SpaceX Improves Falcon 9 Performance and Flies a Record 24 Starlink v2 Mini Satellites
After over 300 flights and 13 years in service, Falcon 9 continues to improve as SpaceX tweaks the design for higher performance.
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Stories on space business, including company updates, funding announcements, and contract awards.
Lockheed Shows Off its New Speed
Lockheed Martin ($LMT) is trying to buck the sluggish reputation often attributed to defense primes.
Vast to Bid on Private Astronaut Missions to the ISS
Vast announced its intention to compete for NASA contracts to organize private astronaut missions to the ISS—a role that has been filled exclusively by Axiom Space since the flights commenced in 2022.
The FAA OKs Varda’s Landing Plans
Varda’s in-space manufacturing capsule is cleared for reentry after months of regulatory back and forth.
China Could Fill Potential Post-ISS Gap in LEO, Industry Says
The US is at risk of losing leadership in LEO to China if commercial space stations do not come to fruition before the ISS plunges into the sea, two industry officials told lawmakers on Wednesday.
BlueHalo Acquires Eqlipse for Advanced Defense Applications
BlueHalo, a young defense prime making headway in the space domain, announced yesterday that it has acquired Eqlipse, a cyber, intelligence, and advanced R&D firm working on the edge of defense applications.
LeoLabs Raises $29M for a Global Tracking Network
LeoLabs clinched $29M in funding to fulfill its dreams of truly global coverage and deep, AI-powered analytics to support its LEO-monitoring space radar network.
Palantir and Voyager Partner on AI for Starlab
Palantir, the AI data and analytics unicorn, is getting more deeply involved in the space domain.
Satellite IoT Firm Opens Portugal Office
Spain-based FOSSA Systems is expanding internationally for the first time with the opening of a new subsidiary in Portugal, the company announced Tuesday.
Lunar Resource Extraction Startup Interlune Raises $15.6M
Interlune, an in-space resource mining startup operating in stealth, has secured $15.6M of funding
The Uncertain Future Of Boeing’s Space Business
A one-time titan of the space industry finds itself on the sidelines, plagued by ballooning costs and slow timelines in its space division at a time when price and speed are king.
SKY Perfect JSAT Opens Laser Debris Removal Firm
A Japanese firm has a new concept for getting junk out of the way in space: lasers.