MDA Space to buy Blue Canyon Technologies to gain foothold in U.S. market
WASHINGTON — MDA Space is buying smallsat manufacturer Blue Canyon Technologies (BCT) for $620 million, giving the Canadian company greater access to…
The MEO durability crisis: why LEO hardware will fail the new orbital economy
To some, space is the final frontier. But the reality is that once you leave Earth’s atmosphere, you’re not entering a single, uniform void.…
NASA selects mission to study space weather interaction with Earth’s atmosphere
WASHINGTON — NASA has selected for development a space science mission that will study how space weather interacts with Earth’s atmosphere.…
Mu-g Technologies enters the parabolic flight business
WASHINGTON — A startup has acquired an aircraft to offer commercial parabolic flight services even as NASA seeks to acquire its own aircraft…
Chinese university-led mission to study asteroid Apophis during close encounter with Earth
PADUA, Italy — A spacecraft developed by Tsinghua University is set to join international missions to study the asteroid Apophis during its…
Austrian propulsion startup joins sovereign space funding surge
TAMPA, Fla. — Austrian satellite propulsion startup Gate Space has won 6.3 million euros ($7.2 million) in funding from Europe’s…
EQT to acquire Exolaunch – SpaceNews
WASHINGTON — Private equity firm EQT is acquiring Exolaunch, a company that has handled the rideshare launches of hundreds of satellites, to…
Space Force’s rapid acquisition office director moves to Air Force Nuclear Weapons Center
WASHINGTON — Kelly Hammett, the former head of the Space Rapid Capabilities Office, has been named executive director of the Air Force Nuclear…
Quantum Space wins Pentagon contract to develop orbital refueling spacecraft
WASHINGTON — Quantum Space has won a Pentagon contract to develop a spacecraft capable of transferring propellant to satellites in…
A legacy to help solve the space workforce pipeline
In this episode of Space Minds, David Ariosto talks with Mike Kincaid, president and chief executive of the Challenger Center. They discuss…