Orbex raises $20.8 million Series C extension
Orbex, a company based in the United Kingdom developing a small launch vehicle, has raised $20.8 million to “ramp up” work on its long-delayed rocket.
Astra considered bankruptcy as it struggled to raise cash
Spacecraft propulsion and launch vehicle company Astra Space considered filing for bankruptcy several times in recent months as the company struggled to raise cash.
China to leverage growing commercial space sector to launch megaconstellations
China will utilize expected launch capacity from the country’s emergent commercial space sector to help realize its megaconstellation plans.
Virgin Galactic proposes reverse stock split
Virgin Galactic will ask shareholders to approve a reverse stock split intended to boost the falling share price of the suborbital spaceflight company.
Suppliers struggle as military embraces small satellites
Bottlenecks emerge in the space industrial base as companies adapt to new demands for faster, cheaper satellites.
FAA to require reentry vehicles licensed before launch
The FAA is revising its licensing regulations to prevent a repeat of a situation last year where a spacecraft launched without approvals to return.
Astrobotic eyes military customers for reusable Xogdor suborbital rocket
The national security applications for a reusable suborbital rocket ‘haven’t been fully explored’
Space ISAC establishes LEO satellite operators group
A group of low Earth orbit satellite operators are banding together to share information about natural and human-made threats to their spacecraft.
CSIS releases annual assessment of global trends in the weaponization of space
‘It’s surprising how many counterspace activities happen right under our noses’
Satellite imaging company Iceye raises $93 million in latest funding round
Iceye operates a constellation of small synthetic aperture radar (SAR) satellites
Starliner arrives at the pad for crewed test flight
Boeing’s CST-100 Starliner is now installed on the Atlas 5 rocket that will launch the spacecraft on a crewed test flight to the International Space Station next month.
DoD awards $14 million to 5N Plus to boost production of critical solar cell components for satellites
5N Plus is a global producer of specialty semiconductors and performance materials based in Montreal, Canada
Maxar Intelligence looks to evolve beyond traditional imagery business
Recently appointed CEO Dan Smoot says Maxar wants to solidify its position as supplier to the U.S. government, while simultaneously expanding its international reach
Unforgiving Failures: the challenges of upper stages
Among Western launch vehicles alone there were five partial or complete failures on orbital launches in 2023 (six when counting the second, suborbital test flight of SpaceX’s Starship in November.)
Can companies clean up by cleaning up space?
The satellite industry would seem to have nearly a billion reasons to embrace satellite servicing. But the insurers who are on the hook for massive claims are taking a far more cautious approach.
Smallsat maker Aerospacelab snaps up spacecraft optics specialist
Six-year-old European small satellite maker Aerospacelab has bought AMOS, a Belgian company that has provided optics for spacecraft and ground-based telescopes for more than four decades.
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