UK Invests £6.7M to Boost Domestic Launch Industry
The UK Space Agency awarded £6.7M ($8.6M) to two small launch startups that plan to lift off from UK spaceports.
Apex Reveals Factory One
Apex is getting new digs as it preps to ramp up its satellite manufacturing.
FAA Promises a ‘Light Touch’ on Novel Space Regulations
The Transportation Department committed to taking a “very light touch approach” under the White House’s regulatory plan for novel space activities during a Senate hearing on Wednesday.
FCC Reaffirms its Decision to Deny Starlink $886M Subsidy
The FCC upheld its 2022 decision to deny Starlink an $886M Rural Digital Opportunity Fund subsidy aimed at expanding internet connectivity into rural areas.
True Anomaly Closes $100M Series B
True Anomaly has pulled in a $100M Series B to help it build and deploy its space tech and ensure national security extends into Earth’s orbit for the US and its allies.
Launch Costs, SSA, and Threat Sharing: FY24 NDAA Highlights
After weeks of negotiation, Congress unveiled its compromise defense authorization bill for fiscal 2024 last week, with the wide-ranging conference report weighing in at 3,000+ pages.
Armada Emerges from Stealth with $55M
Armada, an SF-based startup building AI-powered tools to improve data processing, emerged from stealth yesterday with $55M in hand.
AstroForge Provides an Update on its Brokkr-1 Demo Mission
Asteroid mining startup AstroForge provided a detailed update on its Brokkr-1 satellite demo mission in a blog post yesterday, revealing several hiccups it encountered and a three-month blitz to complete its refinery mission.
Helicity Raises $5M for In-Space Fusion Propulsion
Helicity Space, an in-space nuclear fusion propulsion startup, nabbed a $5M seed round to begin developing its novel engine.
Three Satellites Failed to Deploy from Transporter-9
It turns out Transporter-9 deployment didn’t go as smoothly as planned for some passengers. Momentus ($MNTS) announced last week that three of the five satellites it had carried failed to deploy from the third-party deployer it used for the mission, and are now presumed lost.
The GAO Calls on the FAA to Improve its Mishap Investigation Process
The US Government Accountability Office (GAO) says the FAA should be taking the lead more often when things go awry in spaceflight.
