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Muon Wins Stage II Contract from NRO

Muon collects IR data, an area in which US commercial providers lag behind Chinese competitors.

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Military

We Have Some Space Questions About The Golden Dome

President Donald Trump’s executive order calling for a new, satellite-based missile defense architecture around the continental US has defense contractors salivating, but questions about the cost, capabilities, and requirement for such a system remain unanswered.

MilitaryTechnology

The Golden Dome Might Fly Sooner Than You Think

Leaders from L3Harris argued that the company has already demonstrated many technologies that will be central to the Golden Dome architecture.

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Booz Allen Preps for the Golden Dome

The president wants a Golden Dome missile defense system, and the space industry is standing ready to get him one.

Military

Space Force Chief ‘Hopeful’ About Budget Prospects

“I’m very hopeful that the case the Space Force marks means a lot of that money will come back into our budget,” he said, adding that the Trump administration’s “Golden Dome” missile defense proposal could actually lead to national security space programs getting more resources.

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Lockheed Martin Invests $2M in Farcast

Farcast’s technology aims to increase the US military’s satcom connectivity, especially for highly mobile troops. The company’s main competitive advantage, however, may lie in its high-quality user terminals produced at low cost.

VC/PE

Northwood Raises $30M Series A

Alpine Space Ventures and a16z led the round, which also included participation from Also Capital, Founders Fund, and Stepstone.

TechnologyVC/PE

Aetherflux Raises $50M Series A

Index Ventures and Interlagos led the round, which also included participation from Breakthrough Energy Ventures, Andreessen Horowitz, NEA, and actor Jared Leto, among others.

StartupsVC/PE

Magdrive Propels US Expansion With $10.5M Seed Round

Magdrive’s thruster uses electricity gathered from solar panels to turn its solid metal propellant into hot plasma, which is then ejected from the thruster to provide movement in microgravity.