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LeoLabs Wins $20.68M Space Force Award for Scout

LeoLabs is applying its radar tech to national security missions under a new contract with the Space Force, announced Wednesday.

LaunchRockets

SpaceX Announces New Starbase, Louisiana Spaceport

Gwynne Shotwell joined Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry on Tuesday to announce a high-cadence launch site for future Starship operations.

LunarTechnology

Exclusive: City Labs Plans Second Nuclear Demo

Following the success of City Labs’ first nuclear-powered betavoltaic demo, City Labs is planning a demo of its radioisotope heating unit.

Polaris

White House Wants 1,000 Annual Launches and Reentries by 2030

The new National Space Transportation Policy, signed Aug. 20, which replaces the 2013 edition, asks what it would take to get to 1,000 annual launches.

BusinessTechnology

The Aerospace Corp’s Disksat Gains Commercial Traction

Thinking outside the box is paying off—at least for The Aerospace Corporation, which is starting to gain commercial traction for Disksat, its new box-less satellite configuration.

InternationalISAM

Exclusive: OrbitAID to Launch RPO Demo in 2027

“Most RPO demonstrations to date have qualified a single piece of the sequence, either far-range inspection or close-approach maneuvering, in isolation,” he said. “OrbitAID’s mission is designed to prove the entire satellite life extension in a single flight.”

BusinessStartups

Beyond Reach Labs Unveils Flarewing Deployable Solar Arrays

Beyond Reach Labs has been developing a patent-pending solar-array-deployment system designed to fold flat during launch.

StartupsVC/PE

Starcloud Announces $250M Series A Extension

Starcloud has raised a $250M extension to its March $170M Series A funding round, bringing it to a a $2.3B valuation.

InternationalLaunchVC/PE

Letara Raises ¥2.6B to Build its Hybrid Rocket Engine Tech

Japanese propulsion startup Letara closed a ¥2.6B ($16M) pre-Series A round to fund the development of its low-cost, hybrid engine tech.

BusinessMilitaryStartups

SpaceWERX Announces 2026 STRATFI Awardees

The Space Force announced the newest awardees of the SpaceWERX Strategic Funding Increase program during the Fed Supernova conference on Thursday. 

OpinionTechnologyVC/PE

Op-ed: The Technologies That Could Define the Future of Space

Daniel Biedermann, a partner at NewSpace Capital, gives his insights on what technologies are driving the future of space tech.

StartupsVC/PE

Muon Space Raises $250M Series C

Muon Space closed a $250M Series C to expand its satellite production capacity and broaden the types of missions it can fly.