AstroForge Conducts Hot Fire Test Ahead of Early 2024 Mission
Asteroid mining startup AstroForge successfully conducted a hot fire test of its Brokkr-2 surveyor spacecraft—a key milestone towards its scheduled Q1 2024 launch.
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Astra Stock Drops with No End in Sight
Astra stock dropped another 19% yesterday to 75 cents a pop as it continues its downhill march.
Atomic Clock Market to Grow to $1B, Future Market Insight Finds
Future Market Insights, a research firm, estimates the global atomic clock market will top $532M in sales this year and will nearly double to $1B in a decade, according to a report released Tuesday.
Urban Sky Nabs $9.75M for Stratospheric Balloon Imaging
Urban Sky, a stratospheric balloon imaging startup, announced a $9.75M Series A round yesterday to build out its sensor tech and expand commercial imaging capabilities to 15+ states.
Ligado Sues the US Over Spectrum Rights
Ligado Networks, a VA-based satellite business, filed a lawsuit against the US government last week, claiming the DoD violated its spectrum riots and illegally thwarted its 5G program without compensation.
NASA Reveals Bennu Asteroid Samples, Finds Water and Carbon
Small rocks, big rocks, carbon rocks, water rocks—everyone gets a space rock.
Exclusive: Auriga Space Emerges from Stealth with $5M Funding Round
Auriga Space emerged from stealth today with a novel electromagnetic launch system and $5M in its pocket for prototyping and expanding its LA facility.
Spain’s PLD Space Launches for the First Time
PLD Space, a Spanish rocket startup, successfully launched its Miura-1 suborbital rocket on Saturday.
Starlink Nears Approval in India + Payload Analysis
India is on the verge of approving SpaceX’s Starlink service, paving the way for the launch—or, dare we say, broadband—giant to bring satellite internet to a nation of 1.4B people.
Machina Labs Nabs $32M Series B
Tech giant NVIDIA is bringing AI fever—and dollars—to manufacturing.
Russia Blames Onboard Controls for Luna-25 Crash
A faulty onboard control system was behind the Luna-25 hard landing on the Moon last month, Russia announced yesterday.
Vega-C Needs a Nozzle Redesign, Return to Flight Pushes to Q4 2024
Vega-C will not fly again until at least Q4 2024, European officials announced yesterday.