Venus Aerospace Raises $91M Series B to Scale RDRE Production
The funding round is the latest in a string of news from RDRE engine companies, suggesting the more efficient rocket tech is having a moment in the industry.
FCC Poised To Advance Sat Licensing Reform
FCC Chair Brendan Carr announced last week that the commission is expected to vote on the Space Modernization Order on July 22.
Transporter-17 Sends the First Commercial Nuclear Sat to Orbit
SpaceX’s ($SPCX) Transporter-17 rideshare mission lifted off from Vandenberg Space Force Base at 3:12am, carrying 81 payloads to LEO.
NASA Releases CLD Draft RFP
NASA is officially moving forward with its original plan to support stand-alone replacements to the ISS, after industry proved its take on human habitation in LEO.
Exclusive: Ravee Optics Raises $6M Seed to Build Compact Laser Terminals
Ravee Optics’ solution is designed to bring laser comms to the masses, with terminals that are lighter, smaller, and easier to manufacture at scale.
The Biggest Fundraises of H1 2026
This is a case where a rising rocket lifts all payloads, around the world.
Inside the Deepening Ties Between Europe and the Middle East
While European sovereignty may be driven by a response to the deterioration of geopolitical ties to the US, it’s opened the door for Middle Eastern space companies.
True Anomaly Approaches, Images Rocket Lab Craft
SSC ordered True Anomaly to deliver the imagery within 72 hours of receiving the order. True Anomaly did it in 61.
Exclusive: Austria Taps R-Space for Its Second Military Sat
Aurora is one of three missions in a series of planned government-backed demos to validate new technologies in orbit
Exclusive: Lunar Forge Unveils Plans to Build Lunar Infrastructure Out of Dust
Lunar Forge’s idea is to drastically reduce the cost required to set up fission reactors, by using regolith to build the majority of the support structure to house and shield the reactor core.
NASA Praises Blue Origin’s Mishap Progress, Announces Moon Base Contracts
NASA said the vendors plan to fly “updated versions of already-flown lander designs” to try to meet the agency’s goal of monthly landings with NASA payloads.
