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Top 5 of 2025: Out of Stealth

The space industry is growing and growing—and today we’re looking at some of the companies that threw their hat in the ring in 2025. 

Military

Top 5 of 2025: National Security

The military’s focus on space got even more intense in 2025.

Policy

Top 5 of 2025: Policy

The year in space policy ended with a bang, with the confirmation of NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman. 

Launch

Top 5 of 2025: Launch

The year of 2025 was also the year of the super-heavy launcher.

Europe

Top 5 of 2025: Europe

This year, Europe took major steps to break out on its own in space, including investing in sovereign tech, forging new relationships, and gaining an appreciation for dual-use hardware.

Civil

Top 5 of 2025: Civil Space

Between budget cuts, staff reductions, and leadership changes, it’s been a chaotic and unpredictable year for the space agency.

Polaris

Build Your Space Policy To-Read List

If you’re looking forward to the holidays to cozy up with a good book, we’ve got you covered.

Moonshot Mechanics 2025

The Policy Questions Facing a Lunar Economy

Once engineers solve the technical problems that stand in the way of a thriving lunar economy, it’s up to policymakers to set industry up for success on the Moon’s surface.

BusinessLaunchLEO

Exolaunch to Deploy 22 Sats on SpaceX Twilight Mission

SpaceX is ready to bring customers on a sunset cruise. 

BusinessMilitary

SDA Awards $3.5B in Tranche 3 Tracking Layer Contracts

The Space Development Agency awarded $3.5B in contracts on Friday to continue building the Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture (PWSA)—-a  missile-tracking, military-supporting, multi-layer constellation that’s been several years in the making.

Sponsored Content

Space Missions Are Getting More Complex – Ops Software Must Keep Up

As space missions evolve beyond single-satellite deployments to multi-vehicle constellations, in-space servicing, and lunar exploration, the operational burden placed on engineering teams has grown exponentially. With that shift comes a new imperative: Mission operations software must be as advanced and agile as the hardware it supports.

BusinessVC/PE

HawkEye 360 Closes $150M Financing Round, Acquires Innovative Signal Analysis

HawkEye 360 has been using its eyes in space for years to provide valuable insights on radio frequency (RF) sensing data for the defense sector. Now, as demand signals from the military are on an upswing, the company is taking growth even more seriously