Xona Raises $19M Series A
Xona Space Systems is working to build an alternative to GPS in LEO, and it’s just secured an additional $19M to make that goal a reality.
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Stories on space business, including company updates, funding announcements, and contract awards.
Muon Space and Earth Fire Alliance Introduce a New Wildfire Detection Satellite Constellation
Muon Space unveiled plans today for its LEO FireSat Constellation, a wildfire management network the company is building with Earth Fire Alliance.
SDA Is Strengthening Space Industrial Base, Execs Say
A five-year-old agency within the Pentagon founded with a mandate to move quickly is stimulating investments that make the entire small sat industrial base more resilient and scalable, according to half a dozen top industry execs.
Millennium Nabs $414M SDA FOO Fighter Contract
Millennium Space Systems secured a $414M contract on Tuesday to build eight fire control-enabled satellites for the SDA that can detect and track advanced missile systems.
Maxar Closes in on the Launch of its WorldView Legion Satellites
Maxar is preparing to launch its first two WorldView Legion EO satellites in the coming days aboard Falcon 9, following years of delays for the new constellation.
Industry to Save the Day on MSR
The fate of Mars Sample Return is in industry’s hands.
Astroscale Sees its Debris
Astroscale has hunted down its targeted space debris and is now within paparazzi distance.
Astranis Reveals Higher Capacity GEO Broadband Satellite
Astranis, a satcom startup, unveiled its Omega micro GEO broadband satellite platform yesterday, designed to offer five times the power of its first-generation models.
Lockheed’s Mid-Size Bus Set to Fly This Year
Lockheed Martin is preparing to launch its medium-sized LM 400 bus before the end of the year in preparation for a few classified opportunities coming down the pipeline, Lockheed Space President Robert Lightfoot told a small group of reporters at Space Symposium.
Max Space Unveils Expandable Habitat
Shooting a Beyonce music video in zero gravity, farming to feed astronauts on the Moon, and storing fuel in orbit could all become possible with a new expandable space habitat designed and built by Max Space,, cofounder Aaron Kemmer told Payload.
The $1.8T Space Economy
The space economy could grow to $1.8T by 2035, according to a report released today by the World Economic Forum in partnership with McKinsey & Company.