Boeing Completes Quantum Lab Test Ahead of 2027 Flight
Boeing ($BA) announced today that it successfully demonstrated high-fidelity quantum entanglement swapping during ground tests of its quantum networking satellite—called Q4S.
True Anomaly Declares Mission X-3 Success
True Anomaly announced today that its autonomous orbital vehicle, Jackal, has completed all of its Mission X-3 test objectives, clearing the final hurdles to being fully commissioned.
Instinct Space Unveils Plans for Low-Cost Lunar Landers
Instinct Space announced a significant pivot today from helping lunar surface missions find their way to getting in on the surface action itself.
Katalyst Raises $12M to Extend Satellite Servicing to GEO
Katalyst’s first GEO mission in 2027 will be preceded by a mission closer to home, launching this month.
Dawn Aerospace Raises $25M Series B
The New Zealand-Dutch space transportation company will use the new funds to accelerate development of its Aurora spaceplane, and to conduct an in-space refueling demo.
Bill Spotlight: NEW HORIZON Act
A bipartisan pair of senators introduced a bill last week that would consider allowing national security missions to tap into the commercial orbital data center craze.
Optera Raises £3M to Open New UK HQ
The funding round comes amid the UK government’s full-court press to expand its sovereign technical capabilities.
PiLogic Partners with AFRL on AI Anomaly Detection Tech
PiLogic is already testing its AI on two terrestrial based flat sats with AFRL, with hopes of expanding the military partnership into orbit.
Space Stocks Dip After SpaceX IPO
SpaceX’s strong first day out was coupled with a significant pullback among investors in other publicly traded space companies, sending major players down across the board.
JAXA Nails H3 Return to Flight
The rocket launched on its eighth mission—the first successful flight of the new three-engine variant—Friday morning from Japan’s Tanegashima Space Center, delivering all six of its payloads to space.
VCs Predict the SpaceX IPO Will Lift the Entire Industry
After the public markets initiate their newest whale, what happens to the rest of the space industry still reliant on private capital?
Op-ed: Up to a Trillion Dollars is About to Chase Space. What Kind of Economy Will Be Built?
The largest IPO in history is here, and capital is expected to flow into the space industry at record volume. Whether that capital builds an economy that fully operates—or one that just accumulates hardware—is a choice we are about to make.
