Arkadia Proves Orbital Propulsion Can Be Green
Arkadia Space received data back from its first mission in space proving that its DARK propulsion system can perform as well as, if not better than, toxic hydrazine equivalents.
Sodern, Dhruva Space Team On Star Tracker Demo
The collaboration is a major win for the private Indian smallsat manufacturer looking to expand its global reach—and it also further strengthens Indo-French space ties.
ispace Crashes on the Moon in Second Attempt
Officials said the lander failed to slow down enough for landing, likely crashing into the lunar surface, but the root problem is unclear.
Dems Worry Golden Dome Will Launch Arms Race
“If we’re going to put something up in the sky for $500 billion and it just starts an arms race and then it doesn’t work because they can get around it, then that’s a massive waste of taxpayer dollars.”
Commercial Space Federation Launches Supply Chain Council
What do penguins and US space industry suppliers have in common? It’s safer for both to travel in packs.
Planet Hits Free Cash Milestone
“People look at the changing way in which these new technologies play into security, as they have in Ukraine—drones and satellites and AI—and they realize that they need them, and they need them quickly.”
Impulse Space Raises $300M Series C
Less than four years after its founding, the Series C brings Impulse’s total financing to $525M.
Space Force Partners on Rocketry Challenge
“It represents exactly the kind of talent and passion we want to foster,” Maj. Bryan Davis, the Space Force’s chief of marketing, told Payload in an email.
iRocket Kicks Off a $400M SPAC Deal
If completed, iRocket wi the Nasdaq with an expected valuation of approximately $400M.
Op-ed: Comms Failure is a Threat to Space Ambitions
While technical excellence abounds in the space sector, there’s a communications issue holding them back.
Trump Ditches Isaacman Amid Record NASA Cuts
“They always say [NASA budgets are] dead on arrival—this is extra dead.”
