SpaceX declines three Space Force launch bids as Falcon 9 phase-out looms
SpaceX turned down three Space Force launch requests while winding down Falcon 9, and no rival offered to fly them either.
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ICEYE partners with OroraTech for full-lifecycle wildfire intelligence
ICEYE is combining its SAR satellites with OroraTech's thermal data to track wildfires from first detection through damage assessment.
Xona raises $250 million Series D at $2.45 billion valuation
Per Forbes: Xona closed a $250 million Series D led by Future Ventures, valuing the GPS-alternative satellite startup at $2.45 billion.
NASA aims to cut science mission selection time by up to 45%
NASA's Competition Model 2.0 aims to cut science-mission selection timelines by up to 45%, starting with a lighter first review step.
Space Force studies third US launch site for heavy-lift rockets by 2030
Space Systems Command is exploring a third US spaceport by 2030 as demand outgrows Cape Canaveral and Vandenberg, says Lt. Gen. Garrant.
BlackSky doubles Gen-3 Assured subscription for international defense partner
BlackSky says an international defense customer doubled its Gen-3 Assured intelligence subscription in under six months.
SynMax expands EarthDaily subscription into energy analytics
SynMax is adding EarthDaily Constellation imagery to its oil and gas intelligence platform, Hyperion.
ICEYE and Nokia sign LOI with Ukraine's defence ministry on satcom
ICEYE and Nokia signed a Letter of Intent with Ukraine's defence ministry to build sovereign satcom Kyiv would control.
FCC lets SpaceX take over Tristar's AWS-3 spectrum for D2D network
The FCC approved transferring three unbuilt AWS-3 licenses from Tristar to SpaceX for its direct-to-device network, waiving reauction.
SpaceX pursues tower deals for 80,000 cell sites to build wireless carrier
SpaceX is negotiating with tower companies including Crown Castle for access to at least 80,000 US cell sites, Bloomberg reports.
Space Force awards first operational CASR contracts to six SDA firms
The Space Force picked Anduril, LeoLabs and four other firms for its first operational Commercial Augmentation Space Reserve contracts.
Anduril · LeoLabs · Slingshot Aerospace · InTrack Radar · EOS Space Systems · NorthStar · U.S. Space Force4 sources →
NASA safety panel opens formal recommendation on Artemis IV risk
NASA's Aerospace Safety Advisory Panel is opening a formal recommendation urging NASA to rebalance Artemis IV's mission risk.
Space Force opens ACES pathway for commercial access to classified programs
Space Systems Command's new ACES program aims to speed security clearances for commercial vendors joining classified space work.
Apex in talks to raise $500 million at $4 billion valuation
Satellite bus maker Apex is discussing a new round nearly double its $2.3 billion valuation from June, per Bloomberg.
ispace wins JAXA contract to design lunar solar power tower
JAXA selected ispace to conceptually design a solar-power tower for the Moon's south pole, targeting deployment after 2030.
Update: SpaceX, Tesla form special committees to weigh a merger, Musk says
Musk says on the earnings call that a merger "would be a good idea," citing AI-compute, chip and connectivity synergies, though shareholders would still have...
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Update: JAXA launches MMX sample-return mission toward Mars moon Phobos
JAXA confirms MMX completed its initial critical operations phase on Oct. 21: solar arrays deployed, three-axis attitude control established, and the spacecr...
original 2026-10-19
Update: Stevens County, Minnesota debris identified as Chinese Zhuque-2E rocket stage
The debris has been identified: it's likely the upper stage of a Chinese Zhuque-2E rocket that reentered Sept. 15, per Ars Technica's reporting.
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Galactic Energy launches Ceres-1S with Guangzhou Earth observation satellite
Galactic Energy's sea-launched Ceres-1S carried a prototype 0.5-meter imaging satellite for a planned 25-satellite constellation.
Redwire and EnduroSat sign MOU for European space infrastructure
The companies plan to pair EnduroSat's satellite manufacturing with Redwire's power systems for European VLEO, data center and PNT missions.
Planet wins NASA evaluation task order for Tanager hyperspectral data
NASA will evaluate over 250,000 square kilometers of Planet's Tanager hyperspectral imagery under its commercial data program.
Airbus ships first lightweight Vulcain aft bay for Ariane 6 Block 2
Corrected: the redesigned structure cut 880 kg, beating Airbus's 800 kg target; an earlier figure covered only the shipped hardware.
China SatNet's Guowang satellites link Arctic and Antarctic in video call
Per Chinese state media, a polar vessel used Guowang satellites for its highest-latitude link yet, narrowing a gap with Starlink.
SpaceNukes wins DARPA deal to ground-test autonomous reactor controller
The Fat Cat award funds a follow-on Kilopower reactor test with active control rods, building on the 2018 KRUSTY demonstration.
Firefly completes design review for NASA's MoonFall lunar south pole mission
Firefly's Elytra spacecraft passed its preliminary design review four months after contract award, with launch targeted for late 2028.
