Launch

NordSpace Invests $5M to Build Canada’s First Spaceport

NordSpace is targeting a site that can support both equatorial and polar orbits, which will give the company the ability to place satellites above the Arctic.

VC/PE

Investors Share Vision of Space Industry’s Future at ISSRDC

Investors explain how their strategies are adapting to new technologies and shifting market conditions in LEO

Deep SpaceStartups

AstroForge Unveils New Spacecraft for Deep Space Mission

With just seven months to launch, the LA-based asteroid mining company decided to toss out its mission 2 vehicle, named Odin, and build a new bus in house mostly from scratch.

CivilLaunch

SpaceX Inches Closer to Increasing Starship Launches

While SpaceX’s proposal will significantly increase in the amount of rocket traffic above Boca Chica, the FAA found the impact to the environment should be minimal. 

EuropeInternationalLunar

ESA Launches Accelerator to Kickstart the Lunar Economy

Only a handful of European spacecraft have ever made it to the Moon, but that could soon change if a new accelerator achieves its goal. 

LEOStartupsTechnology

Sierra Space’s Expandable Space Station Passes Key Milestone

Sierra Space just blew up its most advanced space station technology to date. The explosion was an overwhelming success.

InternationalStartups

India’s Budget Sets Aggressive Space Goals

Recent updates to the national space budget are intended to help the country meet its aggressive growth targets, by injecting significant amounts of cash into both public and private space efforts.

Debris

ESA Report Shows Unsustainable Levels of Orbital Debris

Congestion has gotten so bad in LEO that ESA warns the future of space travel could be in jeopardy.

BusinessInternationalMilitary

The $570B Space Economy

For the third year in a row, government space budgets saw double digit percentage increases, driven by the significant militarization of space.

ISS

SpaceX is Sending a Dragon to End ISS

After over 25 years orbiting Earth, performing thousands of scientific experiments and hosting over 270 astronauts, the ISS is scheduled to be escorted out of orbit as early as 2030.

Launch

Falcon 9’s Grounding Ripples Through the Space Industry

SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket remains grounded while the company investigates the cause behind a rare failure on their July 11 launch.

EuropeInternationalLaunch

iRocket Looks to Boost Presence Across the Pond

The New York-based launcher added Paul Stein, former CTO of Rolls-Royce, to its board of directors to help establish a toehold in the UK, the company announced today.

ISAMStartupsTechnology

Outpost’s Plan To Put Shipping Containers In Space

The future of manufacturing in space depends on Earth return companies finding a way to return much larger volumes from space—like say, shipping containers.