Blue Origin advances Blue Ring spacecraft toward 2026 national security mission
WASHINGTON — Blue Origin said it has passed a key development milestone for its Blue Ring spacecraft, a…
Electron launches confidential commercial satellite
BREMEN, Germany — Rocket Lab launched a payload for an undisclosed commercial customer Nov. 20, just hours after…
Blue Origin announces New Glenn upgrade plans
MUNICH — A week after successfully launching and landing the current version of New Glenn, Blue Origin announced…
Voyager Technologies acquires Estes Energetics
WASHINGTON — Voyager Technologies announced Nov. 20 it acquired Estes Energetics, a supplier of solid rocket motors and…
SSC introduces streamlined ground station service
BREMEN, Germany — Swedish Space Corp. has rolled out a new ground station service designed to provide streamlined…
Redwire lands $44 million DARPA award to build air-breathing satellite
WASHINGTON — Redwire secured a $44 million contract from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency to finish building…
Katalyst selects Pegasus to launch Swift reboost mission
BREMEN, Germany — A startup with a NASA contract to raise the decaying orbit of an astronomy satellite…
Kymeta and iRocket working on multi-orbit Golden Dome interceptor connectivity
TAMPA, Fla. — Kymeta is working on a conformal antenna that could be integrated into the body of…
Eutelsat approves nearly $1 billion capital boost
TAMPA, Fla. — Eutelsat is a step closer to the financing needed to refresh its OneWeb low Earth…
Ursa Major secures $100 million in new capital as it leans hard into defense work
WASHINGTON — Rocket engine startup Ursa Major said Nov. 18 it raised $100 million in Series E funding…
U.S. government and companies criticize draft EU Space Act
BREMEN, Germany — A U.S. government official warned that a draft European space law could “stifle innovation,” as…
York Space Systems files to go public
WASHINGTON — York Space Systems, a supplier to the Pentagon’s next-generation satellite constellation, has taken the formal step…