Commercial Space

By Matthew Fulco
SkyFi, a space startup that specializes in satellite imagery and analytics, raised $12.7 million in an oversubscribed Series A funding round.
Commercial Space

By Garrett Reim
The philanthropic organization of Eric Schmidt, billionaire and former Google chief executive, plans to launch a large private space telescope.
Commercial Space

By Garrett Reim
Startup Array Labs plans to launch its first formation-flying cluster comprised of four radar satellites in the middle of 2027.
Satellites

By Garrett Reim
Momentus has 3D printed a metal spacecraft propellant tank that it plans to test on an upcoming mission of its Vigoride-7 orbital service vehicle.
Launch Vehicles & Propulsion

By Michael Bruno
TransDigm has signed a definitive agreement with private equity firm Arlington Capital Partners for Stellant Systems for around $960 million in cash.
Supply Chain

By Garrett Reim
The Japanese Ministry of Defense (JMD) is to fund development of a privately operated synthetic aperture radar satellite constellation.
Satellites

By Michael Bruno
Starfighters Space sold shares Dec. 18, raising $22.1 million that the firm says will support its pursuit of its StarLaunch suborbital space launch programs.
Launch Vehicles & Propulsion

By Garrett Reim
Four DiskSat spacecraft were successfully launched on a Rocket Lab Electron launch vehicle on Dec. 18.
Satellites

By Robert Wall
Redwire says it will furnish docking systems to The Exploration Company for use on its Nyx spacecraft under a multimillion contract.
Commercial Space

By Garrett Reim
As the Trump Administration plans to gut funding for space science programs, a new idea has launched: scientific-telescope-as-service.
Commercial Space

By Garrett Reim
Astroscale says it has developed a propulsionless system for docking with tumbling satellites.
Satellites

By Vivienne Machi
Two space startups recently conducted a self-funded mission to showcase autonomous maneuvering in low Earth orbit.
Commercial Space

By Michael Bruno
Startup sat maker K2 Space said it raised $250 million in Series C venture capital fund raising ahead of the planned March 2026 launch of its Gravitas demo.
Satellites

By Michael Bruno
Virgin Galactic Dec. 9 announced a complex series of financial moves designed to prop up the suborbital services upstart’s balance sheet.
Commercial Space

By Garrett Reim
Overview Energy, a startup trying to develop a space-based solar power system, plans to demonstrate its technology from a satellite in low Earth orbit in 2028.
Satellites

By Matthew Fulco
AnySignal, a startup that develops advanced radio frequency platforms for aerospace and defense, has raised $24 million in a Series A funding round.
Commercial Space

By Irene Klotz
The 18-ft.-dia. fairing, which opens and closes like a clamshell, is now en route to Neutron’s launch site on Wallops Island, Virginia.
Launch Vehicles & Propulsion

By Robert Wall, Chen Chuanren
China completed the inaugural launch of the ZhuQue-3 rocket, but failed to recover the first stage that was a key objective of the flight.
Operations & Safety

By Garrett Reim
I2CAT, a R&D center in Spain, launched a testbed satellite that will be used for experiments to further advance 6G satellite network technologies.
Satellites

By Garrett Reim
Reditus Space plans to launch its ENOS reusable spacecraft in the summer of 2026, with biotech, pharmaceutical and advanced materials payloads.
Commercial Space

By Garrett Reim
Amazon has started shipping “preview” examples of its 1-Gbps flat panel satellite antenna to enterprise customers to test using its Leo satellite constellation.
Satellites

By Garrett Reim
AST SpaceMobile plans to launch its BlueBird 6 sat, what it calls the “largest commercial communications array ever deployed in low Earth orbit,” on Dec. 15.
Satellites

By Mark Carreau
A bipartisan group of five U.S. senators has introduced legislation to boost post-International Space Station research in space.
Commercial Space

By Bill Carey
The second of three new Viasat broadband satellites lifted off from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida, late Nov. 13.
Satellites

By Mark Carreau
Recent ground testing of Intuitive Machines’ (IM) Moon RACER Lunar Terrain vehicle with rechargeable batteries included a successful beamed power demonstration.
Space Exploration