Business/Financial
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SpaceIntegration Of Space Development Agency Tranches Faces Challenge, Report Says
The integration of Space Development Agency (SDA) systems across the two-year “tranche” development cycle is a significant hurdle facing the agency, according to a report by the SDA Independent Review […]
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Business/FinancialDoD Strategic Capital Office To Loan $700 Million To U.S. Supply Of Rare Earth Elements
The Defense Department’s Office of Strategic Capital (OSC) last Friday said it is loaning $700 million to two U.S. companies to increase domestic production of rare earth magnets used in […]
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Business/FinancialDoD Makes $30 Million Defense Production Act Award For Critical Minerals
ElementUS Minerals has received a $29.9 million award from the Defense Department to bolster the domestic supply chain for two critical minerals, gallium and scandium, by separating and purifying them […]
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Business/FinancialVoyager Technologies Acquires Estes Energetics, Strengthening Rocket Motor Capabilities
Voyager Technologies [VOYG] on Thursday said it has acquired Estes Energetics, a small company that makes solid rocket motors and related chemicals. Voyager said the deal gives it more “control […]
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Business/FinancialL3Harris Breaks Ground On Expansion Of Propulsion Facilities In Camden
L3Harris Technologies [LHX] on Tuesday broke ground on a new solid rocket motor production campus in Camden, Ark., part of the company’s ongoing push to increase its ability to meet […]
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Business/FinancialShield AI, Europe’s Destinus Partner On Collaborative Autonomy
Shield AI and Netherland’s-based Destinus on Wednesday announced a partnership to leverage Shield’s Hivemind mission autonomy pilot across Destinus’ unmanned aerial platforms with plans to conduct flight testing in 2026. […]
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SpaceSpacecraft Mission Control Company Quindar Raises $18 Million For Classified Ops Center
Quindar, a small software company that has developed a spacecraft mission control platform, has raised $18 million in a new funding round to establish a classified mission operations center that […]
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Business/FinancialUrsa Major Raises $100 Million To Boost Production; Books More Than $115 Million In Orders In 2025
Rocket motor and engine developer Ursa Major on Tuesday said it has closed a $100 million Series E funding round and received $50 million in debt funding commitments to help […]
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Business/FinancialIonQ Confirms Deal To Acquire Optical Terminal Provider Skyloom
Quantum company IonQ [IONQ] is making another acquisition in the space industry with a deal to acquire optical communications company Skyloom Global. Optical communications will “form the backbone for quantum-secure communications […]
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SpaceYork Space Systems Files To Go Public; Discloses $99 Million Loss In 2024
Space technology company York Space Systems on Monday filed a registration statement for a proposed initial public offering (IPO) that would take the 13-year-old private equity-backed company public. The pricing […]