​ 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

​ Rocket Lab signs first Neutron launch customer (Image Credit: Space News) WASHINGTON — Rocket Lab says it has signed the first customer for its Neutron launch vehicle as the company pushes towards a mid-2025 first launch of

​ AST SpaceMobile leans on Blue Origin to ramp up satellite launches  (Image Credit: Space News) TAMPA, Fla. — AST SpaceMobile said Nov. 14 it has booked rockets from Blue Origin and others to deploy enough satellites between 2025

​ Intuitive Machines calls for “infrastructure-first” focus for Artemis (Image Credit: Space News) WASHINGTON — Intuitive Machines suggested the need for “reformulation” of NASA’s Artemis lunar exploration campaign to accommodate budget issues and delays. In an earnings call

​ Rocket Lab Signs First Neutron Customer (Image Credit: Payload) Rocket Lab has a paying customer for its medium-lift Neutron rocket, the company announced during its Q3 earnings call yesterday. News of the multi-launch contract with a confidential

​ Voyager Is Trying to Right-Size National Security Space (Image Credit: Payload) There’s opportunity aplenty in the Pentagon’s race to prepare for conflict in space, but companies are facing challenges aligning their technology, scale, and business model to

​ Maine’s Plan to Build a Sustainable Space Industry (Image Credit: Payload) Portland, ME—Maine may be better known for rocky coastlines than rockets, but the state is actively working to make itself a hub for the space industry