Jason Rainbow

Miratlas seeks funds to expand optical ground station mapping technology

Addressing the space industry’s hiring crunch

Constellr has ordered two satellites from Danish microsatellite specialist Space Inventor to expand and upgrade the German startup’s thermal imagery constellation in 2028.

Muon Space has raised $250 million to fuel the small satellite specialist’s push into larger, more powerful spacecraft and constellations.

Kepler books Neutron for 2028 optical relay launch

The FCC is turning to Space Bureau deputy chief Jennifer Gilsenan to keep its satellite regulatory overhaul moving as Jay Schwarz prepares to retire as its chief later this month.

Neuraspace, the Portuguese space traffic management startup, announced around $18 million in fresh funding Aug. 5 to expand European space domain awareness and defense capabilities.

Europe risks becoming dependent on foreign orbital computing infrastructure as U.S. companies and China’s government-led push accelerate the development of space-based data centers, according to the European Space Policy Institute.

EchoStar’s Hughes geostationary satellite broadband business has filed for bankruptcy in the United States after years of mounting competition from SpaceX’s Starlink constellation.

Satellite operators have welcomed the prospect of reaping more than $6 billion for quickly clearing upper C-band spectrum the FCC aims to auction next year, with billions more set to cover new geostationary spacecraft and other transition costs.