Starcloud is looking to raise at least $200 million in a deal that would double the two-year-old orbital data center startup’s valuation to about $2.2 billion, a source close to the situation confirmed. The post Starcloud seeks more orbital...

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Career space operator would succeed Gen. Chance Saltzman atop military space branch The post Trump nominates Schiess as next Space Force chief appeared first on SpaceNews.

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A pair of launches this week pushed the number of Amazon Leo satellites deployed to more than 300, but the company is still far short of a looming FCC milestone. The post Amazon Leo passes 300 satellites with Atlas...

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The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency has awarded contracts to three companies to study concepts for a lunar mission to search for water ice in very low orbits. The post DARPA selects three companies for lunar orbiter studies appeared...

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Experiments will attempt to establish crosslinks from medium Earth orbit satellites The post Space Force taps K2 satellites to test laser communications for missile-defense appeared first on SpaceNews.

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SAN FRANCISCO — SpaceComputer, a Singapore-based startup developing distributed computing infrastructure, is preparing to test its hardware and software in orbit later this year. The startup’s first product, Space Fabric, is a hardware and software architecture with secure and...

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The Next-Generation OPIR Polar satellite procurement faces ax as Pentagon cites alternatives in low and medium Earth orbit to replace coverage The post Northrop Grumman delivers sensor for missile-warning satellite as Pentagon cancels program appeared first on SpaceNews.

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While European space startups are attracting more venture capital, their private-led growth rounds remain anchored by U.S. investors rather than regional investment firms. The post U.S. investors dominate Europe’s private-led space scale-up rounds appeared first on SpaceNews.

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A House appropriations subcommittee advanced a spending bill April 30 that would keep overall NASA funding at 2026 levels, rejecting a 23% cut proposed by the White House. The post House appropriators keep NASA funding flat appeared first on...

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In this episode of Space Minds, Mike Gruss talks with Arcfield’s Kevin Kelly on how he’s thinking about AI, how he defines space superiority and what needs to happen to make […] The post CEO Series: Arcfield’s Kevin Kelly on...

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SAN FRANCISCO – Planet is developing a new version of its Tanager spacecraft with enhanced capability to detect and monitor methane and trace-gas emissions. In contrast to the hyperspectral Tanager-1, launched in 2024, the new satellite will “solely target...

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The estimated $355 million deal would make All.Space a wholly owned subsidiary of York Space The post York Space to buy satcom terminal manufacturer All.Space  appeared first on SpaceNews.

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Right before the historic Artemis 2 mission, retired astronaut and former Navy captain Scott Kelly and India’s Gaganyaan astronauts, speaking in New Delhi, entertained the concept of a “World Space Organization” to guide humanity’s future beyond Earth. Kelly joked...

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Morocco signed the Artemis Accords April 29, becoming the third country to do so in the last 10 days. The post Morocco signs the Artemis Accords appeared first on SpaceNews.

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Chinese launch startup Cosmoleap has secured significant funding for its reusable rocket plans as it works towards a debut launch in 2027. The post Cosmoleap secures $73 million for reusable rocket with tower catch recovery appeared first on SpaceNews.

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The Canadian Space Agency has canceled a contract it awarded last year to Spire Global to construct a fleet of wildfire-monitoring smallsats. The post Canadian Space Agency cancels Spire satellite contract appeared first on SpaceNews.

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While leaks in a Russian section of the International Space Station have stopped, engineers still don’t understand how the cracks formed. The post ISS module cracking still unresolved despite stopping air leaks appeared first on SpaceNews.

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Register to join us for a discussion that explores the mission assurance challenges behind missile defense initiatives. The post May 13: Software Integration and Strategic Missile Defense appeared first on SpaceNews.

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