25 January 2021
SpaceX rocket deploys record number of payloads in one flight
SpaceX on Sunday launched its Falcon 9 rocket carrying a record number of satellites on board, the private space company said. The rocket successfully launched from Cape Canaveral, Florida at 10:00 am (1500 GMT), 24 hours after its initial ...
March 2015
A boom and a (possible) bust in small spacecraft production
... heavy communications spacecraft in geostationary orbit). As a result, vertical integration occurs in these SSC developing companies. Previously, space companies did almost everything themselves (including making bolts and microcircuits) and left the...
31 May 2019
Melting moon dust with lasers to use in lunar habitats
... from the IRAS. MOONRISE will hitch a ride on the first Moon mission of the Berlin-based new-space company PTScientists, a privately funded organisation who have just signed a cooperation agreement with the ArianeGroup to work together...
04 November 2024
Orbit Fab expands European network to accelerate in-orbit refuelling plans
... to in-orbit operations by enabling spacecraft to be refuelled has announced multiple new strategic collaborations with key European space companies. Orbit Fab, which raised $28.5m during its Series A funding round and boasts a growing team in both...
07 November 2024
Ground segment specialist Leaf Space boosts leadership team
An Italian space company offering Ground Segment as a Service (GSaaS) for the global space industry has reinforced its senior leadership team for further growth following a series of milestone achievements. Leaf Space, which employs 50 staff at its ...
26 February 2026
Europe risks widening space gap despite investment rebound
... of those that do succeed. “Way too often, startups spend too much in the development phase. While for space companies pathways to commercialisation are limited in the early days, they should still look for ways to find small...
