Rocket Lab Snags IR Sensor-Maker In $275M Deal
“With this deal, Rocket Lab will officially enter the payload market as a disruptive prime contractor to US national security.”
Spire Emerges Anew After Nine Months Of Uncertainty
Inside CEO Theresa Condor’s plans for a revitalized satellite company.
Starship’s Ninth Test Flight Ends in Vehicle Loss
For the third flight in a row, SpaceX’s Starship upper stage exploded yesterday after losing control during its ninth test flight.
Apex Unveils Larger Satellite Bus, Dubbed Comet
“From cell phone towers in space for consumer technology [to] unique sensing missions, or as an interceptor platform for Golden Dome, Comet is the clear choice to accelerate the most ambitious space missions,” Apex CEO Ian Cinnamon said in a statement.
UN Releases Space Debris Primer
Decades ago, the UN was already thinking about the risks and liability concerns raised by debris falling out of orbit. Now, as falling space debris becomes a more common occurrence, the UN’s Office for Outer Space Affairs is reminding nations that it has a process for dealing with it.
EnduroSat Raises €43M to Scale Production, Boost US Presence
Bulgarian space startup EnduroSat has raised €43M ($48.8M) to ramp up production of a new, bigger ESPA-class sat.
Payload Talks NASA Budget With Rep. George Whitesides
“The United States is leading the world in space technology, and we can’t give that up.”
Astrolight Raises €2.8M For Laser Comms Tech
Balnord led the round, which was announced on Thursday. It also included participation from the Export and Investment Fund of Denmark, Coinvest Capital, 3NGLS, and Rita Sakus.
Scaling Commercial Space Opportunities with Raytheon’s Advanced Space-Ground Solutions
The company’s space portfolio is extending its services to help emerging commercial space companies succeed with cutting-edge ground solutions.
PiLogic Raises $4M Seed Round For Faster Inference
A space-friendly flavor of AI could help satellites diagnose themselves on orbit.
China Says Golden Dome Could Spark Space Arms Race
“The project will heighten the risk of turning the space into a war zone and creating a space arms race, and shake the international security and arms control system.”
