VC/PE

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. 

Military

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. 

BroadbandBusiness

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.