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Feb 1, 2023
SDA begins Tranche 2 bidding process
The Space Development Agency released a solicitation for the first 72 communications satellites in Tranche 2

Feb 1, 2023
Astroforge seeks to revive asteroid mining, announces first two demo missions
Undeterred by the exits of Deep Space Industries and Planetary Resources, Astroforge is the latest asteroid mining start-up

Jan 23, 2023
SDA hopes SABRE sensors can slash missile testing costs by ‘millions’
More clarity is emerging around what types of payloads the Space Development Agency (SDA) is considering for the handful of

Jan 17, 2023
Ariane 6 schedule holding
With Vega C offline, Soyuz gone and Ariane 5 imminently retiring, retaining the Ariane 6 schedule is now more important than ever.

Jan 15, 2023
Interstellar Technologies raises $29.6M
Interstellar Technologies has had little visible progress (at least in the West) for years, having launched a series of sounding rockets (on

Jan 14, 2023
A $316 million Falcon Heavy launch
We’re old enough to remember when SpaceX upbraided ULA for charging hundreds of millions of dollars for military launches.

Jan 6, 2023
Canon Electronics, IHI small launch venture still alive
It’s been over a year since we saw any real news about Space One, the Japanese consortium developing a small launcher (100kg to 500km).

Jan 3, 2023
Six space tugs for Transporter-6
SpaceX kicked off the year with a truckload of satellites for numerous operators around the world.

Jan 3, 2023
Viasat’s unexpected Link-16 sale
Viasat completed the sale of its Link-16 business to L3Harris for $2 billion, a deal that came as a surprise because it did not align with s
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