Shanghai starts work on wharf for its “Rocket City”
HELSINKI — Shanghai has begun construction on a wharf intended to connect a planned commercial rocket manufacturing hub…
CesiumAstro raising more funds amid acquisition spree
TAMPA, Fla. — CesiumAstro is in the middle of a Series D funding round to support the phased-array…
SpaceX is climbing the stack and pulling up the ladder
In February, SpaceX acquired xAI in an all-stock deal valuing the combined business at $1.25 trillion, the largest…
China delays Chang’e-7 lunar south pole landing mission launch
HELSINKI — China has postponed its Chang’e-7 robotic lunar south polar landing mission just hours ahead of a…
Chinese radio-frequency intelligence startup StarRF closes new funding round
HELSINKI — A Chinese startup building a constellation to detect and geolocate radio-frequency emissions from orbit has closed…
Landspace aims to refly recovered Zhuque-3 booster within six months
HELSINKI — Chinese commercial launch firm Landspace is targeting a reflight of its Zhuque-3 first stage in months,…
Rocket Lab launches 9th satellite for iQPS
WASHINGTON — Rocket Lab launched another satellite for Japanese radar-imaging company iQPS on Aug. 20. An Electron rocket…
Muon Space raises $250 million to ramp up satellite production
TAMPA, Fla. — Muon Space has raised $250 million to fuel the small satellite specialist’s push into larger,…
The space industry’s next challenge: supply chain resilience
America’s space economy is scaling faster than its industrial base can support. Commercial constellations are proliferating, national security…
Rocket Lab to test Space Force data network connection in orbit in 2027
WASHINGTON — Rocket Lab plans to use one of its Photon spacecraft for an in-orbit demonstration of the…
China’s Landspace recovers booster with second orbital launch of Zhuque-3 rocket
HELSINKI — Landspace successfully landed the first stage of its Zhuque-3 rocket Tuesday following the second launch of…
NRO to expand use of HawkEye 360’s satellite intelligence
WASHINGTON — The National Reconnaissance Office has awarded HawkEye 360 a new contract to provide commercial radio-frequency intelligence,…