

From boutique to factory: how France’s U-Space became the test case for Europe’s new space industrial base
On the same week that Emmanuel Macron promised billions more

Europe’s sovereign leap to phone-from-space
Vodafone and AST SpaceMobile put a European flag on direct-to-device—and

stc prepays $175m for space-to-phone: a decade-long bet on AST SpaceMobile
On October 29, 2025 (PT), Saudi Arabia’s stc group signed

Europe just built a space “prime.” The moat is standards, not scale
Europe has finally done what many in the industry said

HyImpulse’s €45m bet on hybrid rockets — can Europe’s “taxi to orbit” fix the small-launch gap?
The German launcher has fresh capital, a clear pitch, and

NASA’s double bet on Momentus: an orbital factory and a new engine
Two NASA contracts in three days put a small platform

A startup to the rescue: NASA’s $30m bet that saving Swift will change the rules
On 24 September, NASA awarded Flagstaff-based Katalyst Space Technologies a
NATO’s €1bn fund just backed “air-breathing” satellites. Here’s why Very-Low Earth Orbit may become Europe’s next sovereignty bet
Spain’s Kreios Space has raised €8 million led by the
Japan’s Astroscale picks India’s PSLV for 2027 debris-inspection launch — and signals a new Asian supply chain for space safety
A Tokyo startup choosing an Indian rocket for a sensitive
Europe buys private launch at last: why ESA’s “Flight Ticket” awards to Isar Aerospace matter more than they look
Europe just did something it has long resisted: it placed
Vietnam’s LEO broadband moment: why Kuiper vs Starlink could reshape the region’s connectivity—and its geopolitics
Hanoi has done something unusual for a tightly managed telecoms

Blue Origin’s Mars Relay: A quiet pivot to deep-space infrastructure
Blue Origin is advancing a Mars Telecommunications Orbiter built on

Orbiting the Future of Pharma: Varda’s $187M Bet on Drugs Made in Space
In a gleaming lab in El Segundo, California, three scorched

Racing to the Edge: How Nuclear-Fusion Drives and Solar Sails Aim to Reach Sedna Before 2080
A Once-in-11,000-Year Rendezvous In 2076, the dwarf planet Sedna will

NASA’s “Flyover State” Space Grants Fuel a New Wave of Orbital R&D
As NASA lays the groundwork for the next chapter of

Satellite Salvage Begins: Otter Pup’s Daring Docking Could Rewrite Orbital Economics
A New Kind of Space Rescue Mission Later this year,

High Stakes, Low Oversight: IM-2’s Tip-Over Tests the Limits of NASA’s CLPS Gamble
In the early hours of this week, Intuitive Machines’ second

InspeCity’s $5.6 Million Moonshot: Can an Indian Upstart Rewire America’s Orbital Supply Chain?
When Northrop Grumman’s Mission Extension Vehicle successfully latched onto a

Apex’s $200 Million Bet on Plug-and-Play Satellites – A New Chapter in Space Manufacturing
In a year when many startups are tightening belts, one

Beyond Satellites: How NASA’s 18.8M-Cubic-Foot Balloon Is Changing Near-Space Science
When you glance up at the sky just after sunrise

The Ears of Earth: NASA’s Deep Space Network Enters a New Era
Established in 1963, the DSN is often described as NASA’s

Amazon’s Big Leap Into Space: Project Kuiper Takes on Starlink
Amazon Enters the Satellite Broadband Arena On April 9, 2025,

Mushrooms in Microgravity and the First Polar Orbit: Fram2’s Historic Leap
Reaching New Heights – Over the Poles In a bold

China’s Private Space Race Is Lifting Off – The World Should Take Notice
Not long ago, China’s space exploits were solely the domain

























