Simera Sense to offer larger cameras and enhanced autonomy
SAN FRANCISCO – After attracting cubesat customers, Belgium-based Simera Sense is developing higher-resolution optical payloads for larger satellites.…
China’s Space Epoch raises new funding, targets 2026 launch and recovery attempt
HELSINKI — Chinese launch startup Space Epoch has secured B-round funding as the company moves towards a first…
Leonardo funding development of Earth observation constellation
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. — Leonardo is funding development of an Earth observation constellation designed to highlight its capabilities…
Low-profile Chinese launch firm conducts first stage static fire
ESPOO, Finland — One of China’s lower profile launch startups, Zenk Space, has conducted a first stage static…
Isaacman planning to meet with head of Roscosmos
WASHINGTON — NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman said he is interested in meeting with his Russian counterpart and attending…
NASA continues SLS hydrogen leak tests
WASHINGTON — A NASA test to confirm repairs to seals in the Space Launch System’s liquid hydrogen fueling…
Startup bets on new approach to space-based missile defense
WASHINGTON — Wardstone is staking its future on the Pentagon’s appetite for orbital missile defense. The California-based startup,…
China’s iSpace launch firm raises record $729 million for reusable rockets
HELSINKI — Chinese launch firm iSpace has secured a record D++ funding round to accelerate its reusable rocket…
Vast wins ISS private astronaut mission
SAN FRANCISCO — NASA has selected commercial space station company Vast to fly a private astronaut mission to…
First Ariane 64 launches Amazon Leo satellites
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. — The more powerful version of Europe’s Ariane 6 rocket successfully placed a group of…
Launch companies debate how to compete against SpaceX
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. — Launch companies are divided on how to compete with SpaceX in a market where…
Demand for sovereign systems extends to the Earth-observation stack
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. – At the recent World Economic Forum in Switzerland, much of the conversation revolved around…