Space

Momentus has entered into a contract with Orbit Fab to facilitate the on-orbit demonstration of the Podracer space domain awareness payload and the Rapidly Attachable Fluid Transfer Interface. Momentus said Wednesday the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory-funded demonstration is set to launch aboard the SpaceX Transporter rideshare mission in February 2026 at the earliest. Podracer & RAFTI […] More

Rocket Lab National Security has completed its critical design review for the Space Development Agency’s Tranche 2 Transport Layer-Beta, or T2TL-Beta, program, part of the Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture, or PWSA. Get insights on the PWSA and other air and space defense initiatives at the Potomac Officer Club’s 2025 Air and Space Summit on July 31. […] More

Northrop Grumman has completed a demonstration of NASA’s Booster Obsolescence and Life Extension, or BOLE, solid rocket booster.  The global aerospace and defense technology company said Thursday the full-scale static fire test served as the initial demonstration of the 156-foot-long, five-segment solid rocket motor. BOLE Solid Rocket Booster Test Details During the test, the BOLE solid […] More

Sierra Space has opened a $45 million technology center in Broomfield, Colorado, designed to accelerate the production and delivery of Surface Mount Technology solar arrays for satellites used for national defense applications. The facility, known as the Power Station, features an integrated test center that includes thermal vacuum and thermal air chambers and a dynamics […] More

HawkEye 360 has revealed that it has established contact with its Cluster 12 satellites. The commercial signals intelligence and data analytics provider said Thursday the recent development follows the satellites’ launch aboard a Rocket Lab Electron rocket from New Zealand on June 26. Cluster 12 to Enhance Radio Frequency Data Collection Cluster 12 is intended to […] More

Maxar Intelligence has unveiled its persistent monitoring technology called Sentry to deliver predictive intelligence on a global scale. What Is Sentry? The Colorado-based provider of secure geospatial insights said Wednesday Sentry is a first-of-its-kind technology designed to deliver continuous and wide-scale geospatial monitoring. It provides users with operational and threat intelligence that can be leveraged […] More

Amazon has launched a new batch of its Project Kuiper communication satellites into low Earth orbit. On Monday, United Launch Alliance‘s Atlas V rocket lifted off from Space Launch Complex-41 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida carrying the spacecraft, which are designed to deliver fast and reliable internet anywhere in the world. The […] More

Orion Space Solutions has completed the test readiness review, or TRR, for the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency Ouija program taking the very low Earth orbit mission one step closer to deployment since its initiation in 2022. The Arcfield subsidiary said Tuesday the completion of the TRR confirms the Ouija nanosatellite space vehicle’s readiness for VLEO’s demanding […] More

Impulse Space has secured $300 million in a Series C funding round led by Linse Capital, bringing the in-space transportation services provider’s total funding to $525 million. The California-based company said Tuesday it will use the capital to scale and execute its backlog of missions amid increasing demand in the defense, civil and commercial sectors. […] More

KBR has announced that it will develop a human spaceflight food laboratory as part of its efforts to expand the company’s commercial space capabilities. The science, technology and engineering company said Thursday it signed a letter of intent with ACMI Properties to build the spaceflight food lab at NASA’s Exploration Park near the Johnson Space Center. […] More