SpaceNews : Momentus wins two NASA contracts to fly tech demo payloads
[[{“value”:” AUCKLAND, New Zealand — Momentus announced Oct. 9 two new contracts with NASA to carry payloads to test in-space manufacturing and an advanced propulsion system on its Vigoride spacecraft. The company said it won the contracts, with a combined value of $7.6 million, to fly the payloads on a future Vigoride mission. One contract, […]
SpaceNews : Critical Software Invests in Aerospacelab
[[{“value”:” We’re excited to announce that Critical Software, in partnership with Airbus Ventures, has invested in Aerospacelab. This move strengthens our New Space strategy and builds on our recent activity – in particular our investment in Turion Space. Why this matters: European focus: Aerospacelab is a strategic partner for Europe, accelerating access to space through […]
SpaceNews : Lockheed Martin adapting to a faster space race
[[{“value”:” [embedded content] In this week’s episode of Space Minds, host Mike Gruss speaks with Robert Lightfoot, president, space at Lockheed Martin and former NASA associate administrator. Lightfoot takes us inside the company’s large space portfolio — from building weather and GPS satellites to advancing missile defense and next-generation interceptors. He shares how Lockheed is […]
SpaceNews : Stoke Space raises $510 million
[[{“value”:” AUCKLAND, New Zealand — Stoke Space, a company developing a fully reusable launch vehicle, has raised $510 million to fund operations through its first launches, bringing its total capital raised to nearly $1 billion. Stoke Space announced Oct. 8 that it raised $510 million in a Series D round led by U.S. Innovative Technology […]
SpaceNews : Defense budgets on both sides of the Atlantic reshape space industry
[[{“value”:” WASHINGTON — A wave of defense spending in Europe and renewed military investment in the United States — driven in part by President Donald Trump’s Golden Dome missile defense program — is reshaping the commercial space industry, investors and executives said Oct.8 at a SpaceNews live event. “Our industry and the outlook for space […]
SpaceNews : Blue Origin flies sixth crewed New Shepard flight of 2025
[[{“value”:” CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand — Blue Origin launched its sixth crewed New Shepard flight so far this year Oct. 8 as the company works to increase the vehicle’s flight rate. New Shepard lifted off from the company’s Launch Site One in West Texas at 9:40 a.m. Eastern. The crew capsule, RSS First Step, reached a […]
SpaceNews : Space Force sets up ‘working capital fund’ for commercial space services
[[{“value”:” WASHINGTON — The U.S. Space Force has established a working capital fund with a projected value of more than $1 billion to help facilitate military agencies’ access to commercial space services. The Space Systems Command announced Oct. 8 that the Enterprise Space Activity Group (ESAG) was established Oct. 1 under the Air Force Working […]
SpaceNews : AST SpaceMobile gains Verizon ally amid SpaceX’s direct-to-device push
[[{“value”:” TAMPA, Fla. — AST SpaceMobile’s shares closed up more than 8% Oct. 8 after Verizon joined AT&T in signing a definitive agreement to use its planned space-based cellular network, easing investor concerns about SpaceX’s aggressive push into the fledgling direct-to-device (D2D) market. The deal enables Verizon to provide D2D connectivity to its customers from […]
SpaceNews : Live Event: The Space Investment Horizon (Replay)
[[{“value”:” [embedded content] From inflationary pressures and shifting interest rates to supply chain challenges and intensifying great-power competition, today’s macroeconomic and geopolitical forces are reshaping the future of space investment. For investors and businesses, navigating this environment means balancing capital market dynamics, technology cycles, and an increasingly complex landscape of export controls, trade restrictions, and […]
SpaceNews : Space Force taps Muon’s wildfire monitoring satellites for weather imaging
[[{“value”:” WASHINGTON — The U.S. Space Force is betting that satellites designed to spot wildfires can also fill critical gaps in military weather monitoring capabilities. Muon Space, a California-based manufacturer of small satellites, was awarded a $44.6 million contract for in-orbit demonstrations of the company’s environmental monitoring technology in support of military applications. The Space […]