Impulse Space is Making a Very Big Kick Stage
The man who built the Falcon 9’s Merlin engine is back with a new vehicle that aims to make reaching geostationary orbits cheaper.
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SDA Awards Tranche 2 Tracking Layer Contracts
The Space Development Agency (SDA) awarded another batch of big ticket contracts yesterday to the three companies that will build the Tranche 2 Tracking Layer of the Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture (PWSA).
The Future of CRSRA With Its New Director
The commercial remote sensing industry is showing no signs of slowing down, and the new head of the Commercial Remote Sensing Regulatory Affairs division wants to make sure the government can keep up.
Exclusive: Apex Completes Ultra-Fast Satellite Qualification
LA-based satellite manufacturer Apex Space Systems has assembled, integrated, and tested its first satellite bus less than a year after beginning the design process.
Private Space Firms Had Their Worst Fundraising in a Decade
Private space companies raised $17.9B last year—a 25% reduction from 2022 and the lowest in ten years, according to a report released today by venture fund Space Capital.
NASA Nixes Solar Power From Space (At Least For Now)
The dream of using solar panels in space to deliver electricity to the Earth below has animated engineers for 80+ years, but even with the falling cost of space access, we’re still far from solving the climate change problem with orbital power plants.
ESA’s 2024 Budget Rises 10% to €7.8B
The European Space Agency budget will increase this year by 10% to €7.8B ($8.5B), the agency announced at its annual press briefing yesterday.
Orphaned Stars Mapped to their Parents
Despite the millennia humanity has spent looking up at the stars and pondering their existence, and despite all the fancy tools we’ve dreamed up and built to help clarify the cosmos, the precise process of star formation is still an enigma—let alone the details of the rest of the long, slow lifetime of any individual star.
D-Orbit Raises $110M Series C
D-Orbit, a European in-space logistics startup, secured €100M ($110M) as an initial raise in a Series C round, which will allow it to expand its service offerings and build out operations in the US, Europe, and the UK, the company announced this morning.
Sateliot Raises €6M
Spanish satellite operator startup Sateliot announced yesterday that it has clinched €6M ($6.6M) in funding from Banco Santander, the largest bank in Spain.
Add Another Year to Your Artemis Calendar
The astronauts heading around the Moon on NASA’s Artemis II mission shouldn’t be packing their bags just yet.
Iridium Launches Project Stardust
Iridium ($IRDM) is back in the market for direct-to-device services from space after revamping its strategy for the buzzy business.