Astrobotic showed off the lunar lander it plans to launch later this year that will be the vanguard of NASA’s new lunar base ambitions.
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Our ongoing list of current private space companies with a valuation of $1 billion or more.
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Satellite servicing startup Katalyst Space Technologies has raised $12 million for a geosynchronous orbit demonstration as its mission to boost the orbit of a NASA observatory nears launch.
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The startup uses probabilistic reasoning to diagnose spacecraft anomalies
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Growing demand from defense agencies and commercial shipping sectors is driving investment in maritime domain awareness technologies
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Israel’s Gilat Satellite Networks plans to expand its defense capabilities by acquiring most of Comtech’s space-related communications business, six years after the U.S. company’s own takeover bid collapsed.
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For years, space architecture was treated mostly as a question of placement: where to put a spacecraft, and how reliably it could hold position. That framing is now too narrow. […]
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NASA has provided more details about the revised approaches that Blue Origin and SpaceX are taking to accelerate work on Artemis lunar landers.
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SpaceX shares rose on the first day of trading as the company went public in a milestone event for both the company and the broader space industry.
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TAMPA, Fla. — Avanti Communications is moving to close a chapter on the debt-fueled geostationary expansion that once defined the British satellite operator, with plans to sell the youngest payload […]
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As SpaceX gears up to start launching orbital data center spacecraft as soon as next year, astronomers warn those satellites could cause serious interference with their observations.
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Chris Kemp thinks he could be the last person left working at Astra — but not for the reason most people might think. His company rode the SPAC boom five […]
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Aerospace executives see AI not as a replacement for workers but as a necessary tool for helping an overstretched industrial base
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MILAN — Etlaq Spaceport, Oman’s commercial spaceport, and German-based small launch provider HyImpulse have signed a letter of intent to explore future launch-related activities and a potential operational presence in […]
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K2 Space and Rocket Lab will supply spacecraft buses to SES and Viasat for the military's next-generation protected satcom program
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The recent cancellation of three geostationary satellites is another blow for insurers hoping their legacy cash cows would bring home much-needed income following a bruising run of claims. SES disclosed […]
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British small satellite specialist Open Cosmos is seeking more time to deploy its proposed sovereign broadband constellation for Europe after running into launch issues.
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China has conducted a pair of launches to advance its communications capabilities, using the country’s largest rocket and a commercial launcher.
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Diehl Defence will explore using Spire’s constellation for detection of ballistic and hypersonic missile threats
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Company opens Virginia office, announces $4 million pre-seed funding
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