NASA Authorization Could Kick Start Space Nuclear Power
The fate of the NASA authorization bill being considered by Congress now could be a make or break moment for the budding space nuclear power sector, according to one company.
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US Chamber Fighting For Licensing, ITAR Reform in 2026
“How do we encourage the government to take the necessary actions to modernize our space infrastructure? That includes physical, policy and regulatory,” Neal said. “I think it will be tough for industry to grow and mature, if we don’t have that.”
Blue Origin’s TeraWave Angle, Economics, and the Starlink / Amazon Leo Comparison
TeraWave deep dive.
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Agile Space Industries Closes $17M Series A
Agile Space Industries built a business on, you guessed it, agility—the ability to deliver high-performing propulsion systems on-time, every time.
SatVu Raises £30M to Accelerate its Constellation
SatVu’s plans for the new capital are twofold: accelerating deployment of its HotSat constellation, and fulfilling demand from across the market.
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Demonstrators Are No Longer Optional — They’re How Programs Stay on Track
For decades, aerospace and defense programs followed a familiar pattern: define requirements, finalize designs, then validate at the end of the process. That model assumed time was available to manage surprises.
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Haridopolos Praises Isaacman As ‘Dynamic Leader’ For NASA
Jared Isaacman is just over 60 days into his tenure as NASA administrator, and he’s already getting rave reviews from one space leader on Capitol Hill. Rep. Mike Haridopolos (R-FL), who chairs the House space subcommittee, commended the entrepreneur-turned-astronaut-turned-NASA-chief for sharing the space agency’s mission with the public—and energizing a NASA workforce in which morale…
When Space Businesses Should Accelerate Cash Burn, When to Improve
Space businesses continue their burn streak.
Revenge of the Bad Businesses: Refining the Space Hardware Investing Thesis During This Year’s Software Rout
The investor playbook has flipped: In the era of AI, Asset-light, high-margin good businesses (software) start to look bad, while greasy, capital-intensive, bad businesses (hardware) now look good. That’s just as true in space as anywhere else.
Kepler Plots European Expansion with NanoAvionics Deal
Kepler Communications and Kongsberg NanoAvionics have teamed up to put on a laser show for Europe.
OroraTech’s New Exec Plans to Step on the Gas
With Zuleta as a catalyst, OroraTech aims to grow to a few hundred sats in the coming years, with the aim of providing worldwide coverage, 15-minute revisit rates, and resolution as low as 50 m.
Axiom Space Raises $350M to Fuel Station, Suit Development
The company also confirmed that both pieces of hardware are on track to be ready in time to hit critical NASA deadlines.
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