Orbit & environment
Stoke Space Secures $1 Billion Series E Funding
Stoke Space has raised an initial $1 billion in a Series E funding round, bringing total capital raised to $2.3 billion.
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Industry & policy
European Space CEOs Call for Overhaul of Fragmented Sector
A report from trade group ASD Eurospace, based on anonymous interviews with 15 industry CEOs, reveals deep dissatisfaction with Europe's fragmented space
Orbit & environment
China’s Rocket Startups Tie Orbital Flights to IPO Plans
Chinese commercial space firms must achieve orbital insertion with reusable medium-to-large launch vehicles to qualify for STAR Market listings, linking
Vehicles
Blue Origin Wins $700M NASA Mars Communications Network
NASA has awarded Blue Origin a contract worth approximately $700 million to develop and build the new Mars Telecommunications Network.
Launch
PLD Space and HyImpulse Secure Major Funding for European
Two European launch companies, Spain's PLD Space and Germany's HyImpulse, have closed significant funding rounds to support their rocket development
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Astroscale Picks Isar for 2027 Debris Removal
Astroscale Japan has selected Isar Aerospace's Spectrum rocket to launch its ADRAS-J2 mission in FY2027. The mission aims to capture and deorbit a 3-ton Japanese rocket upper stage, building on a prior inspection flight.
Orbit & environment
York Space Systems Unveils VLEO LX/V-Class Satellite
York Space Systems has introduced a new satellite platform, the LX/V-Class, designed for sustained Very Low Earth Orbit missions down to 200 km.
Orbit & environment
Muon Space Secures $250M to Accelerate
Muon Space has raised $250 million in Series C funding to scale production of its dual-use spacecraft, capitalizing on a U.S.
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Starcloud's $15M Alpha Centauri Mission
The non-profit Starcloud has announced the Fermi Explorer mission, aiming to launch a spacecraft toward Alpha Centauri before the end of 2029 on a $15
Orbit & environment
Trump Orders Study for a US Space Academy
President Trump has signed an executive order to study the creation of a US Space Academy, modeled on military service academies, to address workforce
Launch
Helogen Schedules Two In-Orbit Manufacturing
Helogen will launch two missions of its HEL-IOS biomaterials platform in October on separate SpaceX rockets, marking the platform's first full flights.
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Diffraqtion Raises $5M+ from Lockheed
Quantum imaging startup Diffraqtion has added over $5 million to its pre-seed round, bringing total funding past $10 million.
Orbit & environment
NASA's Roman Space Telescope Launches on
The Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope launched Sunday morning, beginning a journey to L2 and a mission to study dark energy, dark matter, and exoplanets
Industry & policy
White House Sets 1,000 Annual Space Launches
A new U.S. policy signed August 20 aims for over 1,000 launches and reentries annually by 2030, requiring expanded infrastructure and airspace access.
Vehicles
Aerospace Corp's Disksat Gains Licensees
The Aerospace Corporation's flat Disksat design is gaining commercial interest, with three companies licensing the architecture following a successful
Orbit & environment
NorthStar and Kepler Partner on Canadian SDA
Montreal's NorthStar Earth & Space will place Space Domain Awareness sensors on Toronto-based Kepler Communications spacecraft.
Launch
City Labs Plans Second Nuclear Demo Flight
City Labs is planning a second, higher-power nuclear demonstration flight for its radioisotope heating unit as early as next year, following its first
Launch
SmallSat 2026: Launch Shortage Drives New
The Small Satellite Conference highlighted industry anxiety over launch capacity shortages, prompting new rideshare agreements from Exolaunch, SEOPS, and a
Orbit & environment
ICEYE Opens Three Offices in One Week
ICEYE opened new offices in the Netherlands, Korea and India this week to meet rising demand for sovereign satellite capabilities.
Launch
SpaceX Announces New Starbase, Louisiana Spaceport
SpaceX pledged $100B to build a new launch site in Louisiana, aiming for thousands of Starship launches a year, with construction starting next year and first launches in 2029.
Industry & policy
Technologies Set to Define the Future of Space
The space industry is on the cusp of a new era of innovation, with several technologies poised to revolutionize the sector
Orbit & environment
Zeno Power Books its First Nuclear Mission to the Moon
Zeno Power announces a commercial payload agreement with Firefly Aerospace to send a radioisotope heating unit to the Moon
Orbit & environment
US National Security Strategy Highlights Space Technology
The White House has released its National Security Science & Technology Strategy, emphasizing the importance of space technology in national security competition
Launch
Portal Books Dedicated Falcon 9 Amid Constrained Launch Market
Portal Space Systems has purchased a whole SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket for its Motus Via Sol 2028 mission to secure its launch future