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CivilPolaris

NASA Convenes at Climate Conference in UAE

NASA leadership is heading to Dubai this week for the 28th United Nations Climate Change Conference of the Parties (better known as COP 28), which begins on Thursday and runs through Dec. 12.

Business

Astra Secures $2.7M from Investors

There’s been another update in the Astra ($ASTR) financing saga. 

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BusinessDeep SpaceScience

Rocket Lab Takes On Venus

Deep space exploration isn’t just for governments anymore.

StartupsVC/PE

FOSSA Systems Closes Funding Round For IoT Birds

To connect land and ocean, startups are taking to the sky. 

SatcomStartups

Quantum Reveals First Mission, Sentry

Quantum Space is building a mesh communications infrastructure that spans from LEO to cislunar space and beyond to meet growing data needs as humanity expands its reach into the cosmos.   This morning, the company unveiled details of Sentry, its first mission. Sentry will launch on SpaceX’s Transporter-10 rideshare, currently slated for no earlier than March, […]

CivilISSLEO

ESA Inks a Starlab Partnership

ESA is exploring its options for life after the ISS. 

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Policy

House Space Bill Stalled Until Post-Thanksgiving

Hours after the White House released its plan for regulating novel commercial space activities, the House Science, Space, and Technology Committee considered its own proposal—and to the surprise of no one, the plans look pretty different.

DebrisInternationalPolaris

Industry Backs International ASAT Ban

More than two dozen companies from around the world signed onto a statement led by the Secure World Foundation on Tuesday formally applauding countries for agreeing to not conduct debris-causing anti-satellite tests. 

Policy

White House Releases Spectrum Strategy

The Biden administration released a National Spectrum Strategy on Monday to ensure that both federal operators and private companies can have adequate access to the finite resource.

InternationalMilitary

GOP Concerns About China-Russia Military Space Cooperation

Russia is seeking more cooperation with China on military space weapons—and some members of Congress are already speaking out about the proposed partnership.