SpaceX Initiates Formal IPO Process with Potential $800 Billion Valuation
Multiple industry sources report that SpaceX has taken concrete steps toward an initial public offering, initiating a formal "bake-off" to select Wall Street banking partners. This strategic move positions the commercial launch and satellite giant for a potential public listing ...
Lawmakers Restore Funding for SDA Tranche 3, Add $1.2 Billion to Space Force R&D
WASHINGTON — Congressional negotiators have authorized a significant funding increase for the U.S. Space Force’s proliferation strategy, rejecting a service-proposed pause on the Space Development Agency’s (SDA) next generation of data transport satellites. In the compromise version of the Fiscal ...
Northrop Grumman & USAF Complete Critical F-16 Separation Test for SiAW Hypersonic Missile
Northrop Grumman and the U.S. Air Force have successfully completed a separation test of the Stand-in Attack Weapon (SiAW) from an F-16 at Eglin Air Force Base. While the F-16 served as the testbed to validate aerodynamic performance and safety, ...
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When Playground Metaphors Drift into Warfighting Doctrine
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The Electron’s Pacific Conquest
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Blue Origin’s Heavy Hitter: New Glenn Takes the Stage
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Cobham Satcom and GateHouse Satcom Merge to Form 5G NTN Infrastructure Entity
Kenney Schmidt Christiansen, CEO, Gatehouse Satcom, at left and Christophe Duret, CEO, Cobham Satcom COPENHAGEN, Denmark — Cobham ...
Kraken Robotics and TKMS ATLAS UK Validate SATCOM-Enabled Autonomous Mine Hunting System
Kraken’s KATFISH being deployed by the USV-LARS system ST. JOHN'S, Newfoundland and Labrador — In a significant advancement ...
Viasat’s InRange Selected for Historic Commercial Launch by South Korea’s INNOSPACE
Visualization of the INNOSPACE launch LONDON — Viasat, Inc. (NASDAQ: VSAT) has been selected by South Korean launch ...
NASA Satellite Data to monitor Safer Bridges Worldwide
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SECAF Meink Unveils ‘Portfolio Acquisition’ Model to Speed Space Force Procurement
Secretary of the Air Force Troy Meink announced a structural overhaul of the service’s acquisition authorities on Dec ...
Keysight and KT SAT Pioneer 6G Connectivity with First Successful Multi-Orbit Satellite Handover
Santa Rosa, CA — Keysight Technologies and KT SAT have successfully demonstrated the telecommunication industry’s first non-terrestrial network ...
USSF Cements ‘Combat Identity’ with New Weapon System Names at Spacepower 2025
By Sean Payne, SatNews Events ORLANDO, Fla. — Moving to solidify the cultural shift from a support service ...
K2 Space Secures $250M Series C at $3B Valuation to Scale ‘Mega Class’ Manufacturing
TORRANCE, Calif. — Satellite manufacturer K2 Space has closed a $250 million Series C funding round, valuing the ...
BAE Systems Secures $16 Million DARPA Contract to Advance Autonomous Space-Based Surveillance
NASHUA, N.H. — The U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has awarded BAE Systems’ FAST Labs organization ...
Space Force Association Launches National Spacepower Center to Bridge Policy ‘Knowledge Gap’
By Sean Payne, SatNews Events ORLANDO, Fla. — Targeting a critical disconnect between technical space operators and the ...
American Airlines Explores In-Flight Connectivity Deal with Amazon Leo
FORT WORTH, Texas — American Airlines Group Inc. has entered preliminary discussions with Amazon to utilize the tech ...
Muon Space tapped by SpaceWERX to adapt climate sensors for missile tracking
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. — Muon Space has secured a $1.9 million Direct-to-Phase II (D2P2) Small Business Innovation Research ...
Kongsberg, Helsing Target 2029 for Sovereign European IST Constellation
OSLO, Norway — Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace and German AI defense firm Helsing signed a teaming agreement on ...
Wenchang ‘Super Factory’ Nears Operation with 1,000 Satellite Annual Capacity
WENCHANG, China — A massive satellite manufacturing complex at the Wenchang International Aerospace City (WIAC) is set to ...
SFA Launches National Spacepower Center to Educate Leaders on Space Warfare
The Space Force Association (SFA) has unveiled the National Spacepower Center (NSpC), a new virtual hub designed to ...
L3Harris Technologies Completes Critical Design Review For JMA’s Himawari-10 Instruments
L3Harris Technologies has completed the Critical Design Review (CDR) of the imaging and sounding instruments for the Japan ...
Operators Pivot to Managed Solutions as Ground Segment Complexity Grows per Novaspace Report
PARIS — As the satellite ground segment becomes increasingly complex, operators are aggressively shifting strategies to integrate managed ...
