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LOUISVILLE, Colo.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sierra Space Corp. (“Sierra Space”), a proven defense-tech space company delivering solutions for the nation’s most critical space missions and advancing the future of security in space, today announced that Jeff Schrader has joined the company as chief strategy officer. In this role, Schrader will serve on the executive leadership team and help guide Sierra Space through its next phase of strategic growth. He will lead initiatives supporting the company’s sc...

DENVER--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Voyager Technologies (NYSE: VOYG) announced a new mission management contract with Icarus Robotics to test their free-flying robotic platform, Joyride, aboard the International Space Station. The contract underscores the continued commercial market demand for opportunities in low Earth orbit. “Whether an established company or a new innovative startup, this is exactly what our mission management as a service is built for – helping companies move from ideas to proven fli...

DENVER--(BUSINESS WIRE)--York Space Systems (York) (NYSE: YSS), a leading, US-based national defense and commercial prime providing a comprehensive suite of mission-critical solutions, today announced that NASA and the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) have extended operations of the Polylingual Experimental Terminal (PExT) demonstration through 2027, following the successful completion of BARD mission objectives in 2025. Launched in July 2025, the PExT payload is a first-of-its-ki...

GREENWICH, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Ditch Technology secures US patent on behavior based marine routing, offering OEMs a production ready Behavioral Navigation engine via API....

SAN JOSE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Momentus Inc. (NASDAQ: MNTS) (“Momentus” or the “Company”), a U.S. commercial space company specializing in satellite technology, space transportation, and in‑orbit services, today announced the successful launch of its Vigoride 7 Orbital Service Vehicle to low‑Earth orbit aboard SpaceX’s Transporter‑16 mission. The launch marks a major milestone for the Company as it begins its most advanced on‑orbit demonstration campaign to date. The Vigoride 7 spacecraft,...

THOUSAND OAKS, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Teledyne Space Imaging, part of Teledyne Technologies Incorporated (NYSE:TDY), has been awarded a contract by Schmidt Sciences to deliver advanced near-infrared (NIR) H4RG-10 flight focal plane arrays (FPAs) and custom electronics for integration into the Integral Field Spectrograph on the groundbreaking Lazuli Space Observatory. Part of the Eric and Wendy Schmidt Observatory System, Lazuli aims to transform open-access astronomy by expanding scientific a...

WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Starfighters Space, Inc. (“Starfighters” or the “Company”) (NYSE American: FJET), the innovative aerospace company, owner and operator of the world’s largest fleet of commercial supersonic aircraft, announced today during the Satellite 2026 conference, a strategic partnership with Blackstar Orbital, a company pioneering advanced Return-to-Earth satellites to support the development and flight testing of next-generation reusable space systems. Advancing a New Class o...

REDMOND, Wash.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Starcloud, the company building data centers in space, today announced it has raised a $170 million Series A, at a $1.1 billion valuation. Achieving unicorn status just 17 months after its Y Combinator demo day, Starcloud is now the fastest unicorn in Y Combinator history. The round is also more than double the size of the next largest YC Series A, and brings the company’s total capital raised to $200 million. As artificial intelligence drives unprecedented dema...

TOULOUSE, France--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Tenchijin Inc., a Japanese space-tech innovator transforming sustainable water infrastructure management, today announced that it will participate in “DISTRICT,” an aerospace innovation accelerator organized by Aerospace Valley, one of Europe’s leading aerospace clusters based in Toulouse. Tenchijin has identified France as a key region for its European expansion and has actively engaged in exhibitions and industry events to strengthen its presence and partner...

TOKYO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Axelspace Corporation, Meisei Electric Co., Ltd., ANA HOLDINGS INC., and JIJ Inc. are pleased to announce that their jointly proposed technology development project has been selected for Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA)’s Space Strategy Fund under the theme “Technology to Enhance Capability of Next Generation Earth Observation Satellites.” Project Summary (Planned) Technology Development Theme: Technology to Enhance Capability of Next Generation Earth Observatio...