ICEYE Opens Three International Offices in a Single Week
Think you had a busy week? ICEYE has you beat.
Canadian Companies Partner on SDA Sat Solution
This announcement comes as SpaceX opens its SSA catalog gratis to smallsat operators, and LeoLabs readies to demo its SDA for US national-security missions under a $20.68M Space Force Prototype OTA.
Space Weather Losses to Double by 2035, Report Finds
A new report from Mission Space estimates that solar storms will cost $20.65B in 2026, rocketing to $44.27B by 2035.
LeoLabs Wins $20.68M Space Force Award for Scout
LeoLabs is applying its radar tech to national security missions under a new contract with the Space Force, announced Wednesday.
SpaceX Announces New Starbase, Louisiana Spaceport
Gwynne Shotwell joined Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry on Tuesday to announce a high-cadence launch site for future Starship operations.
Exclusive: City Labs Plans Second Nuclear Demo
Following the success of City Labs’ first nuclear-powered betavoltaic demo, City Labs is planning a demo of its radioisotope heating unit.
White House Wants 1,000 Annual Launches and Reentries by 2030
The new National Space Transportation Policy, signed Aug. 20, which replaces the 2013 edition, asks what it would take to get to 1,000 annual launches.
The Aerospace Corp’s Disksat Gains Commercial Traction
Thinking outside the box is paying off—at least for The Aerospace Corporation, which is starting to gain commercial traction for Disksat, its new box-less satellite configuration.
Exclusive: OrbitAID to Launch RPO Demo in 2027
“Most RPO demonstrations to date have qualified a single piece of the sequence, either far-range inspection or close-approach maneuvering, in isolation,” he said. “OrbitAID’s mission is designed to prove the entire satellite life extension in a single flight.”
Beyond Reach Labs Unveils Flarewing Deployable Solar Arrays
Beyond Reach Labs has been developing a patent-pending solar-array-deployment system designed to fold flat during launch.
Starcloud Announces $250M Series A Extension
Starcloud has raised a $250M extension to its March $170M Series A funding round, bringing it to a a $2.3B valuation.
Letara Raises ¥2.6B to Build its Hybrid Rocket Engine Tech
Japanese propulsion startup Letara closed a ¥2.6B ($16M) pre-Series A round to fund the development of its low-cost, hybrid engine tech.
