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CesiumAstro Raises $470M in Growth Capital, CEO Sabripour Calls It a ‘Scale Moment’
CesiumAstro has secured $470 million in growth capital, with CEO Shey Sabripour calling it a “scale moment” for the company. The Series C funding includes $270 million in equity, led by Trousdale Ventures. Other investors include the Toyota VC firm Woven Capital, Janus Henderson Investors, Airbus Ventures, the Development Bank of Japan Inc., MESH, NewSpace…
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York Space Systems Debuts on NYSE, CEO Highlights Role in Trump’s ‘Golden Dome’ Defense Plan
York Space Systems began trading as a public company on Thursday, with its founder and chief executive pointing to growing U.S. defense spending and President Donald Trump’s proposed “Golden Dome” missile defense initiative as a major growth opportunity. The Denver-based satellite manufacturer opened trading on the New York Stock Exchange at $38 a share, up…
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Varda Successfully Reenters W-5 Capsule, Marks First Fully Integrated Mission
Varda Space Industries said it has successfully completed the reentry and recovery of its W-5 capsule, marking the first time the company has flown a mission using its own vertically integrated satellite bus from launch through atmospheric return. The capsule, which carried a payload for the U.S. Navy, landed within a designated recovery zone at…
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NASA gears up for one more key test before launching Artemis II to the Moon
If all goes according to plan Monday, NASA’s launch team at Kennedy Space Center in Florida will load more than 700,000 gallons of super-cold propellants into the rocket built to send the Artemis II mission toward the Moon. The fuel loading is part of a simulated countdown for the Space Launch System rocket, a final…
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L3Harris Sees 2026 Growth as Space Business Moves Into New Defense Segment
L3Harris Technologies said it expects a return to stronger growth in 2026 following a largely flat performance in its Space and Airborne Systems segment last year, citing an internal reorganization and improving program execution after disruptions caused by a U.S. government shutdown. In 2025, revenue in the Space and Airborne Systems (SAS) segment rose 1%…
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China Launches Remote-Sensing Satellite for Algeria on Long March Rocket
China has successfully launched a remote-sensing satellite for Algeria, placing the Chinese-built AlSat-3B spacecraft into orbit aboard a Long March 2C carrier rocket, Chinese state media and industry officials said. The launch took place from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Centre, with the rocket deploying AlSat-3B into its planned orbit shortly after liftoff. The satellite was…
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U.S. Space Command Names Grisham to Lead Headquarters Transition to Redstone Arsenal
U.S. Space Command has appointed Maj. Gen. Terry L. Grisham to lead its headquarters transition team as the command prepares to establish its permanent home at Redstone Arsenal, Commander Gen. Stephen Whiting said. Grisham, an Alabama native with nearly four decades of military and civilian service, will serve as transition team director and head the…
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AXA and ICEYE Sign Landmark Deal Leveraging Ultra-High-Resolution SAR Data for Extreme Weather Tracking
AXA Digital Commercial Platform, a first-of-its-kind AI-powered all-in-one risk management system, has struck a landmark deal with ICEYE, the manufacturer and operator of the world’s largest synthetic aperture radar (SAR) microsatellite constellation. AXA DCP, which combines bleeding-edge technology solutions with human expertise, is a ‘one-stop shop’ for solutions to a range of rising threats, including…
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SSTL and Oxford Space Systems Successfully Launched CarbSAR IOD Satellite
Oxford Space Systems and Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd (SSTL) have announced the successful launch of CarbSAR IOD, SSTL’s latest Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) technology demonstration satellite incorporating Oxford Space Systems’ innovative Wrapped Rib Antenna. The spacecraft was launched aboard a Falcon 9 rocket operated by SpaceX from Vandenberg Space Force Base, California. Following the launch,…
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Airbus Partners with Skynopy to Enhance Pléiades Neo Ground Segment Operations
Airbus has selected Skynopy, a French NewSpace company specialising in satellite ground station services, to support the enhancement of the ground segment for its very high-resolution optical imagery services based on its Pléiades Neo satellites. Through this collaboration, Airbus strengthens the performance and responsiveness of its Earth observation services by leveraging Skynopy’s next-generation, fully virtualised ground…