Loft Orbital to test AI models on spacecraft for Earth observation
WASHINGTON — Loft Orbital is working with NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory to test the use of artificial intelligence…
Ubotica raises $11 million to scale maritime-intelligence platform
SAN FRANCISCO – Ubotica Technologies, an Irish company focused on artificial intelligence for spacecraft, has raised $11 million…
Astroscale raises funding to support growth strategy
WASHINGTON — Satellite servicing company Astroscale is working to transition from technology demonstrations to a regular series of…
A UN agency that works for US space
If United States policymakers deride the wider United Nations, they still spend on the International Telecommunication Union (ITU)…
PiLogic partners with Air Force lab to test satellite fault-prediction software
WASHINGTON — PiLogic, a startup developing artificial intelligence software to identify faults and predict failures in satellites, has…
What the satellite servicing economy can borrow from carbon credits
In January 2026 alone, the Federal Communications Commission authorized 15,000 Starlink Gen2 satellites. Starcloud has filed for 88,000…
India’s Jio lays out sovereign LEO constellation plan ahead of IPO
TAMPA, Fla. — Jio Platforms, which owns India’s largest telco, is looking to lease broadband capacity from global…
Chinese university-led mission to study asteroid Apophis during close encounter with Earth
PADUA, Italy — A spacecraft developed by Tsinghua University is set to join international missions to study the…
Austrian propulsion startup joins sovereign space funding surge
TAMPA, Fla. — Austrian satellite propulsion startup Gate Space has won 6.3 million euros ($7.2 million) in funding…
EQT to acquire Exolaunch – SpaceNews
WASHINGTON — Private equity firm EQT is acquiring Exolaunch, a company that has handled the rideshare launches of…
Swift reboost mission ready for launch
WASHINGTON — A high-risk mission to raise the orbit of a NASA astrophysics spacecraft is set to launch…
China conducts 4 launches in 3 days, but silence follows Kuaizhou–11 launch
VENICE, Italy — China continued its accelerated launch pace with a series of missions, but long silence followed…