​ ESA awards funding to four European launch startups (Image Credit: Space News) BREMEN, Germany — The European Space Agency is providing additional funding to four launch vehicle startups to help them with testing of their vehicles. ESA

​ Satellite security monitor Space ISAC expands footprint with Australian center (Image Credit: Space News) WASHINGTON — The Space Information Sharing and Analysis Center (Space ISAC), a Colorado-based organization monitoring threats to space systems, opened its first international

​ The Exploration Company raises $160 million for Nyx cargo vehicle (Image Credit: Space News) BERLIN — The Exploration Company has raised $160 million to support the company’s development of a cargo spacecraft to support future commercial space

​ Intuitive Machines Targets February for Second Moon Landing (Image Credit: Payload) Houston-based lunar services firm Intuitive Machines ($LUNR) is planning its second lunar landing attempt in February, CEO Steve Altemus said in an earnings call yesterday. The

​ Shotwell predicts Starship to be most valuable part of SpaceX (Image Credit: Space News) WASHINGTON — While the Starlink constellation is becoming a moneymaker for SpaceX, the company’s president believes that the Starship launch system will have

​ ABL Space exits commercial launch market, shifts focus to missile defense (Image Credit: Space News) WASHINGTON — ABL Space Systems, a six-year-old launch startup, announced it is exiting the commercial launch market to focus on missile defense

​ Impulse Space buys three Falcon 9 launches (Image Credit: Space News) WASHINGTON — Impulse Space has purchased three Falcon 9 launches for its Helios transfer vehicle for missions starting in 2026, including one for the Space Force.

​ NASA, Microsoft Partner On AI-Powered ‘Earth Copilot’ (Image Credit: Payload) NASA and Microsoft are working together to make NASA’s vast Earth science data set more accessible with an AI-powered tool called Earth Copilot. The partnership, which will

​ Spire Sells Ship-Tracking Business In $241M Deal (Image Credit: Payload) EO company Spire ($SPIR) announced a transformative deal on Wednesday to sell its maritime business line to Kpler, a Belgian trade intelligence firm, eliminating mounting debt and