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CNBC: Billionaire Kam Ghaffarian sets his sights on the stars with a range of space companies

Kam Ghaffarian has helped build the new space economy, with leadership roles at Intuitive Machines, Axiom Space, Quantum Space and X-Energy. Read the CNBC interview.

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Centrica and X-energy Sign Agreement to Deploy U.K.’s First Advanced Modular Reactors and Pursue 6 Gigawatts of New Nuclear Capacity in the U.K.

X-energy and Centrica announced a 6 GW agreement to deploy the United Kingdom’s first fleet of advanced reactors, beginning with a 12-unit plant in Hartlepool. Our partnership marks the largest international deployment of SMRs announced to date, and is a significant step forward for energy security and economic growth on both sides of the Atlantic. (MORE) Watch President Donal Trump and U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer highlight the deal (VIDEO)

Axiom Space Accelerates Axiom Station Assembly

Axiom Station’s Payload, Power, and Thermal Module (PPTM) completed its final weld at Thales Alenia Space’s development facility in Turin, Italy. This is spaceflight ready hardware, made by spaceflight proven partners, is being shipped to Houston to complete integration and become the first human-rated spacecraft developed in the space city.

Recently, Axiom Space announced it had revised the Axiom Station module sequence to enable its commercial space station to become an independent orbital platform as early as 2028. (MORE)

Intuitive Machines Aquires KinetX

Intuitive Machines completed its acquisition of KinetX, Inc., a leader in deep space navigation and constellation mission design, expanding its ability to deliver secure, scalable data relay and precision navigation for missions from the Moon to Mars. (MORE)

Quantum Space Acquires Phase Four’s Multi-Mode Propulsion Assets to Boost Space Mobility

Quantum Space acquired Phase Four’s multi-mode propulsion assets, and a state-of-the-art integration and test facility in Los Angeles, strengthening the company’s ability to deliver highly maneuverable, persistent, and cost-efficient platforms for its national security, civil, and commercial customers. (MORE)

Axiom Space Astronaut Missions are Building Human Experience, Opportunity in low Earth orbit

Axiom Space’s inaugural trio of commercial space missions to the International Space Station (ISS) are a shining example of global progress, international collaboration, and the beginning of the LEO economy in space. These missions have showcased the diverse potential of human spaceflight in the age of commercial space exploration, with crews representing eight different nations, and, for the first time on Axiom Mission 3 (Ax-3), the European Space Agency (ESA). (MORE)