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Pentagon seeks increase in Space Force budget
Posted: Sat, Apr 2 10:17 AM ET (1417 GMT)
The Space Force and Space Development Agency would get about $5 billion more in the proposed 2023 budget. The budget included additional funding for missile-...

Synspective raises $100 million
Posted: Sat, Apr 2 10:16 AM ET (1416 GMT)
Japanese synthetic aperture radar (SAR) satellite company Synspective has raised $100 million. The company raised the Series B round from several investors in Japan and...

SES orders Thales Alenia satellite
Posted: Sat, Apr 2 10:14 AM ET (1414 GMT)
SES announced Monday it ordered a new GEO satellite from Thales Alenia Space. The SES-26 will replace the NSS-12 satellite at 57 degrees...

NASA to support development of second Artemis lunar lander
Posted: Sun, Mar 27 8:47 AM ET (1247 GMT)
NASA announced Wednesday its plans to support development of a second Artemis lunar lander. NASA said it would release a draft RFP later this month...

Astronauts perform station maintenance on spacewalk
Posted: Sun, Mar 27 8:45 AM ET (1245 GMT)
Two astronauts completed most of the work planned for a spacewalk Wednesday after recovering from a spacesuit problem. Raja Chari and Matthias Maurer started the...

Indonesia orders Boeing satellite
Posted: Sun, Mar 27 8:38 AM ET (1238 GMT)
Indonesia's Pasifik Satelit Nusantara (PSN) said Wednesday it ordered a high-throughput satellite from Boeing to launch on a SpaceX Falcon 9 in 2023....

Russia launches military communications satellite
Posted: Sun, Mar 27 8:35 AM ET (1235 GMT)
Russia launched a military communications satellite Tuesday. A Soyuz-2.1a rocket lifted off from the Plesetsk Cosmodrome at 8:48 am eDT (1248 GMT)...

Firefly raises $75 million
Posted: Sat, Mar 26 11:15 AM ET (1515 GMT)
Firefly Aerospace raised $75 million as it prepares for its second launch. AE Industrial Partners (AEI) led the Series B round announced Tuesday, valuing Firefly...

SpaceX raises Starlink, launch prices
Posted: Sat, Mar 26 11:11 AM ET (1511 GMT)
SpaceX has hiked prices for both launches and its Starlink services, blaming the increases on inflation. The company notified Starlink subscribers it was raising monthly...

OneWeb to launch satellites with SpaceX
Posted: Sat, Mar 26 11:07 AM ET (1507 GMT)
OneWeb announced Monday an agreement with SpaceX to launch at least some of its satellites that were to fly on Soyuz. OneWeb said it would...



news in brief
FAA restricts hours for commercial launches during shutdown
Posted: Sun, Nov 9 9:05 AM ET (1405 GMT)

EchoStar sells more spectrum to SpaceX
Posted: Sun, Nov 9 9:01 AM ET (1401 GMT)

China postpones Shenzhou-20 return on orbital debris concerns
Posted: Sun, Nov 9 8:58 AM ET (1358 GMT)

news links
Saturday, November 15
Emirates to put Starlink on aircraft in major win for SpaceX
Bloomberg News — 5:11 am ET (1011 GMT)
New Glenn Rocket Aces Launch and Landing, Setting Up Space Force for More Options
Air and Space Forces Magazine — 5:06 am ET (1006 GMT)
Second Viasat Broadband Satellite Enters Space
Aviation Week — 5:04 am ET (1004 GMT)


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