Voyager Technologies executed more than 50 work orders under a prior services contract with NASA Johnson Space Center.

The contract includes options that NASA may exercise during the contract term to expand the contract’s scope and value.

Scott Rodríguez is Voyager Technologies’ vice president of Government Programs.

Voyager Technologies will provide payload integration, mission operations, safety and regulatory compliance, and post-mission closeout services under the contract.

Previous Voyager support included work for NASA’s Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research competitive research payloads.

Voyager Technologies anticipates adding three payload missions during the next quarter to support short-term demand and ongoing ISS operations.

The new contract consolidates Voyager Technologies’ position as a provider of mission management services with experience executing crewed spaceflights.

The IDIQ contract for NASA Johnson Space Center has a ceiling of $24.5 million over a four-year period.

Mare Tc Fvg focuses on using systems that enable microgravity testing for industrial development.

Space serves as a scientific laboratory uniquely suited to study cell membrane behavior, protein crystallization, and genetic evolution under microgravity conditions.

The Regione is committed to consolidating a regional ecosystem for space and aeronautics.

Regional authorities followed European regulations and utilized EU resources in pursuing space and aeronautics objectives.

Mare Tc Fvg was created to seize cross-sector opportunities offered by new technologies.

The event 'Lo Spazio: laboratorio e fabbrica' took place in Trieste and was organized by the Regione and Mare Tc Fvg with the contribution of Space Cargo Unlimited.

The initiative 'Lo Spazio: laboratorio e fabbrica' was designed to deepen research and experimentation in microgravity that is typically inaccessible to many medium and small-sized companies.

Alessia Rosolen is the Regional Councillor for Labor, Training, Education, Research and University in Friuli Venezia Giulia.

Synergies among naval and nautical industries, aerospace, underwater environments, new energy technologies, and digital innovations are positioning Friuli Venezia Giulia for a previously unseen geopolitical role.

Participants at the event included representatives from the Agenzia Spaziale Italiana, Thales Alenia Space Italia, Space Cargo Unlimited, ICGEB, and T4i - Tecnologie per la propulsione e l'innovazione.

Understanding biological phenomena related to microgravity is important for accessing new markets.

Mare Tc Fvg aggregates companies, research centers, and institutions to foster collaborations and high-technology projects.

Mare Tc Fvg promotes the use of Italian and European production tools to compete in pharmaceuticals, agriculture, materials development, precision mechanics, and life sciences.

Iran's 10-year space plan for 2026–2031 targets a cadence of 10 launches per month by 2031 to become a regional commercial hub.

Iran has shifted toward non-USD settlement methods, including barter and cryptocurrencies, to circumvent U.S. targeting of its fintech sector.

The Chabahar Space Base is becoming fully operational as part of Iran's expanding space infrastructure.

FinCEN valued the shadow banking network funding Iran's space program at over $9 billion in annual transactions.

After the UN "snapback" sanctions were reimposed in October 2025, Iran has increasingly used its civil space activities to procure dual-use technologies and engineer shadow financial channels.

Hassan Salariyeh is head of the Iranian Space Agency and the ISA aims to make the private sector a dominant force in Iran's space program.

A Feb. 6, 2026, FinCEN advisory identified Iran's space activities as a dual-use shield for the country's military-industrial complex.

Western regulators in 2026 face a pattern of "Burst Activity," consisting of rapid-fire financial transfers and shipment name changes designed to outpace law enforcement.

The Vulcan launch was the rocket’s second mission under the U.S. National Security Space Launch program.

NASA is expected to award Phase 2 Commercial LEO Destinations contracts to at least two companies this year before the fifth and sixth private astronaut missions fly in 2027.

A ULA Vulcan rocket lifted off from Florida at 4:22 a.m. carrying a Space Force spacecraft to geosynchronous orbit.

The USSF-87 mission included hardware to improve space situational awareness in geosynchronous orbit.

Vast will send private astronauts to the International Space Station in summer 2027 under a contract with NASA.

For the first four private astronaut missions to the International Space Station, Axiom was the only Commercial LEO Destinations (CLD) company actually flying private astronauts.

If NASA’s timeline holds, Axiom will be the only company with experience managing crewed International Space Station missions when the Phase 2 CLD awards are made.

Issues with Vulcan’s flight will require review before the rocket’s next national security payload.

Two heavy-lift rockets, Ariane 64 and ULA Vulcan, launched on the same Thursday.

SpaceX delayed its Mars plans in favor of focusing on the Moon.

NASA signed an order with Axiom for the agency’s first private astronaut mission to the International Space Station in 2021.

Vast CEO Max Haot announced in 2024 that Vast would bid on Missions Five and Six of NASA’s private astronaut program.

Axiom won NASA’s fifth private astronaut mission in January.

Axiom and Vast are each building private space stations intended to eventually replace the International Space Station.

The NASA contract with Vast is for the agency’s sixth private astronaut mission to the International Space Station.

Vast is based in Los Angeles, California.

The sixth private astronaut mission to the International Space Station is expected to bring astronauts to the station for two weeks.

The USSF-87 mission included research and training systems intended to help U.S. Space Force Guardians prepare and practice for potential conflict in orbit.

The previous five private astronaut missions to the International Space Station have all flown with Axiom.

SpaceX is shifting focus to build an autonomous-growth city on the Moon and is delaying ambitions for a permanent human presence on Mars.

SpaceX plans to begin work on building a city on Mars in about five to seven years while prioritizing the Moon to help secure the future of civilization.