warming world on the massive ice sheets at the Earth’s poles.
- The Pentagon is urging U.S. space companies toptechtrends.com/2023/08/18/pentagon-urges-vigilant-against-foreign-intelligence/” target=”_blank” rel=”noopener”>to stay vigilant against foreign intelligence entities, which could access or exploit space tech via investments.
- True Anomaly got the toptechtrends.com/2023/08/17/true-anomaly-gets-regulatory-greenlight-for-first-spacecraft-reconnaissance-mission/” target=”_blank” rel=”noopener”>regulatory greenlight to perform key capabilities as it seeks to enable on-orbit satellite reconnaissance.
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