Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jan 28, 2026
Balerion Space Ventures has made a strategic investment in Northwood Space's 100 million dollar Series B funding round, targeting what it sees as a critical bottleneck in the emerging space economy: terrestrial ground infrastructure. The firm positions this deployment of capital as part of its broader focus on the foundational systems required to scale space operations across commercial and gove

Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jan 29, 2026
Leonardo DRS has been awarded a subcontract to deliver advanced infrared mission payloads for the Space Development Agency's Tracking Layer Tranche 3, expanding space-based support for the U.S. missile defense architecture. The contract positions the company as the space-based mission payload provider for TRKT3, a critical element in the U.S. military program to detect, track, and cue defenses a

NASA has selected Axiom Space for its fifth private astronaut mission to the International Space Station, scheduled for 2027.

The company expects more satellite orders and space work fueled by Golden Dome

NASA is delaying a key fueling test for the Artemis 2 mission because of weather, reducing the chances the launch can take place during its February window.

In this episode of Space Minds, SpaceNews senior staff writer Sandra Erwin sits down with Gen.

Apolink has partnered with ground segment provider RBC Signals to resell the startup’s proposed in-orbit relay services, aiming to fill connectivity gaps when satellites are out of view of terrestrial command-and-control links.

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The EU Space Act was formally proposed by the European Commission (EC) on June 25, 2025.