Victoria Woodburn
DIU, SDA Select Winners for Deorbit-as-a-Service Designs
Last week, the SDA and DIU selected three companies to develop designs for scalable satellite capabilities including rendezvous, capture, and deorbit.
NASA Opens Call on Moon Base Health Research
NASA’s Human Research Program is asking researchers what they want to know as the agency transitions to long-term stays at a Moon Base.
Exclusive: Space Kinetic Awarded $50M for Space Maneuverability
Space Kinetic announced a $50M OTA award from the Space Force to develop Whirlwind—its space maneuverability and deployment system.
Firefly Announces Record Q2 Results
Firefly Aerospace ($FLY) posted its first-ever $100M+ quarter on Tuesday, backed by a fresh slate of launch and defense announcements.
Rocket Lab Unveils GHOST on a Record Quarter
Rocket Lab ($RKLB) unveiled a deployable launch system—dubbed GHOST—designed to enable responsive launch from anywhere in the world.
Redwire Books Starfall’s First Dedicated Mission
Redwire subsidiary SpaceMD announced a contract to fly up to 32 mini-labs on a future SpaceX Starfall mission.
Endeavor Optical Networks Emerges from Stealth
Endeavor Optical Networks emerged from stealth to build a constellation of optical communications satellites.
SpaceX Reports Q2 Earnings
After SpaceX’s record-breaking June IPO, the company released its first quarterly results on Tuesday, and the headline figures beat expectations.
Xona Clears Final Regulatory Hurdle for PNT Constellation
Xona Space Systems has won FCC approval to broadcast its Pulsar navigation signals from a full satellite constellation, clearing the last regulatory hurdle before the company can scale deployment.
True Anomaly Chases an Evading Target
True Anomaly said it had become the first company to execute an in-space pursuit of an evading target as part of VICTUS HAZE.
NordSpace Funds NVD Amid Canada’s Export Push
NordSpace Ventures announced an investment in North Vector Dynamics this week, a company building full-spectrum sovereign missile capability.
Hop Aero Wants to Deliver Cargo via Rocket
Hop Aero launched on Y Combinator this week with their autonomous suborbital rocket: Rook.
ESA taps Aalyria to build deep-space network hub
ESA has tapped Aalyria to build a network-operations center that allows spacecraft to share data reliably across the solar system.
