Telesat Stays Quiet on C$2.4B GEO Debt Due in December
Telesat CEO Dan Goldberg told analysts the company was “pretty constrained” in what it could say about refinancing its legacy GEO debt.
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HawkEye 360 Turns its RF-Sensors to Orbital Targets
The DoD wants to better understand what’s going on in orbit. HawkEye 360 ($HAWK) has the inside scoop.
NASA Signs Space Nuclear Pact, Says Moon Base Is Ahead of Schedule
Isaacman gave updates at the White House’s “Science: A New Golden Age Summit.”
Fortastra Raises $30M Series A to Fund its Next Security Spacecraft
The US military has weapons in space, and—with the orbital arsenal expanding—security is becoming a top priority.
Kayla Bigham, FAA
Kayla Bigham grew up wanting to be an astronaut. Then, after learning about the Apollo 1 and Apollo 13 emergencies in elementary school, her goal shifted—she knew she wanted to keep space exploration safe.
Naresh Kannan, OrbitAID
“My primary goal was to build the credibility of this domain in India,” he said. “Everyone was thinking, ‘This is a little bit too far-fetched.’”
Nicole Huimei Lee, MIT
Exercise is essential for astronauts in orbit, since microgravity causes rapid deterioration of bone density and muscle mass. But what if the astronauts could multitask?
Priya Abiram, Vast
“I will be the youngest research astronaut, which is very exciting,” Abiram, 22, told Payload.
Argotec Raises €50M To Scale Small Sat Manufacturing
NUO Space S.p.A—the space arm of the Milan-based private equity firm—led the round.
Seraphim Space Launches Space Academy
Thinking of going back to school? Seraphim Space is taking applications.
Exclusive: Rendezvous Robotics Raises $20M to Develop Self-Assembling Spacecraft
Rendezvous Robotics is developing technology to allow future satellites to launch in pieces that can self-assemble in space.
MP Space Raises AUD $23M to Scale Satellite Battery Manufacturing
MP Space’s batteries launched for the first time last week with an undisclosed customer on SpaceX’s Bandwagon-5 mission, and already the company has orders to support 500+ spacecraft.
