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Northrop Grumman partners with Apex on space-based interceptors for Golden Dome

- Northrop Grumman has partnered with Apex to support the Golden Dome program by developing space-based interceptors. - The collaboration aims to advance space-based missile-intercept capability for the Golden Dome effort. - The agreement pools the companies’ resources and technical expertise to prototype and field interceptor systems. - The announcement focuses on technology development and program support rather than operational deployment details.

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AstroForge completes DeepSpace-2 spacecraft

- AstroForge has completed assembly of its DeepSpace‑2 spacecraft. - The company says the spacecraft is now entering preflight activities such as testing and integration. - DeepSpace‑2 is part of AstroForge’s planned lunar exploration and resource‑prospecting efforts. - Announcement reported by SpaceNews and shared on r/

NASA working to streamline development of nuclear electric propulsion demo mission

- NASA is working to streamline development of a nuclear electric propulsion (NEP) demonstration mission. - The effort focuses on reducing schedule and cost risks to accelerate a flight demonstration. - NASA is coordinating with industry and other government partners to align requirements and testing. - The NEP demo would

Muon Space unveils Starship-class satellite platform for orbital data centers

- Muon Space unveiled a Starship-class satellite platform intended to host large orbital data centers. - The design targets high-capacity, space-based compute and storage, leveraging a very large spacecraft form factor. - The announcement positions Muon Space to compete in emerging commercial markets for in-space infrastructure and hosted data services.

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