York Space Systems to Acquire ALL.SPACE for $355M
York hopes the combined tech will increase its exposure to “high-growth adjacent markets,” namely comms and multi-domain military use cases.
Orbital Data Center Competitive Landscape
Orbital data center competition includes big players like SpaceX, Blue Origin, Sophia Space, Starcloud, Aetherflux, and Axiom. Plus, satellite manufacturing suppliers such as Apex and K2 Space.
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DPhi’s Second Demo Brings Compute Space to Orbit
Swiss startup DPhi Space hosted Liquid AI’s large language model to analyze an EO image—without first transmitting the image to the ground. That was the first public result of DPhi’s second mission, Clustergate-2, which rode to orbit on a Momentus Vigoride 7 sat in March. The transmission, which was announced today, signifies a new age…
Golden Dome Will Use COTS Parts, Space Execs Say
Asked what a Golden Dome satellite bus would have that a commercial satellite bus doesn’t, Apex Space CEO Ian Cinnamon’s answer was simple—”Hopefully, nothing.”
Dems Slam Trump Over NSF Board Cuts
“This is the latest stupid move made by a president who continues to harm science and American innovation,” Rep. Zoe Lofgren (D-CA) said in a statement.
Isaacman Continues to Defend Budget Cuts to Congress
The hearing also gave Isaacman a chance to provide more detail on the agency’s top objective: accelerate the US return to the Moon.
True Anomaly Closes $650M Series D
True Anomaly has raised a $650M Series D, announced on the heels of its Golden Dome award for space-based interceptor tech—a new product for the four-year-old company.
Meta Secures Overview Energy Space Solar Power Capacity
Meta announced an agreement today to secure up to 1 GW of power capacity through Overview Energy’s planned solar power-beaming satellite system.
Pentagon Taps 12 Companies for Golden Dome SBI Tech
The 20 awards to 12 companies are worth up to $3.2B combined.
Astra Targets Golden Dome With Small Rockets, Says CEO Chris Kemp
“We’re going to do target practice. We’re going to make the clay-pigeon rocket,” Kemp said. “That’s great, because that will drive scale for us…and allow us to bring our cost down for commercial customers, and other government customers.”
Trump Taps Space Execs For Military Space Roles
Both nominees will need to be confirmed by the Senate before they can get on the job.
Astrobotic Hotfires Engine That Could Power Moon Missions
The continuous burn of 300 seconds (five minutes) with one of their two Chakram engine prototypes was one of several tests the company conducted at NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, AL.
