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Blue Origin seeks first outside investment, targeting a $10B fundraising round to fund launch services and satellite constellati

Blue Origin is planning its first external fundraising in 26 years, seeking up to $10 billion from outside investors. The capital would support the company’s launch-services ambitions and its satellite-constellation efforts, marking a new stage in its space-sector financing strategy.

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2026-07-09T05:14:36.745101-07:00

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China launches Tianwen-2 to image a “quasi-moon” and outline an early-warning system for sunward-approaching dangerous asteroids

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2026-07-09T05:14:13.339467-07:00

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NCIA and NATO award defense digital, airborne surveillance and space-development contracts (Thales/Leonardo, Anduril/Palantir/At

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2026-07-08T22:53:31.675054-07:00

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OroraTech achieves first light for Greece’s Hellenic Fire System wildfire satellite network

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2026-07-08T23:31:51.887844-07:00

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U.S. Space Force awards Pulse Space a $40M contract to advance laser power and data transfer tech Pulse Space—developing laser-based transmission for power and data between spacecraft—has won a $40 million U.S. Space Force contract to advance its technology. The award underscores continued investment in optical comms and in-space power delivery capabilities for future space systems.

2026-07-09T06:15:31.858085-07:00

U.S. Space Force awards Pulse Space a $40M contract to advance laser power and data transfer tech

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Blue Origin seeks first outside investment, targeting a $10B fundraising round to fund launch services and satellite constellati Blue Origin is planning its first external fundraising in 26 years, seeking up to $10 billion from outside investors. The capital would support the company’s launch-services ambitions and its satellite-constellation efforts, marking a new stage in its space-sector financing strategy.

2026-07-09T05:14:36.745101-07:00

Blue Origin seeks first outside investment, targeting a $10B fundraising round to fund launch services and satellite constellati

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China launches Tianwen-2 to image a “quasi-moon” and outline an early-warning system for sunward-approaching dangerous asteroids China’s CNSA launched the Tianwen-2 probe from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center on May 28, 2025, and it has already snapped its first photo of Earth’s “quasi-moon.” Separately, China has announced plans for spacecraft to detect dangerous asteroids approaching from the sunward direction—an observation gap that has long limited asteroid tracking.

2026-07-09T05:14:13.339467-07:00

China launches Tianwen-2 to image a “quasi-moon” and outline an early-warning system for sunward-approaching dangerous asteroids

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MDA Space to buy ~70% of CLS in firm offer; raises $712M to finance acquisition MDA Space Ltd. said it has made a firm offer to acquire an approximately 70% stake in Collecte Localisation Satellites (CLS), an AI-driven Earth observation and satellite IoT services provider. The deal is backed by a newly raised $712 million intended to fund the transaction.

2026-07-09T04:29:00.090902-07:00

MDA Space to buy ~70% of CLS in firm offer; raises $712M to finance acquisition

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OroraTech achieves first light for Greece’s Hellenic Fire System wildfire satellite network OroraTech says its Hellenic Fire System has achieved “first light” over Greece less than a month after launch, validating early operations for the country’s first national wildfire satellite capability. The system is intended for wildfire detection and tracking, forming a dedicated national space monitoring layer.

2026-07-08T23:31:51.887844-07:00

OroraTech achieves first light for Greece’s Hellenic Fire System wildfire satellite network

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NCIA and NATO award defense digital, airborne surveillance and space-development contracts (Thales/Leonardo, Anduril/Palantir/At NCIA selected a Thales–Leonardo consortium to provide a next-generation, secure deployable communications and information system for NATO’s Allied Special Operations Forces Command (SOFCOM). Separately, NATO awarded three firms contracts to test solutions for the Enhanced Air Command and Control data platform—Anduril’s Lattice software will run in NATO’s environment for nine months.

2026-07-08T22:53:31.675054-07:00

NCIA and NATO award defense digital, airborne surveillance and space-development contracts (Thales/Leonardo, Anduril/Palantir/At

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York Space Systems closes acquisition of All.Space to build a complete tactical satcom communications ecosystem York Space Systems has completed its acquisition of satcom terminal manufacturer All.Space, positioning the combined company to deliver end-to-end tactical communications—from user terminals through connectivity. Both CEOs framed the deal as a step toward more resilient satcom for critical missions.

2026-07-08T12:45:48.951124-07:00

York Space Systems closes acquisition of All.Space to build a complete tactical satcom communications ecosystem

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SpaceX doubles Starlink Aviation pricing and redefines coverage with continental “boundaries” between single-area and global pla SpaceX has increased Starlink Aviation prices, moving from one-size coverage toward tiered service plans. The update distinguishes subscriptions for a single defined area versus global coverage, and introduces clearer continental boundaries for where service applies.

2026-07-08T11:16:56.509606-07:00

SpaceX doubles Starlink Aviation pricing and redefines coverage with continental “boundaries” between single-area and global pla

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