EuropeSatcom

U-Space Selects Skynopy to Support Multiple Missions

Skynopy’s ground-station-as-a-service model is quickly gaining traction.

BusinessEuropeLunarMoon

Intuitive Machines Bets on Lunar Comms with Goonhilly Buy

Intuitive Machines is going all-in on lunar comms. Yesterday, Intuitive Machines announced a definitive agreement to acquire UK-based Goonhilly Earth Station, as well as Goonhilly’s US subsidiary COMSAT, to expand the lunar company’s offering in deep-space comms and PNT. “Customers have been clear that they want a single, integrated, and resilient solution for their communications…

BusinessSatcom

Iridium Boosts Air Safety Offering With Aireon Acquisition

By acquiring Aireon, Iridium hopes to leverage this capability into a more powerful offering: space-based VHF communications.

EuropeStartupsVC/PE

European Space Startups Jockey for ‘Infrastructure’ Financing

Europe has a growth-stage-capital problem.

CivilMoon

NASA Lays Out Preliminary Artemis III Mission Plan

Artemis III, expected to fly in 2027, will bring astronauts to LEO to test capabilities that will be necessary for the planned Moon landing in 2028.

LaunchStartups

Exclusive: LEAP Launches its First Rocket

There’s a new launcher in town.

MilitaryPolicy

CBO Puts $1.2T Price Tag on Golden Dome

The estimate is an order of magnitude larger than the $185B figure proposed by Golden Dome chief Gen. Michael Guetlein in March

LaunchStartups

Fenix Space Flies Tow-Launch Prototype

Fenix Space is one step closer to leaving the world behind.

EOMilitary

SOCOM Taps SkyFi to Build Tactical EO Imagery Tools

SkyFi will develop an early prototype of a new sovereign intelligence platform, aimed at giving troops quicker and easier access to geospatial imagery.

LunarVC/PE

Lunar Outpost Closes $30M Series B, Unveils New Rover

The fundraise highlights the huge demand from investors looking to capitalize on NASA’s new vision for the US presence on the Moon.

EOEurope

SatVu Positions Thermal Imaging as the Missing EO Layer

SatVu is officially back in business.

BusinessInternationalTechnology

South Korea Pushes to Commercialize Quantum Research 

The quantum age is upon us, and South Korea is angling for a seat at the table.

StartupsTechnologyVC/PE

Scout Space Closes $18M Series A

Plans for expansion include building a new satellite sensor factory outside DC, and nearly doubling Scout’s headcount in the next 18 months.