Aerospacelab Closes €94M Series B to Complete its Megafactory
The construction project would make Aerospacelab the operator of the largest satellite manufacturing facility in Europe.
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This Isn’t Our First Obsession With Mars
An insightful new book documents turn of the century excitement over the Red Planet.
Rep. Jeff Crank On the Mission of the Golden Dome Caucus
A new caucus established this summer is aiming to educate lawmakers about Golden Dome and build a coalition to support the Trump administration’s proposed missile defense program.
York Space Systems Delivers Tranche 1 SDA Sats
These sats will form a mesh network of optical communications links to provide global, low-latency comms for the DoD.
Study Finds Space Solar Power Could Make Europe Net-Zero
Space could play a key role in helping the European Union reach its goal of net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050, according to a study released this week.
Op-ed: The EU Space Act Will Stifle Innovation And Hurt US Space Companies
The EU Space Act, published in June, would establish a unified, EU-wide approach to regulating space activities, and address issues related to space safety, resiliency, and sustainability. However, the space act is poised to unleash a Pandora’s box of consequences, including putting a brake on innovation and raising the costs of doing business in space.
What Happens to the UK Space Agency Now?
Industry leaders shared nuanced views with Payload on what a DSIT-run UKSA might mean for the future of the country’s space ambitions.
Mynaric Charts Path to Rocket Lab, Investors Left Behind
Mynaric completed its financial restructuring this week—reigniting the possibility of an acquisition by Rocket Lab, but leaving investors holding the bag.
What SpinLaunch Is Doing With Its $30M Series C
SpinLaunch closed new funding to develop a LEO satellite broadband constellation, called Meridian Space.
The Pentagon and Silicon Valley Game Out The Tech Arms Race
“A huge part of it is also trying to break down barriers between the private sector and public sector.”
BlackSky Doubles Down on Aussie NEI Partnership
HEO’s software platform, called HEO Inspect, now has the ability to autonomously task BlackSky’s Gen-2 satellites.
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