Douglas Gorman
Europe Begins Funding Offensive In-Space Capabilities
If the best defense is a good offense, then announcements in the European space sector this week are signaling that the region is preparing to move the ball upfield.
Seraphim Space Launches Space Academy
Thinking of going back to school? Seraphim Space is taking applications.
Shield Space Launches UK Space Superiority Coalition
The UK Space Superiority Coalition brings together space companies across the UK in an effort to build a space-based carrier strike force.
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.
OSMOS X Tapped to Lead EDF-backed Tactical Capture Consortium
The Europeans are gearing up for a fight in orbit.
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.
Colare Raises $2.5M to Expand its Hardware-Focused Hiring Platform
Colare’s technical-assessment platform maps the requirements of a role, and recreates decisions future engineers could face on the job.
NASA Outlines the Details of Artemis III and IV Missions
NASA is still on track to return US astronauts to the Moon in 2028. On Friday, officials shared a progress update on their efforts, as well as the finer details of the mission plans for Artemis III and IV, targeting flights in 2027 and 2028, respectively. Long story short: NASA remains confident it can meet…
European MNOs Join Forces to Explore Joint MSS Spectrum Bid
Deutsche Telekom, Telefónica, Orange, and Vodafone plan to establish ground network infrastructure across Europe, and partner with an as-yet undetermined satellite operator for the D2D connection.
Xona Raises $250M Series D to Scale Commercial GPS Constellation
Xona’s long-term plan is to build a ~258-sat constellation to offer an upgraded commercial alternative to government GPS networks.
Hewlett Packard Enterprise to Send AI Compute Module to the Moon
Hewlett Packard Enterprise ($HPE) is taking remote working to a whole new level.
Reaction Dynamics Targets 2031 for Borealis Medium-Lift Launch
In the contest to build up commercial launch capabilities in Canada, Quebec-based startup Reaction Dynamics has entered a new weight class.
Exclusive: EraDrive Lands $13M DoD Award For Autonomy Module
EraDrive won a $13M DoD award, under which the Space Force will buy an undisclosed number of the company’s Era-Node vision-based autonomy modules.