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EuropeInternationalPolicy

Finland Joins the Artemis Accords

Finland’s addition to the group signals its commitment to the West’s strategy of beefing up its defense posture in space.

PolarisPolicy

Trump’s First 100 Days of Space Policy

“We will pursue our manifest destiny into the stars, launching American astronauts to plant the Stars and Stripes on the planet Mars.”

BusinessStartupsTechnology

Hadrian’s Plan to Fix Space Manufacturing

The new tool combines a vetted supplier network with supply chain management and DFM (design for manufacturing) software, providing startups with a single point of contact for their entire supply chain.

International

India Docks Two Satellites In Orbit

The mission is a significant step towards India’s pursuit of its aggressive space goals, including servicing satellites, transferring Moon samples between spacecraft for return to Earth, and assembling its space station in orbit.

LaunchRockets

SpaceX Loses Starship on Seventh Test Flight

This was the first flight of a new version of Starship.

StartupsVC/PE

FUSE Launches Space-Focused VC Program

The new FUSE Space Program will invest $1M in early space companies. The CEOs of Quindar and Lumen Orbit will serve as scouts, helping to find founders and ideas that would make good investments. 

Launch

New Glenn Reaches Orbit On Its Maiden Flight

The rocket’s first venture past the Kármán line begins a new era in commercial heavy-lift launch.

LaunchVC/PE

Stoke Secures $260M Series C For Its 100% Reusable Rocket 

Stoke Space raised $260M to continue developing its fully reusable Nova rocket and to complete the build out of its launch pad, the company announced yesterday. 

CivilEuropeInternationalLaunch

Rocket Factory Augsburg Awarded UK License For Debut Launch This Year

The license means the company has cleared all regulatory hurdles for its RFA ONE rocket to launch from the SaxaVord spaceport off the northern coast of Scotland.

LEOVC/PE

Loft Orbital Floating On $170M Series C

Loft’s goal is “productizing” space hardware.

EOStartups

Transporter-12 Launches a New Wave of Space Tech

SpaceX launched Transporter-12 on Tuesday afternoon, sending 131 payloads with dozens of microsatellites and nanosats into sun-synchronous orbit. 

MilitaryStartups

Slingshot Wins Contract to Detect GPS Jamming and Spoofing

PNT-SENTINEL will take advantage of a mesh network of thousands of satellites to identify locations of GPS interference on the ground.