Castelion raises $350 million to scale hypersonic missile production
WASHINGTON — Castelion, a defense technology startup led by former SpaceX engineers, announced Dec. 5 it raised $350 million in Series B…
Mobile networks want to use the satellite airwaves we need to track climate change
At next year’s World Radiocommunications Conference (WRC-25), governments will face a choice that goes to the heart of how we monitor our…
Surprisingly, this space economy isn’t for everyone
Projections for the booming space economy often come with trillion-dollar headlines, but the lion’s share of near-term revenue looks destined…
China faces temporary emergency launch gap after space station lifeboat crisis
HELSINKI — China could be without emergency launch capability to Tiangong space station for months, leaving no rapid-response option for any…
Northrop Grumman continues solid rocket motor development and test program
WASHINGTON — Northrop Grumman tested a solid rocket motor Dec. 4 as part of an internal program to advance solid rocket propulsion…
NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope Completed
Over the course of several hours, technicians meticulously connected the inner and outer segments of NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope.…
Orbex trails other European Launcher Challenge companies as U.K. delays funding decision
WASHINGTON — Orbex, one of the five launch companies in ESA’s European Launcher Challenge, received far less funding than the other four at…
Washington Harbour deepens space portfolio with investment in Trusted Space
WASHINGTON — Washington Harbour Partners announced Dec. 4 it has made a strategic investment in Trusted Space, a Leesburg, Virginia-based…
Final proposals leave SpaceX and Amazon with 4% of $20 billion rural broadband subsidies
TAMPA, Fla. — SpaceX and Amazon’s satellite constellations stand to get about 4% of the nearly $20 billion that states have proposed for rural…