Remondo and Meissa sign MOU on AI-powered satellite operations
The Israeli and South Korean companies will explore combining optical payload hardware with AI-driven tasking and image-processing software.
CGI wins new UK MoD contract to support PICASSO geospatial intelligence program
CGI will keep providing technical support for the UK MoD's PICASSO geospatial intelligence program under a new contract.
Marble Imaging taps Odysseus Space laser terminal for first satellite
Marble Imaging, Reflex Aerospace and Odysseus Space will fly a laser space-to-ground downlink on Marble's first satellite.
National Academies names four priority non-polar crewed moon sites
A NASA-commissioned report names four non-polar sites for future crewed moon landings beyond Artemis.
Speedcast upgrades Wallenius Wilhelmsen's RoRo fleet with dual-LEO connectivity
Speedcast deployed hybrid Starlink and Eutelsat OneWeb connectivity across 41 Wallenius Wilhelmsen roll-on/roll-off vessels.
AT&T and AST SpaceMobile complete first terrestrial-to-satellite cellular handoff
AT&T and AST SpaceMobile completed the industry's first terrestrial-to-satellite cellular handoff, with beta testing next.
Update: JAXA launches MMX sample-return mission toward Mars moon Phobos
JAXA's own post-launch release confirms MMX separated from the H3 upper stage 71 minutes and 13 seconds after liftoff and was injected into its planned traje...
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Update: Russia's Cosmos 2612 maneuvers within 1-2 km of ICEYE-X36 satellite
LeoLabs calls Cosmos 2612's maneuvers the most advanced and potentially dangerous uncooperative proximity operation it has tracked, and trackers say the two...
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Update: SpaceX imposes 100 mph speed limit on Ukraine's military Starlink terminals
The Wall Street Journal, citing US officials, reports Musk ordered (not just proposed) the Starshield slowdown, and that he and Trump discussed it in two sep...
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SpaceX flies second Starfall reentry capsule on Bandwagon-5 mission
SpaceX launched its Starfall reentry capsule for the second time on the Bandwagon-5 rideshare mission, per Space.com.
ESA loses Space Rider test model in failed drop test
A parafoil failure destroyed ESA's full-scale Space Rider drop-test model, pushing first flight from Q1 to Q2 2028.
State Department launches $5M Project Constellation space-diplomacy push
The State Department picked three US organizations to run a $5M, two-year program building space partnerships with 70-plus countries.
U.S. State Department · Meridian International Center · Commercial Space Federation · SPACEAIMS2 sources →
AnySignal to supply comms for three Reflect Orbital missions
AnySignal will provide radios and ground software for Reflect Orbital's first satellite and two follow-on missions.
Planet launches Pelican-12 with satellite relay and onboard AI test
Planet's fifth Pelican satellite this year tests satellite-to-satellite relay via SES O3b mPOWER and onboard NVIDIA AI inference.
Reaction Dynamics targets 2031 debut for Borealis medium-lift rocket
Quebec's Reaction Dynamics switched to liquid engines and unveiled a 6,000 kg-to-LEO Borealis rocket targeting a 2031 debut.
SpaceX posts first profit as public company, revenue up 161%
SpaceX's AI computing unit outearned Starlink for the first time as Q3 revenue hit $14.6 billion.
SpaceX, Tesla form special committees to weigh a merger, Musk says
Musk says independent-director committees are evaluating combining the companies, calling a deal 'far from certain.'
Xona launches first six satellites of its Pulsar navigation network
The batch, Xona's largest yet, starts commercial testing of a GPS alternative it says is accurate to under 2 centimeters.
ICEYE launches four more SAR satellites, reaching 84 in orbit
Two of the four fly for Portugal's Atlantic Constellation as ICEYE works toward doubling annual output to 100 satellites by 2027.
Texas denies plan to sell Boca Chica State Park to SpaceX
Gov. Abbott says a SpaceX sale of the 1,300-acre park 'is not coming up for a vote anytime soon' after Texas Monthly's report.
Nvidia makes minority investment in satellite maker Reflex Aerospace
Jensen Huang disclosed the stake, size undisclosed, as part of a wider Nvidia push into German AI startups.
Eutelsat expands satellite link for Germany's Amprion power grid
EuroSkyPark widens its Eutelsat-based network to cover Amprion's North Sea offshore grid sites, no price disclosed.
Planet's Tanager-2 satellite achieves first light, expanding methane monitoring
Planet's second Tanager hyperspectral satellite spotted a methane plume and a Spanish salt lake six days after its October launch.
Solstar demonstrates space-to-space Wi-Fi link for NASA cubesat test
Solstar linked NASA's R5-S10 cubesat with Momentus' Vigoride-7 by Wi-Fi in a 30-minute proximity-ops test, relaying data via Iridium.
HPE to fly AI compute module on Astrobotic's Griffin-1 Moon mission
Spaceborne Computer-4 rides Astrolab's FLIP rover to the lunar south pole, running NASA and Deloitte AI workloads on the Moon's surface.