Spy satellite designs could change as AI takes on more intelligence analysis
WASHINGTON — A senior U.S. intelligence official has raised the possibility of designing future spy satellites around the…
Navigation startup Xona raises $250 million as it begins satellite deployment
WASHINGTON — Xona Space Systems raised $250 million in new funding that values the satellite navigation startup at…
Kapta Space raises $24 million to expand military radar business
WASHINGTON — Seattle-based startup Kapta Space has raised $24 million in new funding to advance the development of…
Linse Capital looks to expand early-stage bets on space
TAMPA, Fla. — Linse Capital is exploring another early-stage fund to place more bets on space and other…
Nordic launch race heats up as Sweden secures 2028 orbital launch at Esrange
JOHANNESBURG — Sweden’s Esrange Space Center is preparing for a busy period of launch activity as political scrutiny…
HyImpulse secures launch license as Orbex assets are sold
WASHINGTON — A German company has secured a license to launch from a Scottish spaceport while another company…
Contracts signal growing interest in space-based solar power
WASHINGTON — Two companies with plans for space-based solar power systems have secured agreements to further their development…
SpaceX launches Transporter-18 rideshare mission
WASHINGTON — SpaceX launched its latest rideshare mission Oct. 1, carrying a wide variety of spacecraft even as…
Rocket Lab signs contract with Synspective for 20 Electron launches
WASHINGTON — Rocket Lab announced Sept. 30 its largest commercial contract for the Electron rocket, a 20-launch deal…
Electric-pump propulsion emerges as new front in China’s commercial launch sector
HELSINKI — A cluster of new Chinese commercial launch companies are attempting to develop electric-pump-fed liquid engines, indicating…
Three countries join the Artemis Accords
WASHINGTON — Three countries signed the Artemis Accords in as many days last week, part of a surge…
Aerospacelab to supply satellite platforms to Lockheed Martin
WASHINGTON — Satellite manufacturer Aerospacelab won a contract to supply two spacecraft platforms to Lockheed Martin, adding a…