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Starlab Advances the Future of Commercial Spaceflight with the Commercial Space Station
Starlab is developing a next-generation commercial space station designed to provide a permanent destination for scientific research, technology development and commercial activities in low Earth orbit (LEO). Headquartered in Texas, United States, the company is building a commercially operated orbital platform that aims to ensure a continuous human presence in LEO following the retirement of…
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AccelerComm Powers Eclipse Space’s 5G Physical Layer for Sovereign Satellite Constellations
AccelerComm, a leading provider of high-performance physical layer solutions for 5G non-terrestrial networks (NTN), announced the successful completion of two engineering engagements with Eclipse Space, a sovereign satellite infrastructure company founded by veterans of the Starlink program. Across the two successive engagements, AccelerComm supported Eclipse in defining the physical-layer architecture for its next-generation spacecraft, spanning both…
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K2 Space Raises $500M Series D at $6.8B Valuation
K2 Space announced a $500M Series D yesterday at a $6.8B post-money valuation. The round is hot off the heels of a $250M Series C in December, and brings K2’s total financing north of $1B since its founding in 2022. Kleiner Perkins and ICONIQ led the round, which included additional participation from CapitalG, Lightspeed Venture…
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Puli Space Advances Lunar Exploration with Next-Generation Space Solutions
Puli Space Technologies is a space technology company based in Budapest, Hungary, founded in 2010 with the goal of becoming part of the private lunar industry. The company develops a low-cost, lightweight planetary rover platform with unique mobility capabilities, along with payloads and a neutron spectrometer designed to explore lunar water resources and support In-Situ Resource…
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Momentus Reports Clean Vigoride 7 Maneuvers and Ongoing Payload Mission Success
Momentus, a U.S. commercial space company specializing in satellite technology, space transportation, and in-orbit services, announced its Vigoride 7 Orbital Service Vehicle (OSV) has successfully completed another key milestone during its mission, which is scheduled to last for several months. The Vigoride 7 mission began on March 30, 2026 when the OSV was launched to…
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Payload Field Guide: European Launchers
Europe is firing on all fronts to stand up new launch capabilities, but the continent isn’t moving as fast as it might hope. Across the region, a slew of relatively young launch startups are making headway developing their new launch vehicles, with many projecting debut launches in the coming year. Even outside of Europe, rocket…
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Blue Origin continues rebuilding LC-36, prepares testing alternatives for New Glenn second stage
Two months after losing a New Glenn rocket to a pad explosion during a static fire test, Blue Origin is racing to return the vehicle to flight before 2026 ends. The company is rebuilding its Florida launch site around an entirely new concept of operations, and CEO Dave Limp is posting construction updates regularly as…
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China’s Commercial Space Sector: 2026 Mid-Year Review
China maintained a high launch cadence in the first half of 2026, while its commercial space sector built on the growth momentum of 2025 and continued to strengthen its industrial fundamentals. By the end of June, China had conducted 44 space launches and placed a total of 223 satellites into their designated orbits. The commercial…
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ArianeGroup Restarts Themis Test Campaign With Cryogenic Rehearsal in Sweden
The test was carried out by teams from ArianeGroup and SSC Space, the commercial entity that manages the Esrange Space Centre. ArianeGroup announced the milestone on 30 July, a full week after it took place. It marks the most significant publicly announced step in the Themis campaign since September 2025, when the T1H demonstrator was…
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K2 Space Raises $500 Million, Sets Sights on Building 100 Large Satellites a Year
K2 was valued at $3 billion in December, when it closed a $250 million Series C and reported $500 million in signed government and commercial contracts. It now puts that contract figure at more than $1 billion and says it has raised over $1 billion in total capital. Kleiner Perkins and ICONIQ led the new…