Muon Space Raises $250M Series C
Muon Space closed a $250M Series C to expand its satellite production capacity and broaden the types of missions it can fly.
Portal Books Dedicated Falcon 9 Amid Constrained Launch Market
While Thornburg said Portal is expected to take up about half of the fairing with its own spacecraft, it’s working with launch integrator Maverick Space Systems to sell the other half to customers looking for rideshare opportunities in a turbulent market.
SpaceX’s Mobile Ambitions: Build, Partner, or Buy?
There has been a lot of speculation about how SpaceX is going to achieve its goal of moving from D2C dead zone coverage to taking AT&T, T-Mobile, and Verizon head-on, tapping into a hundreds of billions in revenue opportunity.
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White House Publishes S&T Strategy for National Security
The Office of Science and Technology Policy released its National Security Science & Technology Strategy.
Zeno Power Books its First Nuclear Mission to the Moon
Zeno Power is ready to pull its first all-nighter. On Wednesday, the nuclear-energy startup announced a commercial payload agreement with Firefly Aerospace ($FLY) to send a radioisotope heating unit (RHU) on a Firefly mission launching to the Moon NET 2028. The mission—flying on Firefly’s CS-8 CLPS mission—aims to demonstrate Zeno’s ability to keep a 5W…
Deep Dive: FY27 Defense Space Budget
The Space Force’s FY27 budget request made headlines earlier this year at a record-breaking $71.3B.
Slingshot’s Portal Adds New AI-Powered Missions
Slingshot Aerospace announced it is adding new capabilities to its Portal platform to help operators better monitor that crowded environment.
HEO Taps Planet Labs to Expand its NEI Network
The deal expands HEO’s NEI network to 50+ in-space sensors, allowing customers to capture more frequent, high-resolution images of objects on orbit—from a wider range of angles.
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.
SEOPS Doubles Down on Waymaker Dedicated Rideshare Program
The end of SpaceX’s Transporter program could leave a giant hole for space startups looking for cost effective rides to orbit. SEOPS is trying to fill it.
The New Middle Ground in Spacecraft Development
For years, the commercial space industry has focused on making spacecraft more affordable and accessible. Today, a new wave of customers want to build their own hardware to gain full ownership of the systems that define their mission.
Exclusive: Reflect Orbital Responds to its Critics
The space community is divided over whether Reflect Orbital’s sunlight-reflecting satellites are a bright idea.
