Rocket Lab Corporation (Nasdaq: RKLB) has been selected to launch a dedicated Electron mission for the European Space Agency (“ESA”) for the first time, to deploy the first pair of […]
Smallsat Propulsion
ThrustMe celebrates the firm’s 100th propulsion system launched into space
ThrustMe has successfully launched its 100th propulsion system into space—this milestone was achieved aboard the SpaceX Falcon 9 Transporter-14 mission that launched to space on June 23rd. The launcher carried […]
ION-X achieves 1st firing in space of a European Ionic Liquid Propulsion System
ION-X has successfully performed the first-ever in-orbit firing of a European-developed ionic liquid electrospray thruster. This milestone marks only the second global demonstration of this advanced propulsion technology in space, […]
Impulse Space secures $300 million Series C
Impulse Space has raised $300 million in a Series C funding round—one of the largest venture rounds in the history of the space industry—the round, led by Linse Capital, brings […]
SFL Missions Inc. continues legacy of smallsat development from Space Flight Laboratory (SFL)
SFL Missions Inc. is continuing the development of barrier-breaking, budget-aggressive, small satellite missions for commercial, government and academic customers worldwide by building upon the extraordinary legacy of Space Flight Laboratory […]
KONGSBERG to deliver 280 microsatellites to SpinLaunch’s LEO SATCOM constellation
SpinLaunch has selected Kongsberg NanoAvionics (‘KONGSBERG’) as its exclusive satellite supplier for their LEO broadband communication constellation, Meridian Space—the parties have signed a contract for the delivery of 280 of these smallsats, […]
Dawn Aerospace to provide Reditus Space satellite propulsion for satellite-based on-orbit manufacturing
Dawn Aerospace has signed a new partnership with Reditus Space Inc, marking it Dawn’s first venture supporting on-orbit manufacturing applications in space. Reditus Space is a company focused on developing […]
Pale Blue to test the world’s 1st 1U+ water Ion thruster on-orbit with D-Orbit
Pale Blue Inc. (Pale Blue) will demonstrate the world-first, 1U+, Water Ion Thruster (PBI) on D-Orbit’s ION Satellite Carrier twice during 2025. By adding space heritage multiple times, Pale Blue […]
AST SpaceMobile selects Blue Origin’s New Glenn Rocket to deliver BlueBird satellites to space
Blue Origin now has a multi-launch agreement (MLA) to deliver multiple, next-generation, AST SpaceMobile Block 2 BlueBird satellites to LEO on New Glenn— all launches will occur over a multi-year […]
WISeKey subsidiary WISeSat.Space preps for a January 2025 launch of next-generation satellite
WISeKey International Holding Ltd. (SIX: WIHN, NASDAQ: WKEY) has announced that the firm’s subsidiary, WISeSat.Space, is preparing for the mid-January 2025 launch of the next-generation satellite. This launch represents a […]