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Atomic-6 Wins $2M DoD Contract For Solar Array Tech
Military • Startups • Technology

Atomic-6 Wins $2M DoD Contract For Solar Array Tech

Atomic-6 won a $2M contract from SSC to continue development of its Light Wing solar array, which collapses to enable RPO and stealth missions.

July 2, 2025July 2, 2025
CU Boulder Establishes Space Policy Professorship
Polaris • Policy

CU Boulder Establishes Space Policy Professorship

A new professorship at the University of Colorado Boulder aims to bridge the gap between space engineering, business, and law, by emphasizing the importance of space governance to the whole industry.

July 1, 2025July 1, 2025
NOAA Proposes Terminating TraCSS Program
Debris • Policy

NOAA Proposes Terminating TraCSS Program

TraCSS was once a signature Trump policy, stemming from Space Policy Directive-3. Now, that same directive might be the undoing of TraCSS.

July 1, 2025July 10, 2025
There Are Too Many Spacecraft in LEO
LEO

There Are Too Many Spacecraft in LEO

“That is us academics waving a big, big red flag, to say we can’t just keep doing this.”

July 1, 2025July 1, 2025
Skynopy Raises €15M to Expand Its Ground Station Service
Europe • LEO • Startups

Skynopy Raises €15M to Expand Its Ground Station Service

Skynopy’s future plans include building a network of over 100 ground stations to make real-time connectivity possible for satellites in orbit.

June 30, 2025June 30, 2025
Can Computers and Russian Engineers Build A Reusable Rocket in Dubai?
International • Launch

Can Computers and Russian Engineers Build A Reusable Rocket in Dubai?

“Our goal is to be much faster than everyone else.”

June 30, 2025
Xona Raises $92M For Unhackable PNT Constellation
LEO • Startups • Technology

Xona Raises $92M For Unhackable PNT Constellation

Xona is one of many companies trying to solve PNT’s vulnerability problem.

June 27, 2025July 9, 2025
SWF, Carnegie Offer Nuclear Security Pros A Space Education
Military

SWF, Carnegie Offer Nuclear Security Pros A Space Education

“They truly don’t understand how much commercial space is affecting stability in orbit.”

June 27, 2025June 27, 2025
Eutelsat’s €1.35B Raise Could Help OneWeb Break Even 
Broadband • Business • Equities • Europe • Satcom

Eutelsat’s €1.35B Raise Could Help OneWeb Break Even 

Despite the extraordinary payments ahead, and the sizable debt Eutelsat already faces, the company expects OneWeb to be cash-flow breakeven in 2027.

June 26, 2025June 26, 2025
EU Watch: The Potential Impact of the Space Act
Europe • Policy

EU Watch: The Potential Impact of the Space Act

The act aims to boost the region’s space industry by cutting red tape, creating one standard for legal and technical requirements, and ensuring Europe’s space industry remains safe and sustainable.

June 26, 2025June 26, 2025
Firefly Greenlit for Future Swedish Launches
Europe • International • Launch • Policy

Firefly Greenlit for Future Swedish Launches

Firefly Aerospace hit another milestone in its quest to reach orbit from Europe.

June 26, 2025June 26, 2025
OrbitsEdge’s First Mission to Space is a Shoe In
Business • Startups • Technology

OrbitsEdge’s First Mission to Space is a Shoe In

OrbitsEdge’s Edge1 computing module will host a range of AI agents, including the first AI shoe designer in space.

June 26, 2025June 26, 2025

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