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New Frontiers: U.S. Space Force, Zenno, and SpaceX Propel the Next Era of Space Innovation

The US Space Force is making headlines by awarding contracts to Viasat and Intelsat for new anti-jam communication satellites. These are part of a program to develop a jam-resistant satellite communication fleet, and it’s a pretty big investment—we’re talking hundreds of millions of dollars.On a global scale, there's some exciting news from Zenno Astronautics—they've become the first company to operate a superconducting product in space, which is a huge leap for space infrastructure technology.And if we zoom in a bit, there’s also a lot of buzz around SpaceX and its recent IPO. The company's shares have been soaring, and it’s causing a lot of excitement in the market.It’s definitely an exciting time in space industry! 

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A 1-Stage, Fully Reusable Lunar Lander Makes the Most Sense for Returning Humans to the Moon

It's been more than 50 years since humans first set foot on the Moon, but we haven't been back since the Apollo era. As NASA develops the Artemis program, it's considering ways to return to the Moon... and stay there. That means developing flight hardware that can be reused. A recent study considered a dozen proposals for lunar landing systems and settled on a one-stage lunar lander that's completely reusable. This vehicle would act as a ferry, carrying astronauts to and from the Lunar Gateway to the surface of the Moon.

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