FCC   Satellite   Launch Vehicles & Space Transportation   Commercial Space   Space Policy & International Cooperation   Space Debris & Traffic Management   Workforce & Skills Development  
SpaceNews.com • Jason Rainbow

Cowboy Space files FCC plans for up to 20,000 LEO “Stampede” satellites, backed by $275M funding push and Seattle hub hiring

Cowboy Space has filed with the FCC for an orbital data-center constellation it calls “Stampede,” targeting up to 20,000 satellites for on-orbit compute services. The filing follows a $275 million fundraise aimed at developing rockets with upper stages designed to carry the computing payloads, alongside a planned Seattle-based expansion.

Also: GeekWire and satellitemarkets.com
2026-05-14T15:06:34.545853-07:00
Blue Origin   M&A   Launch Vehicles & Space Transportation   Commercial Space  
CNBC • Leslie Picker, Morgan Brennan

SpaceX IPO prospectus could land as soon as next week, sources say

By CNBC: Elon Musk's reusable rocket company is getting closer to what's expected to be a record stock market debut.

Also: CNA and techfundingnews.com
2026-05-14T13:54:43.782572-07:00
Satellite   ATC   M&A   Aviation Safety & Regulation   Airport Infrastructure & Air Traffic Management  
Unmanned Airspace • Philip Butterworth-Hayes

Iridium to acquire Aireon, fusing space-based ADS-B with satnav and satcom

By Unmanned Airspace: Philip Butterworth-Hayes UAS traffic management news .entry-header Iridium Communications, a provider of global voice, data, and positioning, navigation, and timing (PNT) satellite services, today announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Aireon LLC, operator of the world’s only space-based Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B) air traffic surveillance system.

Also: Runway Girl, FlightGlobal, AeroTime, Skies Magazine, Aviation Week, Satellite Evolution, SpaceWatch Africa, Airline Economics and 5 more
2026-05-14T05:23:44.186869-07:00
Satellite   Supply Chain   Commercial Space  
Space Intel Report • Peter B. de Selding

Satellogic: Market tailwinds continue in Q1, rev up 80%, new constellation, paid by customer, deploys starting in October

By Space Intel Report: AMSTERDAM — Satellite geospatial imagery constellation operator Satellogic reported an 80% increase in revenue in the three months ending March 31 compared to a year earlier, a reduced EBITDA loss and a cash balance of $129 million, up 29% from Dec.

2026-05-14T11:33:20.956982-07:00
Space Exploration & Science Missions   NASA  
Universe Today • Evan Gough

The Roman Space Telescope is Ahead of Schedule, and the Hubble is Giving it a Jump Start

By Universe Today: One of the core community surveys of NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope, the Galactic Bulge Time-Domain Survey, is expected to locate over a thousand exoplanets that orbit far away from their stars, beyond the orbital distance of Earth from the Sun.

2026-05-14T10:55:22.460646-07:00