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stc prepays $175m for space-to-phone: a decade-long bet on AST SpaceMobile

stc prepays $175m for space-to-phone: a decade-long bet on AST SpaceMobile

On October 29, 2025 (PT), Saudi Arabia’s stc group signed

Europe just built a space “prime.” The moat is standards, not scale

Europe just built a space “prime.” The moat is standards, not scale

Europe has finally done what many in the industry said

NASA’s double bet on Momentus: an orbital factory and a new engine

NASA’s double bet on Momentus: an orbital factory and a new engine

Two NASA contracts in three days put a small platform

A startup to the rescue: NASA’s $30m bet that saving Swift will change the rules

A startup to the rescue: NASA’s $30m bet that saving Swift will change the rules

On 24 September, NASA awarded Flagstaff-based Katalyst Space Technologies a

Blue Origin’s Mars Relay: A quiet pivot to deep-space infrastructure

Blue Origin’s Mars Relay: A quiet pivot to deep-space infrastructure

Blue Origin is advancing a Mars Telecommunications Orbiter built on

Orbiting the Future of Pharma: Varda’s $187M Bet on Drugs Made in Space

Orbiting the Future of Pharma: Varda’s $187M Bet on Drugs Made in Space

In a gleaming lab in El Segundo, California, three scorched

Racing to the Edge: How Nuclear-Fusion Drives and Solar Sails Aim to Reach Sedna Before 2080

Racing to the Edge: How Nuclear-Fusion Drives and Solar Sails Aim to Reach Sedna Before 2080

A Once-in-11,000-Year Rendezvous In 2076, the dwarf planet Sedna will

NASA’s “Flyover State” Space Grants Fuel a New Wave of Orbital R&D

NASA’s “Flyover State” Space Grants Fuel a New Wave of Orbital R&D

As NASA lays the groundwork for the next chapter of

High Stakes, Low Oversight: IM-2’s Tip-Over Tests the Limits of NASA’s CLPS Gamble

High Stakes, Low Oversight: IM-2’s Tip-Over Tests the Limits of NASA’s CLPS Gamble

In the early hours of this week, Intuitive Machines’ second

InspeCity’s $5.6 Million Moonshot: Can an Indian Upstart Rewire America’s Orbital Supply Chain?

InspeCity’s $5.6 Million Moonshot: Can an Indian Upstart Rewire America’s Orbital Supply Chain?

When Northrop Grumman’s Mission Extension Vehicle successfully latched onto a

The Ears of Earth: NASA’s Deep Space Network Enters a New Era

The Ears of Earth: NASA’s Deep Space Network Enters a New Era

Established in 1963, the DSN is often described as NASA’s

Amazon’s Big Leap Into Space: Project Kuiper Takes on Starlink

Amazon’s Big Leap Into Space: Project Kuiper Takes on Starlink

Amazon Enters the Satellite Broadband Arena On April 9, 2025,

China’s Private Space Race Is Lifting Off – The World Should Take Notice

China’s Private Space Race Is Lifting Off – The World Should Take Notice

Not long ago, China’s space exploits were solely the domain

Redwire and the Rise of America’s Commercial Space Economy

Redwire and the Rise of America’s Commercial Space Economy

In the new era of space commercialization, private enterprises are

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