Space Pioneer raises $350 million as China’s commercial launch boom accelerates
HELSINKI — Space Pioneer has secured around $350 million in new funding rounds to support its Tianlong-3 rocket…
Viasat and Space42’s D2D joint venture finds first mobile partner in UAE
TAMPA, Fla. — Equatys, the U.S.-based Viasat and Emirati satellite operator Space42’s shared space infrastructure joint venture for…
Rocket Lab launches seventh Synspective radar imaging satellite
WASHINGTON — Rocket Lab launched a spacecraft for one Japanese radar imaging company Oct. 14, just days after…
The Mars moment: Why now is the time to build the future
We’re entering a new era of space. One defined not by exploration alone, but by the infrastructure that…
Momentus and Solstar to offer communications, transportation and infrastructure in low-Earth orbit
BRISBANE, Australia – Momentus and Solstar Space announced a three-year agreement Oct. 13 to expand communications, transportation and…
JAXA to launch tech demo satellites on Electron rockets
WASHINGTON — The Japanese space agency JAXA has selected Rocket Lab to launch a set of technology demonstration…
SpaceX prepares for next Starship test flight
WASHINGTON — SpaceX is set to conduct its next Starship test flight as the company continues to test…
French space defense startup Dark ceases operations
WASHINGTON — Dark, a French startup developing air-launched spacecraft technology to capture and dispose of orbital objects, has…
Huge commercial Chinese solid rocket launches 3 satellites from barge in the Yellow Sea
HELSINKI — Chinese launch startup Orienspace successfully conducted its second launch late Friday, with a Gravity-1 solid rocket…
New Zealand charts continued growth of its space industry
CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand — The New Zealand government is touting the progress it is making to grow the…
Planet announces new line of satellites for daily Earth imaging
AUCKLAND, New Zealand — Planet has announced a new class of imaging satellites that will replace a line…
Space infrastructure investments surge to five-quarter high
TAMPA, Fla. — Early-stage investor Space Capital said global investments in core space infrastructure climbed to a five-quarter…