SpaceX Targeting $1.5 Trillion Valuation Ahead of Potential 2026 IPO
SpaceX is reportedly eyeing an internal valuation target of $1.5 trillion, a figure that nearly doubles recent estimates, as the company positions itself for a potential initial public offering (IPO) in 2026 ...
FCC Initiates “Part 100” Rulemaking to Overhaul Space Licensing Framework
WASHINGTON — The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has officially published its "Space Modernization for the 21st Century" Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM), formally launching a regulatory transition that would replace the agency’s legacy Part 25 satellite rules with a streamlined ...
China Executes Quadruple Launch Surge in 96 Hours
A Long March-8A carrier rocket carrying the 14th group of low-orbit internet satellites blasts off from the Hainan commercial spacecraft launch site in south China's Hainan Province, Dec. 6, 2025. SatNews December 9, 2025 — Deploying assets ranging from the ...
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Blue Origin Developing “Orbital Data Center”
Capabilities to Challenge Terrestrial & OrbitalCloud Markets Blue Origin appears to be pivoting toward high-margin downstream services, with ...
Ariane 6 to Launch Next Galileo Pair
Beyond Gravity has confirmed the integration of its critical subsystems aboard the upcoming Ariane 6 flight scheduled to ...
Airbus Defence and Space Awarded €50 Million Framework to Integrate Sovereign AI into French Military Systems
PARIS — The French Defence Procurement Agency (DGA) has awarded Airbus Defence and Space a framework contract valued ...
U.S. Forces Seize ‘Dark Fleet’ Tanker Skipper in Caribbean Raid Following AIS Spoofing Detection
Image: Planet Labs U.S. Coast Guard and special operations forces executed a high-seas seizure of the oil tanker ...
Rocket Lab Secures CSA Funding for Component R&D; Sivers Partners with Doosan on Ka-Band Arrays
LONG BEACH, Calif. & KISTA, Sweden — In a dual development for the space supply chain, Rocket Lab ...
Space Force Taps Primes for ‘Golden Dome’ Prototypes; MTSI Lands $416M AFGSC Order
WASHINGTON — As reported earlier this week on SatNews, the Department of Defense has initiated a significant strategic ...
KSAT signs Launch Contract for Hyper
TROMSØ, Norway — Kongsberg Satellite Services (KSAT) has officially executed a launch services contract with SpaceX to deploy ...
e-GEOS and Umbra Expand Partnership to Jointly Develop SAR Intelligence Solutions
ROME — Building upon a reseller agreement established in 2024, e-GEOS and American space technology firm Umbra have ...
BAE Systems Secures $1.7 Billion IDIQ from U.S. Navy for APKWS Laser-Guidance Kits
HUDSON, N.H. — The U.S. Navy has awarded BAE Systems a five-year, indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contract ...
Synspective Partners with GMO Cybersecurity to Fortify SmallSat Defense Architectures
TOKYO — Addressing the growing vulnerability of orbital infrastructure to digital incursions, Synspective has initiated a joint research ...
Castellum Subsidiary SSI Secures $66.2 Million NAVAIR Engineering Contract
VIENNA, Va — Specialty Systems, Inc. (SSI), a subsidiary of Castellum, Inc., has received a contract valued at ...
Parsons Secures $88 Million Task Order for Air Base Air Defense in Europe
Parsons Corporation (NYSE: PSN) has been awarded a cost-plus-fixed-fee task order valued at $88 million by the U.S ...
Lockheed Martin Taps Hadrian for Software-Defined Manufacturing Alliance
Tom Carrubba (right), vice president of production operations at Lockheed Martin, and Chris Power (left), chief executive officer ...
Rocket Lab Qualifies Neutron’s “Hungry Hippo”
SatNews December 9, 2025 — Rocket Lab has completed qualification testing for the Neutron launch vehicle’s "Hungry Hippo" ...
NASA Loses Contact with MAVEN Mars Orbiter
WASHINGTON — NASA’s Mars Atmosphere and Volatile EvolutioN (MAVEN) spacecraft has experienced a critical loss of situational awareness, ...
Astronomy on Tap (AoT)
December 8, 2025 – The global science outreach organization Astronomy on Tap (AoT) is expanding its operational footprint ...
IDS Cameras Redefine Planetary Imaging with Sony Starvis 2 Technology
OBERSULM, Germany — Targeting the extreme sensitivity and high frame-rate requirements of high-resolution astrophotography, IDS Imaging Development Systems ...
FCC Opens Review for SpaceX’s 15,000-Satellite VLEO Constellation
WASHINGTON — The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Space Bureau has designated SpaceX’s modification application for a new 15,000-satellite ...
Northrop Grumman Validates Rapid-Prototyping with Successful “SMASH!22”
PROMONTORY, Utah — Targeting the critical supply chain bottlenecks that have plagued the defense industrial base, Northrop Grumman ...
LeoLabs Secures First Interagency Contract to Supply Orbital Data
MENLO PARK, Calif. — In a precedent-setting move for space domain awareness (SDA) procurement, LeoLabs announced today it ...
