Semiconductor startup to fly payloads on Falcon 9 boosters
WASHINGTON — A startup plans to test technology to produce semiconductors in space on a series of Falcon…
Interest rate cut further fuels space investor optimism amid talk of returning SPACs
TAMPA, Fla. — Growing space investor optimism got another lift Oct. 29 after the U.S. Federal Reserve cut…
China’s StarDetect raises Series A funding to expand on-orbit computing and space domain awareness services
HELSINKI — Chinese commercial firm StarDetect has raised early funding as it seeks to establish itself as a…
EnduroSat raises $104 million to scale production of larger small satellites
TAMPA, Fla. — Bulgaria’s EnduroSat announced another $104 million in venture capital funding Oct. 30 to scale up…
Let’s not allow the ‘Golden Age’ of space exploration to turn into fool’s gold
In recent years, a popular slogan in the space industry has been, “We are entering the Golden Age…
Saudi Arabia’s stc Group commits $175 million prepayment in AST SpaceMobile deal
TAMPA, Fla. — Saudi telecoms giant stc Group has signed a 10-year agreement that includes a $175 million…
Rising demand and falling costs clear path for satellite servicing
MOUNTAIN VIEW, California – Satellite-servicing businesses are finally getting off the ground thanks in part to technological innovation…
Slingshot sells first sensors in UK deal as more nations seek space-tracking sovereignty
TAMPA, Fla. — Slingshot Aerospace is in talks with other countries to create or expand space-tracking capabilities after…
Malaysia and the Philippines sign Artemis Accords
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. — Malaysia and the Philippines have signed the Artemis Accords, which outline norms of behavior for…
China launches new Gaofen-14 stereo mapping satellite
HELSINKI — China added to its Earth observation fleet late Saturday, sending a second Gaofen-14 mapping satellite into…
HEO’s satellite-to-satellite imaging uncovers secrets of Chinese tech-test spacecraft
HELSINKI — Australian company HEO has imaged and modeled a mystery Chinese satellite prior to its reentry into…
A soft power strategy to preserve non-sovereignty from Chinese land claims on the moonÂ
The United States’ goal of completing a crewed moon mission before China has been coined as the new…