Space

Rocket Lab [RKLB] launched a previously flown Rutherford engine in a Thursday morning mission from New Zealand, a milestone toward the company’s goal of reusing the entire Electron first stage. […]

In-space transportation company Momentus executed a reverse stock split on Wednesday, to raise the price of its shares so the company can continue trading on the Nasdaq stock exchange. Momentus, which is […]

The chair of the House Armed Services Committee (HASC) has asked three senior Pentagon officials to testify on the Biden administration’s decision to keep U.S. Space Command headquartered in Colorado […]

Satellite manufacturer, operator, and services provider Sidus Space [SIDU] on Tuesday said it has acquired Exo-Space, which supplies its customers with artificial intelligence capabilities at the edge for on-orbit applications. […]

The U.S. Space Force’s Space Development Agency (SDA) on Aug. 21 said that it has awarded two contracts worth more than $1.5 billion to Lockheed Martin‘s [LMT] space division in […]

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The Space Development Agency (SDA) has contracted SpaceX, Kuiper Government Solutions, and Aalyria Technologies for a study on Low-Earth Orbit (LEO) backhaul capability. The awards have a total value of $1.6 million. SDA announced the contracts […]

Britain’s BAE Systems plc on Thursday said it has agreed to a acquire Ball Corp.’s [BALL] aerospace unit for $5.6 billion and highlighted the business is forecast to generate $2.2 […]

The Space Development Agency (SDA) has awarded Momentus a small business innovation research (SBIR) award to tailor its orbital service vehicle for Department of Defense needs. However, the company faces dwindling cash reserves and […]

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions [KTOS] and Australia’s Hypersonix last week said they agreed on an exclusive teaming agreement to bring the Australian company’s DART AE hypersonic system to the […]