Blue Origin raises $10 billion in first outside funding round
Blue Origin's first outside round, reported at $10B/$130B, is now CEO-confirmed as oversubscribed and still open.
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ICEYE establishes German entity, names Philipp Herkelmann country CEO
ICEYE formally established a German entity in Berlin and Munich, naming Philipp Herkelmann CEO of ICEYE Germany.
Telesat signs $2.3 billion Canadian Arctic military satcom contract
Telesat signed a firm $2.3 billion CAD contract for Canada's Arctic military connectivity, expanding Lightspeed by 69 satellites.
Loft Orbital awards MaiaSpace multi-launch contract
Per Andrew Parsonson on Bluesky, Loft Orbital signed MaiaSpace for multiple launches starting 2028.
MDA Space agrees to buy 70% of French EO firm CLS
MDA Space is acquiring a 70% stake in French EO data analytics firm CLS for 567 million euros, per SpaceNews.
York Space Systems closes $300 million buy of All.Space
York Space Systems closed its purchase of satcom terminal maker All.Space at $300 million, down from the $355 million first announced.
ispace books 500 kg of SpaceX Starship lunar cargo space
ispace reserved 500 kg of Starship cargo capacity for a lunar mission targeting no earlier than 2030, a roughly $50 million deal.
Beyond Gravity signs deal for 27 Ariane 6 payload fairings
Beyond Gravity will supply 27 payload fairings for Ariane 6 flights 16 through 42, its largest Swiss launch-vehicle contract yet.
BOEM seeks input on using offshore oil platforms for rocket launches
The Interior Department's BOEM opened a comment period on repurposing offshore oil rigs and new platforms for rocket launch and re-entry.
Earthjustice petitions FCC to pause orbital data center licensing
An Earthjustice-led coalition asked the FCC to complete a full environmental review before licensing any orbital data center satellites.
BRIN targets January 2027 launch for Indonesia's first sovereign EO satellite
Indonesia's BRIN said its domestically built NEO-1 Earth observation satellite is targeted to launch in January 2027.
Vivienne Machi says NATO's HALO takes the SDA constellation blueprint alliance-wide
Per Aviation Week's Vivienne Machi: NATO signaled the SDA concept "may be evolving into a blueprint for organizing allied space."
Intesa Sanpaolo, EIB and ESA launch EUR 300 million aerospace SME lending facility
Intesa Sanpaolo, the EIB and ESA launched a EUR 300 million financing facility for Italy's aerospace supply-chain SMEs.
Venus Aerospace raises $91 million to scale detonation rocket engine
Venus Aerospace closed a $91 million Series B to move its rotating detonation rocket engine from flight test to production.
Isar Aerospace signs launch site deal with Maritime Launch Services
Isar Aerospace will pay Maritime Launch Services for a dedicated Spectrum launch complex at Spaceport Nova Scotia in Canada.
ICEYE launches four satellites on Transporter-17, debuts Gen4 SAR model
ICEYE says its SAR constellation now stands at 76 satellites after a four-satellite Transporter-17 launch.
Planet launches Pelican-11 tech demo satellite on Transporter-17
Planet's Pelican-11 test satellite launched on Transporter-17, ahead of its Gen 2 imaging fleet.
Simera Sense to supply imagers for Canary Islands EO constellation
Per SpaceNews, Simera Sense won a deal to supply eight multispectral imagers for a new regional EO constellation.
BlackSky wins US R&D contracts for Gen-3 AI target-recognition analytics
BlackSky says it won multiple US R&D contracts to add AI target-recognition and damage detection to its Gen-3 imagery.
Rocket Lab CFO says 'panic' setting in over Falcon 9 rideshare access
Rocket Lab's CFO says Falcon 9 rideshare-access anxiety has reached 'panic' amid reports SpaceX is capping new bookings.
RFA delays RFA ONE's maiden launch after vehicle issue found in testing
Rocket Factory Augsburg found an issue during pressure testing and de-stacked RFA ONE, casting doubt on the planned August 10 launch window.
Apolink makes first contact with its relay demo satellite
Per SpaceNews, Apolink's IPoS-TDsM cubesat launched on Transporter-17 and is now relaying signals on an experimental FCC S-band license.
Arianespace and Infinite Orbits sign MOU for direct-to-GEO rideshare
Per SpaceNews, Arianespace and Infinite Orbits will explore direct-to-GEO rideshare services on Ariane 6 from 2029.
Rocket Lab completes VICTUS HAZE mission for Space Force in record time
Rocket Lab says it finished all VICTUS HAZE mission phases for Space Force ahead of deadline, including on-orbit tracking in under 59 hours.
Orbit Fab hires new CEO, raises $25M ahead of Series B
Per SpaceNews, Orbit Fab appointed Peter Shaper as CEO and raised over $25 million in interim funding ahead of a Series B round.
