March 28, 2020
Rocket startup Skyrora shifts production to hand sanitizer and face masks for coronavirus response
One of the newer companies attempting to join the rarified group of private...
March 27, 2020
Smart telescope startups vie to fix astronomy’s satellite challenge
Smart telescopes and shutter units will save observatories time and money by...
March 24, 2020
Astra encounters anomaly during pre-launch testing, will evaluate options for next attempt
Rocket launch startup Astra, which had been attempting to claim DARPA’s...
February 21, 2020
SpaceX alumni are helping build LA’s startup ecosystem
During the days when Snapchat’s popularity was booming, investors thought...
February 13, 2020
Rocket startup Gilmour Space gets a $3M grant to develop lighter fuel tanks
Mass is money when it comes to the rocket launch business, and any small savings...
February 13, 2020
Astranis raises $90 million for its next-gen satellite broadband internet service
YC-backed Astranis has raised $90 million of new combined debt and equity...
February 12, 2020
Orbital debris startup Astroscale chosen by JAXA for its first space junk removal mission
Japanese orbital debris removal technology startup Astroscale is going to be...
February 12, 2020
Spaceflight Industries to sell its satellite rideshare launch business to Japan’s Mitsui & Co. and Yamasa
Spaceflight Industries, owner of both Spaceflight, Inc. and BlackSky, is selling...
February 11, 2020
Solid rocket fuel startup Adranos raises $1 million to scale up manufacturing
Indiana-based rocket fuel startup Adranos has raised $1 million, after closing...
February 6, 2020
Why Astra built a space startup and rocket factory in Silicon Valley
There’s a new launch startup in the mix called Astra, which has been...