Chinese launch startup Orienspace targets IPO, secures funding for reusable Gravity-2 rocket
HELSINKI — Commercial launch company Orienspace has kicked off preparations for an IPO coaching process while closing a funding round for accelerating its reusable Gravity-2 rocket.…
The Shandong-based company, formally […] The post Chinese launch start…
Proteus Space Names Maj. Gen. Kim Crider (USAF, Ret.) to Board of Directors
LOS ANGELES, August 11th, 2026.Proteus Space, an AI-native aerospace company delivering rapid, end-to-end access to space, today announced that retired U.…
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Kimberly “Kim” Crider has […] The post Proteus Space Names Maj.
Webinar on MOSA Interoperability Standards for Space Systems – August 26, 2026
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE ISTO Space Systems MOSA Interface Standards Alliance Announces Industry Webinar: “MOSA Interoperability Standards for Space Systems” August 26, 2026 | 9:00 AM – 1:00 PM PDT / […] The post Webinar on MOSA Interoperability Standards for Space Systems – August 26, 2026 appeared first on SpaceNews.
Chinese radio-frequency intelligence startup StarRF closes new funding round
HELSINKI — A Chinese startup building a constellation to detect and geolocate radio-frequency emissions from orbit has closed a funding round as China’s commercial sector expands.…
Tianjin-based Xingkan Jiuzhou Technology, […] The post Chinese radio-f…
The COSMOSIS framework can ensure that Washington governs space with its complexity in mind.
Policy documents from both the White House and the Office of Space Commerce this summer acknowledge that space is a complex system, as to which forms of adaptive governance should […] The post The COSMOSIS framework can ensure that Washington governs space with its complexity in mind.…
Landspace aims to refly recovered Zhuque-3 booster within six months
HELSINKI — Chinese commercial launch firm Landspace is targeting a reflight of its Zhuque-3 first stage in months, following its historic successful vertical landing Aug.…
A company representative told […] The post Landspace aims to refly rec…
New space transportation policy focuses on increased launch rates
The White House released a new space transportation policy Aug.20 with an emphasis on enabling a sharp increase in the number of launches and reentries.…
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Golden Dome chief touts progress as funding questions loom
Guetlein joins North Dakota senators in making the case for the missile defense program The post Golden Dome chief touts progress as funding questions loom appeared first on SpaceNews.
SpaceWERX selects 11 firms to scale technologies for military space
The new round of STRATFIs were awarded to Agile Space Industries, Antares Nuclear, EO Solutions, Hydrosat, Kall Morris, Method Security, Muon Space, Scout Space, Sedaro, Star Catcher Industries and ThinkOrbital The post SpaceWERX selects 11 firms to scale technologies for military space appeared first on SpaceNews.
Rocket Lab launched another satellite for Japanese radar-imaging company iQPS on Aug. 20. The post Rocket Lab launches 9th satellite for iQPS appeared first on SpaceNews.
Rock West Composites® Is Premiering Its New STRATOPultrusion™ Product Line at the 2026 Small Satellite Conference
San Diego, CA – Rock West Composites (RWC) is premiering its recently launched space-grade STRATOPultrusion™ product line at the 2026 Small Satellite Conference this August in Salt Lake City, Utah.…
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Portal Space Systems to include rideshare payloads on Falcon 9 launch of Supernova
Portal Space Systems has acquired a Falcon 9 to launch its first Supernova spacecraft and will offer excess capacity on the vehicle for rideshare payloads.…
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China’s Chang’e-7 lunar ice-hunting mission set for Sunday launch
HELSINKI — China will launch a complex, multi-spacecraft mission late Sunday to study and land near the lunar south pole, including a search for evidence of water-ice.…
A Long March […] The post China’s Chang’e-7 lunar ice-hunting mission …
LatConnect 60 selects Transcelestial’s Space Optical Network for SWIRSAT imaging constellation
SAN FRANCISCO / PERTH, 20 AUGUST 2026: LatConnect 60 (LC60) has signed a commercial contract with Transcelestial for an optical communications terminal on its SWIRSAT-1 mission, plus access to Transcelestial’s […] The post LatConnect 60 selects Transcelestial’s Space Optical Network for SWIRSAT imaging constellation appeared first on SpaceNews.