The Aerospace Corp’s Disksat Gains Commercial Traction
Thinking outside the box is paying off—at least for The Aerospace Corporation, which is starting to gain commercial traction for Disksat, its new box-less satellite configuration.
Exclusive: OrbitAID to Launch RPO Demo in 2027
“Most RPO demonstrations to date have qualified a single piece of the sequence, either far-range inspection or close-approach maneuvering, in isolation,” he said. “OrbitAID’s mission is designed to prove the entire satellite life extension in a single flight.”
Beyond Reach Labs Unveils Flarewing Deployable Solar Arrays
Beyond Reach Labs has been developing a patent-pending solar-array-deployment system designed to fold flat during launch.
Starcloud Announces $250M Series A Extension
Starcloud has raised a $250M extension to its March $170M Series A funding round, bringing it to a a $2.3B valuation.
Letara Raises ¥2.6B to Build its Hybrid Rocket Engine Tech
Japanese propulsion startup Letara closed a ¥2.6B ($16M) pre-Series A round to fund the development of its low-cost, hybrid engine tech.
SpaceWERX Announces 2026 STRATFI Awardees
The Space Force announced the newest awardees of the SpaceWERX Strategic Funding Increase program during the Fed Supernova conference on Thursday.
Op-ed: The Technologies That Could Define the Future of Space
Daniel Biedermann, a partner at NewSpace Capital, gives his insights on what technologies are driving the future of space tech.
Muon Space Raises $250M Series C
Muon Space closed a $250M Series C to expand its satellite production capacity and broaden the types of missions it can fly.
Portal Books Dedicated Falcon 9 Amid Constrained Launch Market
While Thornburg said Portal is expected to take up about half of the fairing with its own spacecraft, it’s working with launch integrator Maverick Space Systems to sell the other half to customers looking for rideshare opportunities in a turbulent market.
SpaceX’s Mobile Ambitions: Build, Partner, or Buy?
There has been a lot of speculation about how SpaceX is going to achieve its goal of moving from D2C dead zone coverage to taking AT&T, T-Mobile, and Verizon head-on, tapping into a hundreds of billions in revenue opportunity.
The post SpaceX’s Mobile Ambitions: Build, Partner, or Buy? appeared first on Payload Pro.
White House Publishes S&T Strategy for National Security
The Office of Science and Technology Policy released its National Security Science & Technology Strategy.
Zeno Power Books its First Nuclear Mission to the Moon
Zeno Power is ready to pull its first all-nighter. On Wednesday, the nuclear-energy startup announced a commercial payload agreement with Firefly Aerospace ($FLY) to send a radioisotope heating unit (RHU) on a Firefly mission launching to the Moon NET 2028. The mission—flying on Firefly’s CS-8 CLPS mission—aims to demonstrate Zeno’s ability to keep a 5W…
