Space Economy

The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) selected Northrop Grumman to design and concept a Moon-based railroad network as part of DARPA’s 10-year Lunar Architecture (LunA-10) capability study. The envisioned […]

Viasat selected Rocket Lab to produce a spacecraft bus and mission operation support to Viasat’s hybrid space network. The demonstrations will advance Viasat’s portfolio of space relay communication services in […]

Astroscale will play a key role in a UK Space Agency (UKSA) Active Debris Removal (ADR) Refueling feasibility study. Astroscale has placed a successful bid to lead this study, the […]

Space Tango received a $5 million award from NASA to support biological data collection for the planned crewed test flight to lunar orbit in the Artemis II mission. Space Tango […]

Intuitive Machine’s IM-1 mission lunar lander is en route to the Moon after a successful launch on a SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket early Thursday. The lunar lander, a Nova-C class […]

mu Space and Advanced Technology (mu Space), an aerospace manufacturer and satellite internet service provider in Southeast Asia, is teaming up with ispace, a private lunar robotic exploration company based […]

Starlab, the future commercial space station, will launch on a SpaceX Starship rocket under a new launch agreement announced Wednesday. Starlab Space, a joint venture between Voyager Space and Airbus, […]

SKY Perfect JSAT has established a new business, Orbital Lasers, focused on space debris removal and satellite LiDAR.  The company plans to incorporate LiDAR technology into satellites to provide high-precision […]

Voyager Space appoints Marshall Smith as CTO to lead technical strategy and to guide the Starlab team through the design, development, and operations of the commercial space station. Smith previously […]

Blue Origin has tapped Redwire Corporation to supply Roll-Out Solar Array (ROSA) wings for the upcoming space mobility platform. Blue Origin announced the space logistics vehicle Blue Ring in October, […]

Sierra Space recently conducted a full-scale test of its expandable space station structure, the company announced on Monday, along with a video of the test. Sierra Space is building the […]

Astroscale U.S. shared new details about an upcoming satellite refueling mission, which is partially funded by the U.S. Space Force. The spacecraft is called the Astroscale Prototype Servicer for Refueling, […]

Former NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine is joining the board of directors for Starlab Space, the joint venture between Voyager Space and Airbus. The company is designing and building the free […]

Axiom Space is partnering with Kepler Communications US and Skyloom Global to integrate and demonstrate optical inter-satellite links (OISLs) on the first module of the company’s commercial space station. The […]

Commercial space station company Axiom Space is migrating its terrestrial IT infrastructure to AWS, the company announced Monday. The company said that deepening its partnership with AWS will provide the […]

PERTH, WESTERN AUSTRALIA — Global resources companies benefit from satellite-enabled solutions throughout the lifecycle of their projects, such as providing critical information that’s used before exploration begins and after a […]

Over the course of this debut season of Future Space Economy, we’ve learned how dependent both private and public sector space investors are on startups to bring enabling technologies to […]

Redwire will provide the onboard computer for the European Space Agency’s (ESA) Comet Interceptor mission, which will be the first spacecraft to visit a long-period, dynamically new comet or interstellar […]

Blue Origin is building a space logistics vehicle called Blue Ring, the company announced Monday. The spacecraft is designed to provide in-space services including  hosting, transportation, refueling, data relay, and […]

LOS ANGELES – The business case for space-based remote sensing and other satellite derived technologies has surpassed the traditional military and big-government sectors. Companies and organizations from BP, to the […]

SpaceX launched NASA’s Psyche mission on a Falcon Heavy mission on Friday morning, launching the spacecraft to an interplanetary transfer orbit.  The Psyche spacecraft is now headed toward the asteroid […]

Designing for resource constraints in space can impact climate resiliency on Earth, a Procter & Gamble executive told attendees at the Space Economy Summit hosted by The Economist on Thursday.  […]

The European Space Agency (ESA) launched a competition on Monday for business ideas involving communications for the future lunar economy. ESA said the competition is looking for business ideas that […]

Axiom Space and the European Space Agency (ESA) signed an MoU this month to collaborate on human spaceflight, science, technology, and commercialization. The MoU is active for three years, with […]

Northrop Grumman is no longer pursuing its own commercial space station and instead will be working with Voyager Space on its Starlab project. Voyager and Northrop Grumman announced their new […]

Commercial space station company Sierra Space announced a $290 million Series B funding round on Tuesday, valuing the company at $5.3 billion. The round takes Sierra Space’s total capital raised […]

Intuitive Machines has secured a $20 million equity investment, giving the company enough capital that it doesn’t have to use a $50 million line of credit. The space exploration company […]

Japanese space robotics startup GITAI raised $15 million in a Series B extension round to expand the company’s business in the U.S. and partially fund a lunar surface tech demonstration. […]

SpiderOak has completed a demonstration of its OrbitSecure technology onboard the International Space Station, successfully demonstrating sending and receiving secure ops traffic between ground and Low-Earth Orbit (LEO).  SpiderOak announced […]

Commercial space station company Axiom Space raised $350 million in its Series-C round of growth funding from Saudi financier Aljazira Capital and existing investor Boryung, a Korean pharmaceutical manufacturer. Axiom […]