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Applied Aerospace & Defense acquires Vestigo Aerospace for drag-sail satellite deorbiting

Applied Aerospace & Defense has acquired Vestigo Aerospace, the developer of drag-sail deorbit devices used to passively lower and dispose of satellites at end of life. The acquisition integrates drag-sail technology into Applied's portfolio, broadening its on-orbit disposal and space‑sustainability capabilities.

2026-02-24T12:50:50.031303-08:00

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Avio to build $500M solid rocket motor plant in Hurt, Virginia

2026-02-24T03:26:42.761244-08:00

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Microsoft partners with SpaceX Starlink to expand global 'community internet'

2026-02-24T10:25:44.188433-08:00

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Asteroid gold rush exposes legal void as mining raises space‑environment risks

2026-02-24T07:31:20.695897-08:00

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Applied Aerospace & Defense acquires Vestigo Aerospace for drag-sail satellite deorbiting Applied Aerospace & Defense has acquired Vestigo Aerospace, the developer of drag-sail deorbit devices used to passively lower and dispose of satellites at end of life. The acquisition integrates drag-sail technology into Applied's portfolio, broadening its on-orbit disposal and space‑sustainability capabilities.

2026-02-24T12:50:50.031303-08:00

Applied Aerospace & Defense acquires Vestigo Aerospace for drag-sail satellite deorbiting

Via Satellite

Northwood Space names Zak Kirstein chief revenue officer after $100M funding raise Northwood Space named Zak Kirstein as chief revenue officer as the startup moves to scale following a recent $100 million funding raise. Kirstein will lead the company’s revenue and commercial expansion efforts as it ramps sales of satellite command-and-control services.

2026-02-24T12:35:44.968829-08:00

Northwood Space names Zak Kirstein chief revenue officer after $100M funding raise

CNBC

Microsoft partners with SpaceX Starlink to expand global 'community internet' Microsoft is partnering with SpaceX’s Starlink on a global "community internet" initiative intended to expand high‑speed connectivity; the collaboration will increase demand for Starlink services and strengthen revenues for a company already holding major U.S. Defense Department and NASA contracts.

2026-02-24T10:25:44.188433-08:00

Microsoft partners with SpaceX Starlink to expand global 'community internet'

Universe Today

Asteroid gold rush exposes legal void as mining raises space‑environment risks Asteroid mining companies are moving from concept to reality, prompting new legal and environmental concerns. In Acta Astronautica, Anna Marie Brenna (University of Waikato) proposes a legal framework intended to reconcile commercial resource extraction with protections for the space environment and orbital sustainability.

2026-02-24T07:31:20.695897-08:00

Asteroid gold rush exposes legal void as mining raises space‑environment risks

SpaceNews.com

Commercial Space Federation issues white paper 'Perfecting Public-Private Partnerships' The Commercial Space Federation released a white paper, "Perfecting Public-Private Partnerships," offering recommendations to refine government–industry collaboration across commercial space activities. The guidance aims to standardize procurement approaches, risk‑sharing and contractual frameworks to accelerate commercial roles in civil, defense and national‑security missions.

2026-02-24T06:07:34.144508-08:00

Commercial Space Federation issues white paper 'Perfecting Public-Private Partnerships'

SpaceWatch Global

Constellr at DGI 2026: thermal-wake satellites to find 'dark' ships At DGI 2026 in London, Constellr co-founder and CEO Max Gulde outlined the company’s space-based maritime surveillance approach, using thermal-wake detection from small-satellite constellations to locate concealed or 'dark' vessels and augment maritime domain awareness for state and commercial users.

2026-02-24T05:53:17.680124-08:00

Constellr at DGI 2026: thermal-wake satellites to find 'dark' ships

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Hegseth criticizes Pentagon bureaucracy at Colorado space stops on 'Arsenal of Freedom' tour Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth used Feb. 23 visits to Sierra Space in Louisville and to Buckley Space Force Base to cast Pentagon procurement and bureaucracy as the industry's primary adversary, pressing for acquisition reform during his nationwide 'Arsenal of Freedom' tour and meeting company staff and new recruits.

2026-02-24T05:34:14.035396-08:00

Hegseth criticizes Pentagon bureaucracy at Colorado space stops on 'Arsenal of Freedom' tour

CNBC

Senators urge CFTC to ban prediction-market contracts that reference deaths A group of U.S. senators has asked Commodity Futures Trading Commission Chair Michael Selig to explicitly prohibit prediction-market contracts that reference human fatalities, citing three Polymarket listings tied to a NASA launch and geopolitical events in Venezuela and Ukraine as examples.

2026-02-24T05:06:24.119004-08:00

Senators urge CFTC to ban prediction-market contracts that reference deaths

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Applied Aerospace & Defense acquires Vestigo Aerospace for drag-sail satellite deorbiting

Avio to build $500M solid rocket motor plant in Hurt, Virginia

Microsoft partners with SpaceX Starlink to expand global 'community internet'

Asteroid gold rush exposes legal void as mining raises space‑environment risks

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