Commercial Space

The Taiwan Space Agency is moving ahead with its first domestically developed communications satellite program.

Capella Space parent IonQ has signed an agreement with the U.S. Department of Energy to work on developing and deploying quantum technologies in space.

True Anomaly next year aims to achieve key milestones to underpin the defense space startup’s growth strategy, including the first demonstration of its Jackal spacecraft in geosynchronous orbit.

Space access and satellite provider Rocket Lab is looking to raise $750 million gross from a share sale, according to a securities filing.

Amazon is preparing its fifth batch of Kuiper broadband satellites for launch next week.

MaiaSpace is on track for a first flight of its mini-launcher late in 2026, a first step toward creating a family of reusable rockets, its CEO says.

Astranis has contracted Impulse Space to directly inject its MicroGEO communications satellite into geostationary orbit in 2027 using the Helios kick stage.

Axiom Space has launched the Axiom Space University Alliance.

Bluetooth satellite network creator Hubble has raised $70 million from investors in a Series B funding round, the Seattle-based startup said on Sept. 17.

HawkEye 360 is gearing up to start deploying a new generation of its electronic intelligence spacecraft that should slash production costs.

Latitude’s Zephyr microlauncher will fly at the end of next year, a one-year delay from its earlier schedule, commercial director Adeline Pitrois said Sept. 17.

Atmos Space Cargo is expanding its focus on the defense market, floating the idea of using its capsule to allow military users to rapidly deploy missiles from space.

SpaceX is in talks with countries to give them sovereign satellite communications capabilities, says Gwynne Shotwell, the company’s president.

The United Arab Emirates’ Space42 and Viasat are hoping to attract partners in their new direct-to-device global low Earth orbit satellite service venture, Equatys.

Arianespace is speaking with other players, essentially startups, in the launch service industry to create a broader offering, the company's CEO says.

The defense market will become the biggest growth driver for the space-based remote sensing industry, Novaspace analysts estimate.

The dominance of government money in space infrastructure investment and the emergence of direct-to-device comms are to define sat manufacturing.

SpaceX sees its Falcon 9 launch cadence peaking as the company ramps up operations of its Starship launch vehicle, a company executive says.

EchoStar is in the early days of adapting its business plan after abandoning a strategy to deploy a constellation of low-Earth-orbit satellites.

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifted off from Cape Canaveral Sept. 14 to send Northrup Grumman’s first upgraded Cygnus XL cargo ship on its way to the International Space Station.

With its first Tranche 1 launch complete, the Space Development Agency has begun deploying a regional mesh network to enhance data relay from low Earth orbit.

Space startups and tech companies are banding together to demonstrate their products with national security missions in mind.

Finnish satellite manufacturer ReOrbit has raised €45 million in a Series A funding round, one of the largest European space deals of the year thus far.

Earth observation and analysis pioneer Planet Labs is looking to raise as much as $460 million gross in newly issued securities.

Boeing is now building 3D-printed solar array substrates, with plans to provide units to the broader market starting in 2026, the company announced Sept. 10.