Rocket Lab Enters the Satcom Market With $8B Iridium Deal
Rocket Lab ($RKLB) has been teasing its entrance into the “space applications” market for years. Yesterday, it pulled the trigger.
Firefly Targets Swedish Launch in 2028 Under New Franchise Model
Firefly Aerospace ($FLY) announced today that it aims to launch its Alpha rocket from SSC Space’s Esrange Space Center in northern Sweden as early as 2028.
US Army Establishes a Space Operations Branch
Modern warfare relies heavily on space-based technologies, and the US Army is making moves to tightly integrate those capabilities with the rest of its military might.
ISS Risk Margin ‘Alarming’ As NASA Nears 2030 Extension Date
Time is running out to keep the ISS in orbit, as the chair of a NASA advisory committee warned last week that risk margin for regular operations “is now reduced to an alarming level.”
SpaceX Alum Have Raised $9.2B, New Data Shows
As an organization that’s employed thousands of engineers in its 24-year history, SpaceX has acted as both a breeding ground for high-level engineering talent, and as a launch pad for new ideas.
Firefly Acquires Autonomous Space Ops Company
Firefly Aerospace announced yesterday that it acquired Space-ng, which is an AI-powered vision navigation and autonomous guidance systems provider.
A New Crop of Early Stage Space Startups Emerges
Introducing the new crop of early-stage space startups.
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Exclusive: SpaceComputer and Spacemanic Partner on Security Demo Mission
Space Fabric is SpaceComputer’s solution not only for the growing hacking threats on-orbit, but also for the increasing number of shared-compute modules operating on rideshare sats.
Japan Eyes Sovereign D2D Satellite Network
Japan plans to select a proposal this month for its domestically owned and operated D2D satellite network, called J-LEO.
Satellite Operators Launch Trade Association
Amazon, Globalstar, Iridium, and Canada’s Telesat joined together to establish the SpaceConnect Association for NGSO operators.
SpaceX Starfall Demo Provides Validation for Reentry Startups
SpaceX ($SPCX) launched a demo mission of its Starfall reentry capsule yesterday, kicking off a new era of competition in the budding reentry sector.
