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The War Zone • Tyler Rogoway

Private Company Plans F-4 Phantom-Based SmallSat Launch System

A private space launch provider is in talks to acquire decommissioned South Korean F-4 Phantom fighter jets to serve as airborne small satellite launch platforms. The proposal aims to deliver more flexible, responsive access to orbit than current ground-based rockets by deploying satellites directly from runway-capable jets.

2025-05-28T10:20:37.382843-07:00

Ars Technica

Musk Sees 80% Chance of Fixing Starship Engine Bay Faults

2025-05-27T16:49:37.038430-07:00

Via Satellite

Rocket Lab to Buy Geost for $275M, Expanding into Payloads and National Security

2025-05-27T14:21:53.766743-07:00

Wall Street Journal

SpaceX’s NASA Breakthrough Sparks Commercial Launch Revolution

2025-05-26T08:22:18.828857-07:00

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Space Intel Report

ESA Telecom Chief Pushes European New Space Startups Toward Consolidation Amid Budget Squeeze ESA telecom director Laurent Jaffart has urged Europe’s fledgling space and satellite start-ups to consider mergers, warning that limited public and private funding cannot support multiple competing ventures. He noted that unlike the US Defense Department, ESA lacks the budgetary latitude to bankroll parallel programs, making consolidation a strategic imperative.

2025-05-28T12:34:59.205547-07:00

ESA Telecom Chief Pushes European New Space Startups Toward Consolidation Amid Budget Squeeze

The War Zone

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Private Company Plans F-4 Phantom-Based SmallSat Launch System A private space launch provider is in talks to acquire decommissioned South Korean F-4 Phantom fighter jets to serve as airborne small satellite launch platforms. The proposal aims to deliver more flexible, responsive access to orbit than current ground-based rockets by deploying satellites directly from runway-capable jets.

2025-05-28T10:20:37.382843-07:00

Private Company Plans F-4 Phantom-Based SmallSat Launch System

kecofm.com

Oklahoma Advances Space Industry with Senate Bill 912 and Spaceport Upgrades Oklahoma has enacted Senate Bill 912, overhauling its Space Industry Development Act to create a centralized Space Development Authority, streamline licensing and expand tax incentives. The legislation dovetails with planned upgrades at the state’s lone spaceport to attract commercial launch operators and aerospace R&D.

2025-05-28T07:26:56.874643-07:00

Oklahoma Advances Space Industry with Senate Bill 912 and Spaceport Upgrades

Space.com

Rocket Lab’s Electron Set to Launch Private Earth‐Observing Satellite on ‘Full Stream Ahead’ Mission Tonight Rocket Lab’s Electron rocket is scheduled to lift off tonight at 9:15 p.m. ET on its “Full Stream Ahead” mission, carrying a private Earth‐observing satellite into orbit and extending the company’s momentum in dedicated commercial small-satellite launches.

2025-05-28T06:08:03.687736-07:00

Rocket Lab’s Electron Set to Launch Private Earth‐Observing Satellite on ‘Full Stream Ahead’ Mission Tonight

Payload

Spire CEO Theresa Condor Unveils Turnaround Blueprint to Revive Satellite Data Business Theresa Condor, nine months into her tenure at satellite data firm Spire, has rolled out a comprehensive turnaround blueprint aimed at resetting the company’s growth trajectory. Her strategy focuses on diversifying revenue streams in Earth observation, tightening operational efficiencies and accelerating product development to rebuild customer confidence and margins.

2025-05-28T05:26:24.399557-07:00

Spire CEO Theresa Condor Unveils Turnaround Blueprint to Revive Satellite Data Business

Aviation Week

Space One Secures Japanese Defense Ministry Earth-Observation Satellite Launch Tokyo-based smallsat launcher Space One has secured a contract to launch a Japanese Defense Ministry earth-observation satellite into orbit, marking its first defense launch deal and underscoring Japan’s efforts to cultivate a domestic commercial launch sector and reduce reliance on foreign rockets.

2025-05-28T05:15:43.273496-07:00

Space One Secures Japanese Defense Ministry Earth-Observation Satellite Launch

startuprise.org

Orbitt Space Raises $1M Pre-Seed to Advance Electric Propulsion and Avionics for uLEO Satellites Orbitt Space, an Ahmedabad-based startup founded by former ISRO scientists, has secured $1 million in a pre-seed funding round led by Pi Ventures. The firm is developing compact electric propulsion and avionics systems for ultra-low Earth orbit satellites, targeting improved manoeuvrability, cost reductions and enhanced Earth observation and communications missions.

2025-05-28T02:58:53.339335-07:00

Orbitt Space Raises $1M Pre-Seed to Advance Electric Propulsion and Avionics for uLEO Satellites

Ars Technica

Musk Sees 80% Chance of Fixing Starship Engine Bay Faults Elon Musk said SpaceX has an 80% probability of resolving Starship’s recent engine bay issues, paving the way for a reliable Mars transport system and unlocking a vast range of interplanetary opportunities.

2025-05-27T16:49:37.038430-07:00

Musk Sees 80% Chance of Fixing Starship Engine Bay Faults

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