Thursday, June 18, 2026
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Aerospace Technology Monthly image showing the DARPA Mission Robotic Vehicle for robotic servicing of geosynchronous satellites ahead of its 2026 launch

DARPA Satellite Servicing Mission Set for 2026 Launch

Aerospace Technology Monthly image showing the Redwire MANUS lunar robotic manipulator prototype for ESA’s Argonaut lander cargo handling operations

Redwire Delivers Lunar Robotic Arm Prototype

Redwire has delivered a prototype lunar robotic arm developed to support future cargo handling and surface logistics operations for the European Space Agency’s Argonaut lunar lander program. The Manipulator for Argonaut Payload Needs and Unloading Support, known as MANUS, was developed in collaboration with Added Value Solutions and with support from ESA. The project is […]

Aerospace Technology Monthly image of the Quantum Space Ranger spacecraft platform for defense and commercial space operations.

Quantum Space Announces Oklahoma Expansion

Quantum Space is establishing a new spacecraft manufacturing facility in Tulsa, Oklahoma, as the company expands production capacity for maneuverable spacecraft platforms supporting defense and commercial space operations. The facility will serve as Quantum Space’s primary manufacturing site for large propulsion tanks and precision spacecraft components, supporting production of the company’s Ranger spacecraft platform as […]

Aerospace Technology Monthly image of Schübeler electric ducted fan propulsion systems for eVTOL and autonomous aerial vehicle applications

Airbility, Schübeler Collaborate on eVTOL Propulsion

Airbility and Germany-based propulsion developer Schübeler have signed a strategic agreement focused on development of next-generation electric ducted fan propulsion systems for high-speed eVTOL aircraft and advanced air mobility applications.  The Memorandum of Understanding establishes a framework for collaboration involving electric ducted fan propulsion technologies, hybrid propulsion integration, engineering support for airworthiness certification, and participation […]

Aerospace Technology Monthly image of Solestial space solar manufacturing technologies supporting U.S.-based satellite power systems

York Space Systems to Acquire Solestial

York Space Systems has entered into an agreement to acquire Solestial, a developer of radiation-hardened space solar technologies, as part of a broader strategy to strengthen domestic manufacturing and secure scalable power systems for satellite and space missions.

SPOTLIGHT

Aerospace Technology Monthly image showing the DARPA Mission Robotic Vehicle for robotic servicing of geosynchronous satellites ahead of its 2026 launch

DARPA Satellite Servicing Mission Set for 2026 Launch

Aerospace Technology Monthly image showing the Redwire MANUS lunar robotic manipulator prototype for ESA’s Argonaut lander cargo handling operations

Redwire Delivers Lunar Robotic Arm Prototype

Redwire has delivered a prototype lunar robotic arm developed to support future cargo handling and surface logistics operations for the European Space Agency’s Argonaut lunar lander program. The Manipulator for Argonaut Payload Needs and Unloading Support, known as MANUS, was developed in collaboration with Added Value Solutions and with support from ESA. The project is […]

Aerospace Technology Monthly image of the Quantum Space Ranger spacecraft platform for defense and commercial space operations.

Quantum Space Announces Oklahoma Expansion

Quantum Space is establishing a new spacecraft manufacturing facility in Tulsa, Oklahoma, as the company expands production capacity for maneuverable spacecraft platforms supporting defense and commercial space operations. The facility will serve as Quantum Space’s primary manufacturing site for large propulsion tanks and precision spacecraft components, supporting production of the company’s Ranger spacecraft platform as […]

Aerospace Technology Monthly image of Schübeler electric ducted fan propulsion systems for eVTOL and autonomous aerial vehicle applications

Airbility, Schübeler Collaborate on eVTOL Propulsion

Airbility and Germany-based propulsion developer Schübeler have signed a strategic agreement focused on development of next-generation electric ducted fan propulsion systems for high-speed eVTOL aircraft and advanced air mobility applications.  The Memorandum of Understanding establishes a framework for collaboration involving electric ducted fan propulsion technologies, hybrid propulsion integration, engineering support for airworthiness certification, and participation […]

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