Spaceplane launcher and propulsion company Dawn Aerospace (Dawn) entered into a non-legally binding MOU with Colorado Air and Space Port to explore establishing a Dawn presence at the spaceport, work together to meet Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) guidelines, and potentially conduct test flights and launches. Dawn is both developing their Mk-II and Mk-III Aurora spaceplanes…

A Northrop Grumman Minotaur I rocket launched three classified national security payloads for the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) on Tuesday morning.  The Minotaur rocket took off from Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport Pad 0B at NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia on June 15 at 9:35 a.m. EDT. The NRO confirmed that the mission was a success. …

California-based startup Phase Four closed a $26 million Series B investment round on June 11 to advance the development of its Radio-Frequency Thruster (RFT) and plasma propulsion systems. Phase Four was founded in 2015 to provide advanced propulsion systems to satellite constellations. The company designed its RFT with an architecture that aims to lower the…

Alaska Communications will use OneWeb’s satellite capacity to provide broadband service in the state, under a distribution agreement announced June 10.  Alaska Communications is a business and residential network provider in the state. Through the agreement, the business plans to sell OneWeb’s Low-Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite service to its customers and use OneWeb’s infrastructure for…