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Starpath Raises $12M For Lunar Ice Mining
Lunar • VC/PE

Starpath Raises $12M For Lunar Ice Mining

The business plan is simple: Sell large quantities of LOX propellant to companies like SpaceX and Blue Origin.

August 20, 2024August 20, 2024
Lockheed Finally Buys Terran Orbital
Business

Lockheed Finally Buys Terran Orbital

A transaction became inevitable on Monday when Terran reported substantial doubt about its ability to remain afloat.

August 16, 2024August 16, 2024
Hungry Redwire Scarfs Sat Builder To Win DoD Biz
Military

Hungry Redwire Scarfs Sat Builder To Win DoD Biz

This is the tenth acquisition for the conglomerate built by private equity fund AE Industrial Partners.

August 15, 2024August 15, 2024
Exolaunch Replaces CEO-Founder With CTO Robert Sproles
Launch

Exolaunch Replaces CEO-Founder With CTO Robert Sproles

Dmitriy Sternharz, the CEO and founder of the German satellite integrator, is stepping back from a day-to-day role.

August 14, 2024August 14, 2024
SpaceX Back Up To Its Neck in Discharged Wastewater
Launch

SpaceX Back Up To Its Neck in Discharged Wastewater

Texas and federal officials have reportedly found that SpaceX violated environmental regulations.

August 13, 2024August 13, 2024
NASA: Can Anybody Use A High-End Lunar Rover?
Moon

NASA: Can Anybody Use A High-End Lunar Rover?

The agency canceled the Volatiles Investigating Polar Exploration Rover (VIPER) last month to save $80M.

August 12, 2024August 12, 2024
NASA and Boeing Debate Starliner While Dragon Stands By
ISS

NASA and Boeing Debate Starliner While Dragon Stands By

“Reasonable people could have different views on which path we should take.”

August 8, 2024August 8, 2024
Impulse Is Hunting for GEO Rideshare Customers
GEO

Impulse Is Hunting for GEO Rideshare Customers

“We’re going to go to market and try and understand: can we aggregate enough demand to make this work?”

August 6, 2024August 6, 2024
Japanese Rocket-Maker Nets 3.1B Yen ($21M) Series E
Rockets

Japanese Rocket-Maker Nets 3.1B Yen ($21M) Series E

Interstellar Technologies models itself on vertically-integrated launch vehicle and spacecraft manufacturers like SpaceX or Rocket Lab.

August 5, 2024August 6, 2024
The Latest Satellite Rideshare Heads To Cislunar Space
Cislunar

The Latest Satellite Rideshare Heads To Cislunar Space

SEOPS Space, a payload integrator, will partner with Intuitive Machines to offer a rideshare service to deep space.

August 5, 2024August 5, 2024
How Japan Became Ground Zero for Space Sustainability
The State of the Japanese Space Industry

How Japan Became Ground Zero for Space Sustainability

“There is no such thing as regulation in space traffic, and there won’t be for a while.”

August 2, 2024August 2, 2024
Space Force Ups Launch Deal By $1.8B 
Uncategorized

Space Force Ups Launch Deal By $1.8B 

A reminder of the military’s fast-growing demand for space access.

July 31, 2024July 31, 2024

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