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QT (In-Q-Tel), the independent strategic investor focused on accelerating national security innovation, was featured in a HUB session at AIAA SciTech Forum 2026 in January. Founded in 1999, IQT serves as an independent, not-for-profit strategic investor that bridges the gap between government needs and rapidly advancing private-sector innovations. Over the past 25 years, IQT has invested in more than 800 startups across the globe, helping fuel the commercial space industry.
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Japan’s Space One Rocket Explodes Moments After Launch
AP News reports, “A commercial rocket trying to put a satellite into orbit was intentionally exploded shortly after liftoff Wednesday morning in central Japan following a problem that’s still under investigation.” Space One was attempting to become “Japan’s first private sector success at putting a satellite into orbit.”
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Japanese rocket explodes moments after launch
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NASA Aims to Work with Private Sector for Lunar Landings
Aviation Week reports, “NASA soon intends to lift the curtain on a whole new strategy of turning to America’s private sector for the launch of a lunar lander with science and technology payloads in an effort to break new ground in the space domain.”
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