Commercial Space

Blue Origin plans to start launching TeraWave in the fourth quarter of 2027, a 5,408-satellite, high-throughput communications network.

German space startup The Exploration Company (TEC) is in talks to buy British launch startup Orbex.

Interstellar Technologies of Japan, a rocket developer, has raised a $130 million Series F round.

Australia has led a $141 million funding round for Gilmour Space Technologies aimed at working on the Eris rocket and expanding production capacity.

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The CEO of Isar Aerospace says a strong appetite for launch means the company is sold out through 2028 with more than $10 billion in its business pipeline.

Ukraine and Iceye have signed an agreement to expand the embattled country’s access to high-resolution SAR satellite imagery on an expedited basis.

Isar Aerospace has set Jan. 21 as the “not before” launch date for its Spectrum rocket as the German startup also aims to reach orbit as part of the effort to recover from last year’s failed test mission.

Mitsubishi Corp. has increased its investment in the Starlab Space commercial space station joint venture.

NASA head Isaacman met with SpaceX and Blue Origin officials to get a better sense of how to speed up the timelines around efforts to return to the Moon.

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

Airbus plans to test a software-defined satellite to underpin efforts to develop non-terrestrial 5G connectivity infrastructure.

Open Cosmos received Ka-band spectrum rights through Liechtenstein as the European space tech company prepares to deploy an LEO broadband satellite system.

Startup sees space-based radar as cheaper than aircraft-based AWACs.

Low-cost launch startup Stoke Space is testing flight-capable Zenith engines in the buildup to the first orbital test flight of its Nova rocket.

Eutelsat says it will buy another tranche of satellites from Airbus to build out its OneWeb low-Earth-orbit broadband communication system.

U.S. regulator approves SpaceX to add 7,500 Starlink Gen2 satellites along with other system enhancements.

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

South Korean launch services provider Innospace is continuing to work on expanding its footprint despite the recent failure of its Hanbit-Nano rocket.

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

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

Outgoing United Launch Alliance President and CEO Tory Bruno will join Blue Origin as its new president of national security.

Innospace's attempt to become the first South Korean launch operator to reach orbit suffered a setback when its Hanbit-Nano rocket failed its inaugural flight.

United Launch Alliance President and CEO Tory Bruno has resigned after more than a decade of leading the Boeing-Lockheed Martin joint launch venture.