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Sierra Space’s $550 million raise shows what private space is being valued for now

The Colorado company’s jump to an $8 billion valuation is not just a financing event. It is a market signal:…

6 days ago

Space Force just gave its orbital warfare unit a live satellite to “practice maneuvers.” That’s bigger than it sounds.

A fighter pilot can learn a lot in a simulator. But there’s a reason air forces still put people in…

2 weeks ago

NASA’s SLS clears a cleaner second fueling rehearsal—putting a March 6 Artemis II launch back in play

After hydrogen leaks cut short the first attempt, NASA ran a full wet dress rehearsal on Feb. 19—loading the rocket,…

3 weeks ago

China’s launch surge is changing LEO — and the crowding is now a strategic risk

In the space business, annual launch totals have become a kind of heartbeat. In 2025, China’s pulse quickened. Tracking data…

4 weeks ago

York Space’s IPO hints at a new rule for SpaceTech: defence contracts first, romance later

On Thursday, York Space Systems rang the opening bell at the New York Stock Exchange and delivered a message that…

1 month ago

The battle for the last bar: New Glenn and AST bet on a “cell tower in space”

In late February, Blue Origin plans to fly New Glenn again — this time carrying AST SpaceMobile’s BlueBird 7. The…

2 months ago

Artemis II is entering its final countdown — and NASA is still being tested on Earth

When the launch window opens on February 6, Artemis II will be the first time humans ride NASA’s Space Launch…

2 months ago

Trump’s “space superiority” order sets a 2028 Moon deadline — and rewires America’s space economy

On Thursday, December 18, 2025, the White House published an executive order with an unusually blunt title: “Ensuring American Space…

3 months ago

Galactic cloud regions: why AI’s power problem is pushing data centres into orbit

Not so long ago, “cloud regions” were just dots on terrestrial maps: clusters of servers parked next to cheap electricity,…

3 months ago

Jared Isaacman’s nuclear Moon gamble: is this the future of NASA or a costly detour?

Billionaire astronaut-entrepreneur Jared Isaacman walked back into the US Senate this week with a simple promise: the United States will…

3 months ago

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