China Catches Its First Booster and Bets on Long March 10C
Chinarocket Co. achieved China's first-ever booster catch during the Long March 10B's maiden flight. Beijing is now moving fast, designating…
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China Recovers an Orbital Booster with Long March 10B
With the successful recovery of its Long March 10B first stage, China has cleared a major technical hurdle in the race for reusable launch v…
MDA Space acquires CLS, doubling down on Earth data analytics
Canadian space company MDA Space has agreed to acquire French Earth data analytics firm CLS, marking its second major deal in a matter of we…
The Exploration Company opens US subsidiary to compete for federal contracts
Germany-based The Exploration Company has set up a dedicated US legal entity called TEC Federal, positioning itself to bid on American gover…
Blue Origin to raise $10 billion in its first outside funding round
Blue Origin is set to raise $10 billion from outside investors — a historic first for the company. The move values the firm at around $130 b…
Relativity and Stoke Push Forward at the Cape and Pentagon Level
Relativity Space and Stoke Space are both building new launch facilities at Cape Canaveral, while the US Space Force has added Relativity an…
Satellites in orbit are the easy part
AST SpaceMobile keeps adding BlueBird satellites to low Earth orbit in its push for space-based cellular broadband. Yet industry insiders in…
Orbit Fab Bets on New Leadership to Bring Satellite Refueling to Market
Orbit Fab, the US start-up developing in-orbit refueling services for satellites, has appointed a new chief executive and closed a funding r…
Skyroot's Vikram-I eyes orbit in a packed launch week
Indian launch startup Skyroot Aerospace is counting down to its first orbital attempt with the Vikram-I rocket, targeting July 12. The miles…
Isar Aerospace Locks In Canadian Launch Site in $112.5M Deal
German launch startup Isar Aerospace has signed a $112.5 million agreement with Canada's Maritime Launch Services to develop a dedicated lau…
Apolink Checks In With Its First Relay Satellite on Orbit
Apolink confirmed two-way contact with its debut satellite, launched July 7 on a SpaceX rideshare flight. Armed with an experimental FCC lic…
Webb Peers Through Dust to Expose Centaurus A's Hidden Depths
Marking four years of science operations, the James Webb Space Telescope has produced its most detailed view yet of Centaurus A, resolving m…
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