Northwood Closes $100M Series B
The round, which was announced today, was led by Washington Harbour Partners and a16z. It also included participation from Alpine Space Ventures, among other investors, according to a press release.
Payload Field Guide: Commercial LEO Destination
As the ISS nears its retirement date at the end of the decade, companies are vying to build its commercial successor under NASA’s Commercial LEO Destination (CLD) program.
Varda, Stratolaunch to Launch Pentagon Hypersonics
Last week, the Pentagon announced that it had awarded two contracts to Varda Space Industries and Stratolaunch as providers for Task Area 3 of the Multi-Service Advanced Capability Hypersonic Test Bed (MACH-TB) program, which focuses on reusable flight concepts for hypersonic missile tests.
Tomorrow.io to Launch Weather Monitoring Constellation
Called DeepSky, the sat network is designed to provide global atmospheric monitoring in real time.
ESA Pours €73M into SWISSto12’s HummingSat Program
Surprise, surprise: SWISSto12 plans to use the new funds to increase its production capacity.
Open Cosmos Launches First Telecom Sats
The launch marks Open Cosmos’ entrance into the world of satcom.
Colorado Springs Opposes Lawsuit to Keep Space Command HQ
It’s time for the tug of war over the location of US Space Command headquarters to end for the sake of America’s military space mission, according to multiple Colorado Springs, CO-based groups.
Blue Origin To Build an Enterprise Satcom Network
Two months after launching New Glenn for the second time (and performing a picture-perfect first booster landing), Blue Origin has unveiled its latest project. TeraWave is a 5,408-bird, multi-orbit communications constellation designed specifically to serve enterprise and government customers.
Starfish Wins SDA Deorbit-As-A-Service Contract
Starfish says this marks the first contracted mission for end-of-life satellite disposal services, in comparison to typical missions that treat disposal as a one-off or a demo.
Loft Orbital Wins €50M Contract to Build French SAR Sat
The demo is part of France’s DESIR program, which is intended to widen the pool of EO capabilities available to the French defense sector.
Senators Introduce Bills on Space Workforce, Regulations
The NASA Talent Exchange Program Act would boost collaboration between the space agency and industry—by letting staff from each side walk a mile in the other’s shoes.