SES wins 5-year Space Systems Command Ku-band deal
SES Space & Defense won a 5-year blanket purchase agreement to supply the US Space Force with managed Ku-band connectivity.
City Labs launches BOHR, first commercial nuclear-powered satellite
City Labs flew BOHR, calling it the first commercial nuclear-powered satellite, on SpaceX's Transporter-17 rideshare.
Muon Space deploys first operational FireSat wildfire-detection satellites
Muon Space says it deployed the first three operational FireSat satellites for the Earth Fire Alliance's wildfire-detection constellation.
Unseenlabs launches first satellite of its second-generation RF fleet
Unseenlabs says it launched BRO-31, the first satellite of a heavier, more capable second-generation RF-detection fleet.
Open Cosmos launches first satellites for Balearic Islands, Greece
Open Cosmos launched Posidonia, the Balearic Islands' first satellite, and Hyperion GR-1, the first of a planned Greek EO constellation.
Firefly wins $13 million NASA JPL subcontract for Mars mission aeroshell
Firefly Aerospace will build the aeroshell for NASA JPL's SkyFall Mars helicopter mission under a $13 million subcontract.
GalaxEye loses contact with Mission Drishti satellite
GalaxEye lost contact with Mission Drishti, billed as the world's first OptoSAR satellite, after a geomagnetic storm.
Eight NATO allies launch HALO military satellite constellation initiative
Eight NATO members will network their sovereign military satellites into a shared hybrid constellation.
SpaceX joins the Nasdaq-100 weeks after its Nasdaq IPO
SpaceX joined the Nasdaq-100 at a market value near $2 trillion, its shares slipping on the debut.
Morgan Stanley and Goldman Sachs split on SpaceX price target
Per Morgan Stanley: SpaceX is worth $300 a share on reusable rockets, Starlink and AI infrastructure; Goldman sees $205.
Axelspace launches seven GRUS-3 Earth observation satellites
Axelspace's seven next-generation GRUS-3 microsatellites reached orbit and returned first signals on Transporter-17.
Eurospace: EO overtakes telecom as Europe's top space revenue segment
Eurospace's 2025 report shows European space industry sales up 23% to EUR10.9 billion, with EO overtaking telecom as the top segment.
Pixxel closes $100 million Series C led by Temasek and Seraphim
Pixxel closed its Series C at $100 million co-led by Temasek and Seraphim, India's largest space-tech funding round to date.
KAI launches CAS500-4, South Korea's first agriculture and forestry satellite
KAI launched CAS500-4, South Korea's first satellite dedicated to agriculture and forestry monitoring.
SpaceX doubles Starlink Aviation prices, raises hardware cost to $200,000
SpaceX doubled its Starlink Business Aviation subscription prices and raised hardware costs to $200,000, per Benzinga.
Martin Materials Solutions wins $7.1M Pentagon coverglass production award
A Defense Production Act grant expands U.S. manufacturing of radiation-resistant satellite solar cell cover glass.
Update: Isar Aerospace to launch Planet's first German-built satellite mission
Isar Aerospace's own newsroom published the July 2 press release for this exact deal (same Polak quote, 12-month target, and additional-satellite provision a...
original 2026-07-02score 4 → 5
Update: Isar Aerospace to launch Planet's first German-built satellite mission
Isar Aerospace to launch Planet's first German-built satellite mission
original 2026-07-02
Update: Latitude signs LOI for first orbital launch from Oman
European Spaceflight independently covered the same July 1 Latitude/Etlaq Spaceport Oman LOI; attached as a second distinct trade source.
original 2026-07-01score 3 → 4
Update: Blue Origin outlines new pad plan for New Glenn return to flight
NASASpaceflight independently covered the same July 1 New Glenn LC-36 hybrid horizontal/vertical CONOPS plan; attached as a second distinct trade source.
original 2026-07-01score 3 → 4
Update: NASA awards $590 million across four lunar lander missions
NASASpaceflight independently covered the same June 30 Moon Base Phase One lander awards (Astrobotic, Intuitive Machines, Firefly), including a direct on-rec...
original 2026-06-30score 3 → 4
Update: Rocket Lab agrees to acquire Iridium in $8 billion cash-and-stock deal
On July 6, 2026, Iridium said it completed its acquisition of the remaining 61% of Aireon, the space-based air-traffic-surveillance venture it did not alread...
original 2026-06-29
NASA and SBA partner to unlock capital for space suppliers
NASA and the SBA signed an agreement to help attract private capital for space technology suppliers.
Planet Labs adds Wolfgang Schmidt, ex-German Chancellery head, to European board
Former German Chancellery chief Wolfgang Schmidt joins Planet's European Advisory Board.
Blue Origin has seven Blue Moon landers in production, first slips to 2027
Blue Origin says seven Blue Moon lunar landers are in production, with the first cargo lander now slipping to Q1 2027.