China’s iSpace launch firm raises record $729 million for reusable rockets
Chinese launch firm iSpace has secured a record D++ funding round to accelerate its reusable rocket development efforts and expand its…
First Ariane 64 launches Amazon Leo satellites
The more powerful version of Europe’s Ariane 6 rocket successfully placed a group of Amazon Leo broadband satellites into orbit on the…
Space startups find more paths to liquidity as investors warm to maturing sector
Young space companies are gaining more ways to cash out or raise larger pools of capital as the industry matures and investors grow more…
Axiom Space raises additional $350 million
Axiom Space has raised $350 million to advance development of a commercial space station and new spacesuits for NASA. The post Axiom Space…
ThinKom gets military contract to supply portable ground stations for satellite communications
The contract will examine the performance of ThinKom’s “portable gateway” for use by dismounted forces The post ThinKom gets military contract…
Software startup Integrate makes push into defense market following Space Force award
The company developed a collaborative project management platform designed to operate in classified environments The post Software startup…
It is time to take astronomy off Earth
Astronomy and commercial space are often portrayed as being on a collision course, yet their futures are deeply intertwined. As satellite…
Newly discovered radio signal from the center of our ga…
Is the ultradense core of a gigantic star lurking in the center of the Milky Way? Scientists think they may have found just that: the signal…
Launch companies debate how to compete against SpaceX
Launch companies are divided on how to compete with SpaceX in a market where demand outstrips supply, yet customers remain price sensitive.…
ULA’s Vulcan launches U.S. Space Force mission to geosynchronous orbit
USSF-87 sends GSSAP payloads and propulsive ESPA ring on fourth Vulcan flight The post ULA’s Vulcan launches U.S. Space Force mission to…