International

Bill Nelson Tours India to Discuss Space Collaboration

Bill Nelson’s world tour has touched down in India. 

Analysis

Euroconsult Values the Global EO Market at $4.6B

Euroconsult, a space consulting firm, predicts the global EO market will grow from $4.6B in 2022 to $7.6B over the next ten years, driven by tech advancements, premium product offerings, and public investment.

BusinessLaunch

SpaceX Announces a Starship Version Two is in the Works

With just two Starship integrated test flights under its belt, SpaceX announced it is already working on a major overhaul of its second-stage Starship vehicle.

EuropeInternationalPolicy

Slovenia Applies for Full ESA Membership

Slovenia is seeking to become a full member of ESA after seven years of holding associate member status, the central European nation announced yesterday.

BusinessLaunch

Dream Chaser Moves on to Final NASA Testing

The spaceplane is back.

BusinessVC/PE

Kuva Raises $17.6M Series A, Will Expand Stateside

Kuva Space raised a €16.6M ($17.6M) Series A to accelerate camera development, support constellation deployment, and expand to the US, the Finnish hyperspectral satellite startup announced today. 

BroadbandBusiness

Amazon Argues to Reduce LEO Regulations

Amazon is teaming up with a handful of leading think tanks to launch the Alliance for Satellite Broadband, a coalition aiming to broaden global satellite internet access. The group was just announced yesterday, but it already has its first task: pushing regulators to update decades-old limits on signal interference between different orbits.  EPFD 101: Equivalent…

International

Musk Says Starlink will be Available for Internationally Recognized Aid Organizations in Gaza

SpaceX plans to provide Starlink satellite internet access to the UN and internationally recognized aid organizations working within Gaza despite objections from the Israeli government.

Lunar

Intuitive Machines Lunar Mission Pushed to January

Intuitive Machines’ IM-1 lunar lander mission has been delayed from November to January, the company announced Friday. 

Equities

Aerospace and Defense Primes Q3 Earnings Roundup

The aerospace and defense primes had a busy Q3 marked by massive SDA contracts, growing space divisions, and a few hiccups along the way.

Business

UK Space Agency Signs Axiom Human Spaceflight Deal

UK Space Agency signed an agreement with Axiom on Wednesday to send British astronauts on a commercially sponsored two-week scientific mission to space.

Launch

SpaceX to Launch ESA’s Galileo Sats

SpaceX will launch ESA’s Galileo navigation satellites amid a dearth of European launch operations, the WSJ reported.

BusinessVC/PE

Qosmosys Closes $100M Seed Round

Lunar lander startup Qosmosys secured a staggering $100M in seed funding to help it bring its ZeusX lander to the Moon in just four years, the startup announced last week.