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Sierra Space Completes Testing of Next Generation VR35K-A Upper Stage Engine
Sierra Space, a commercial space company and defense tech prime that is Building a Platform in Space to Benefit Life on Earth, announced the successful completion of the test campaign for its fully integrated VR35K-A upper stage engine, under contract with Air Force Research Laboratory’s (AFRL), Rocket Propulsion Division, Edwards, Air Force Base in California,…
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Blue Origin to lay off 10% of workforce — read memo from CEO to employees
Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket on its Florida launch pad in January. (Blue Origin Photo) Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin space venture plans to cut about 10% of its workforce, according to an announcement Thursday by the Kent, Wash.-based company’s CEO. “Our primary focus in 2025 and beyond is to scale our manufacturing output and launch…
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Firefly Aerospace Secures Texas Space Commission Grant to Expand Spacecraft Facility
Firefly Aerospace, the leader in end-to-end responsive space services, announced that it has been awarded an $8.2 million grant from the Texas Space Commission (TSC) to expand its spacecraft manufacturing capabilities in Central Texas. The funding, approved during a public meeting of the TSC board of directors, will support critical infrastructure improvements, workforce training, and…
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Myriota Expands IoT Constellation with Four New Satellites
Myriota added four new Low-Earth Orbit (LEO) nanosatellites to its global Internet of Things (IoT) constellation through its partnership with Spire, Myriota announced Feb. 13. SpaceX launched the satellites on the Transporter-12 mission on Jan. 14. The satellites will add capacity for Myriota’s services and expand Myriota’s markets to Mexico, Brazil, Chile, Argentina, and across…
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ESA Awards Redwire Space Contract to Lead Study for the Next Dark Matter Mission
Redwire Corporation, a space infrastructure for the next generation space economy, announced it has been awarded a study contract from the European Space Agency (ESA) to develop the preliminary spacecraft design for an upcoming astrophysics mission that will image faint galaxies in the nearby universe and provide insight into the nature of dark matter. Redwire’s…
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Iridium Posts Modest 5% Growth in 2024, Plans to Test NTN Service This Summer
Iridium reported modest revenue growth of 5% year-over-year in 2024, reaffirming its plan to reach $1 billion in service revenue in 2030. CEO Matt Desch also provided an update on the company’s direct-t0-device efforts, anticipating starting testing this summer. Iridium reported full-year financial results on Feb. 13, reporting $830.7 million in revenue. While not as…
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Rocket Lab Deploys Third In-Orbit Manufacturing Spacecraft for Varda Space
Rocket Lab USA, a global leader in launch services and space systems, announced it has delivered another Pioneer spacecraft for Varda Space Industries, to Vandenberg Space Force Base (VSFB) in preparation for launch. It’s Rocket Lab’s third Pioneer spacecraft produced for Varda, and the second the Company has delivered for launch within a month. The…
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Citing too much “bureaucracy,” Blue Origin to cut 10 percent of its workforce
A little less than a month after the successful debut of its New Glenn rocket, Blue Origin’s workforce will be trimmed by 10 percent. The cuts were announced during an all-hands meeting on Thursday morning led by the rocket company’s chief executive, Dave Limp. During the gathering, Limp cited “business strategy” as the rationale for…
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Starship program at Cape Canaveral kicking into gear
After building a Launch Tower at LC-39A in 2022, building what was to be the Roberts Road Starfactory, and then putting all of the plans on hold, SpaceX has since started ramping up the Starship Program at Cape Canaveral. With the redesign of the Starship Pad at LC-39A and a much larger production facility at…