Science & Tech
Stoke Space collects $260M in Series C capital
The company started in 2020 and has approval from Space Force to bid for future launches of small payloads.
Loft Orbital captures $170M in Series C investments
The company has fetched $300 million in external capital since it opened for business in 2017 with the idea of integrating and operating customer payloads in its satellites.
Bigger, higher, cheaper: Space startup looks beyond LEO
The Pentagon’s former space policy chief joins LA-based K2 Space.
Crimson Phoenix acquires geospatial tech provider
The Godspeed Capital-backed company is looking to grow its lineup of artificial intelligence-powered data labeling tools for use by intelligence agencies.
4 reasons why the US might want to buy Greenland – if it were for sale, which it isn’t
Space is one key reason.
NASA awards $1.1B electrical, electronic engineering recompete
Iteration number four of this contract supports work on the development and validation of new technologies for space and science missions.
Global space economy tracking toward $944B by 2033: report
Emerging tech, government investment to fuel space spending.
Eutelsat-OneWeb government arm promotes Canning to CEO
The subsidiary is looking to expand the availability of its low-Earth and geostationary orbit networks.
BlueHalo lands Navy drone sensor system contract
This award highlights the electronic warfare capabilities that AeroVironment is adding through its acquisition of BlueHalo.
As the US and China race to the Moon, these loopholes in space law could cause conflict
Space may be the place for future conflict.
The multi-billion dollar startup sector is bouncing back – 8 big trends will shape 2025
Space tech is a key area.
What is a dark comet? A quick guide to the ‘new’ kids in the Solar System
An orbit makes a lot of difference.
Growth and strategy leadership moves across the market
A pair of appointments to boards of directors also feature a high-profile consulting firm and a global defense giant.
Are AI defense firms about to eat the Pentagon?
Competitors are becoming collaborators in the industry’s hottest segment.
Climate stress is affecting US missions, driving conflict in Africa, official says
The second Trump administration will have to address climate realities one way or another, according to a deputy assistant defense secretary.
FAA awards two more seats on engineering recompete
The Federal Aviation Administration moves ahead on its selections for iteration number two of its Air Traffic Engineering and Program Support contract.
Robot reality check: Crewed warplanes will remain vital for years, USAF general says
Air Force pushes back on assertions that new manned aircraft are no longer needed.
Cloud and AI are ‘fundamentally changing’ ability to forecast weather, NOAA chief says
Half of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s environmental data now runs on AWS.
FAA chooses 4 for $1.4B air traffic control support contract
Each awardee is assigned certain geographic areas and each award has a different ceiling value.
NASA's NEOWISE mission has come to an end
The NASA mission had cataloged objects around Earth for over a decade.
