Deep SpaceLunarStartups

Zeno Power Hires NASA’s Former Chief Technologist

Charania, who also recently signed on as an advisor for Balerion Space Ventures, brings 25+ years of experience at many of the biggest names in the space industry.

InternationalLaunch

Interstellar Books Customers for its First ZERO Launch

While the launch service agreements mark the first paying customers aboard an Interstellar flight, they won’t cover the costs of the launch itself.

EuropeRocketsTechnology

Agile Space Industries Wins Nyx Thruster Contract

The contract is the result of a rapid development process, in which Agile designed, 3D-printed, assembled, and hotfire-tested the DS250 in just 10 weeks.

BusinessEOEurope

Metop-SG Sats Spread the Wealth Across Europe

The MetOp second-gen series includes tech developed by the French space agency (CNES), the German Aerospace Center (DLR), Leonardo, RUAG, OHB, and countless smaller parts and systems suppliers across the continent.

Deep SpaceEurope

Italy is Hitching a Ride to Mars with SpaceX

The proposed agreement with SpaceX will send multiple payloads to the Martian surface, including a plant growth experiment, a meteorological monitoring station, and a radiation sensor.

StartupsTechnology

Muon Space Unveils the First Mission of its Upgraded Bus

The upgraded version of its MuSat, called MuSat XL, can fly up to 300kg of payload in LEO, and already has its first customer: Hubble Network.

AnalysisPolicy

New Report Details Trump DoD’s Space Spending Spree

Between the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (BBB) and the Trump administration’s budget request, the Space Force could see a budget of $40.2B in fiscal 2026.

EuropeLaunch

Skyrora Wins its First UK Launch License

Skyrora became the first British commercial rocket manufacturer to secure a launch license from the UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA), paving the way for its Skylark L suborbital rocket to lift off from the SaxaVord spaceport in the Shetland Islands.

EuropeSatcom

Inside Eutelsat’s Pitch to Offer WiFi on French Trains

There’s a light at the end of the tunnel for French commuters frustrated that their WiFi keeps dropping out over the countryside.

MilitarySatcom

Space Force Taps Five Companies For Jam Resistant Comms

The DoD has invested heavily in finding workarounds when communications are taken offline, and is funding the development of more resilient PNT and comms systems.

MilitaryTechnology

X-37B Gearing Up for Eighth Mission to Orbit

The Boeing-developed X-37B will carry several experiments designed to advance the DoD’s in-space capabilities and resilience.

EuropeSatcom

Open Cosmos is Poised to Break the 6G Barrier

The flight of 6GStarLab represents a leap for European non-terrestrial network (NTN) connectivity.

EOStartups

Redwire to Develop VLEO Constellation for DeepSat

DeepSat, a LA-based startup with dreams of building multiple EO monitoring constellations in VLEO, partnered with Redwire last week to develop the initial phase of its planned constellation.