SpaceX Targets $800 Billion Valuation in Secondary Sale, Eyes 2026 IPO
Surpassing the valuation of any other private company globally, SpaceX is reportedly negotiating a secondary share sale that would value the aerospace giant at approximately $800 billion. According to reporting by the Wall Street Journal, this tender offer represents a ...
Satellite Operators to Capture Just 4% of $20 Billion BEAD Broadband Funds
Despite federal mandates for technology neutrality, satellite operators are on track to receive a fraction of the U.S. government’s massive rural broadband subsidy package, with fiber optics dominating the awards. According to a December 5 research note from New Street ...
SmallSat Europe Opens 2026 Call for Papers as Continent Races for Space Sovereignty
Following a year marked by intensified calls for European autonomy in orbit, organizers of SmallSat Europe have opened the technical call for papers for their 2026 conference. The solicitation comes as the European Union and its member states aggressively ramp ...
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Isar Aerospace Selected by ESA to Launch ‘Syndeo-3’ Demonstration Mission
MUNICH — Isar Aerospace has signed a launch services contract with the European Space Agency (ESA) to deliver ...
Startical Advances Space-Based ATM
MADRID — The race to provide seamless, global air traffic management (ATM) from orbit accelerated today as Startical, ...
Victoria Coleman to Lead Strategic Vision for 36-Acre Berkeley Space Center at NASA Ames
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. — The forthcoming Berkeley Space Center, a massive public-private innovation hub slated for NASA’s Ames ...
$37M Contract to University of Alabama for Artemis ‘Lunar Freezer’ Payload
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — NASA has selected the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) to develop and manage the ...
USSF/MDA Quietly Issues “Golden Dome” Space-Based Interceptor Award
While the global aerospace press has remained focused on the logistical updates regarding the SpaceX Starship program and ...
Public Comment Window Closes for SpaceX and EchoStar’s $17 Billion Spectrum Transfer
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) pleading cycle regarding the transfer of spectrum licenses from EchoStar to SpaceX has ...
SpaceX Starship Authorized for Operations at SLC-37
The Department of the Air Force (DAF) has officially issued a Record of Decision (RoD) authorizing the conversion ...
Shield AI Expands into Space Domain with Sedaro
WASHINGTON – (December 3, 2025) – Shield AI and Sedaro have announced a strategic partnership focused on advancing ...
House Hearing on China Tech Lead
Tech executives testify on People's Republic of China (PRC) cyber threats Key Themes from China Tech Hearings Congressional ...
NASA Administrator Senate Hearings
Senate Scutiny Targets NASA's Lunar Strategy Confirmation hearings for NASA Administrator nominee Jared Isaacman, billionaire and Polaris Dawn ...
Landspace Zhuque-3 Landing Failure Halts Reusability Ambitions
Beijing, China – Chinese commercial launch provider Landspace has confirmed that its ambitious attempt to vertically land the ...
SpaceX Security Breach & Cosmonaut Removal
Russian Cosmonaut Oleg Artemyev has been abruptly removed from the upcoming SpaceX Crew-12 mission, which is currently slated ...
Iridium was awarded a new infrastructure contract
Iridium Communications holds a long-standing and strategic partnership with the U.S. Space Force (USSF), primarily centered around the ...
NASA’s OSIRIS-REx Samples Reveal Biological Precursors and ‘Space Gum’
HOUSTON — In a landmark finding for astrobiology and planetary science, researchers analyzing samples returned from asteroid Bennu ...
Blue Origin Announces Crew for Next New Shepard
Today, Blue Origin announced the six people flying on its NS-37 mission. The crew includes Michaela (Michi) Benthaus, ...
HawkEye 360 Launches New Intelligence Product.
HawkEye 360, a leading commercial provider of space-based Geospatial Intelligence (GEOINT), has announced the launch of its Vessel ...
New Geopolitical Divide in Lunar Exploration.
The global space race has entered a new, accelerated phase, characterized by an increasingly defined split in long-term ...
Korean Air and Hyundai Rotem to Develop Reusable Methane Rocket Engine
Korean Air and Hyundai Rotem have launched a joint initiative to develop a reusable, 35-ton-class methane rocket engine, ...
Al Jazeera Media Network and Es’hailSat Sign Broadcast MoU
Doha – 1 December 2025 Al Jazeera Media Network and Es’hailSat have signed a Memorandum ofUnderstanding aimed at strengthening ...
SmallSat Symposium 2026 Agenda Targets D2D Engineering and Edge Compute; Early Registration Opens
Entering its 11th year, the SmallSat Symposium has released a 2026 agenda that signals a distinct shift from ...
