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CNBC • Annie Palmer

Blue Origin set for first outside capital raise: ~$10B round at ~$130B valuation

Blue Origin is reportedly preparing a near-$10 billion fundraising round that would value the company at about $130 billion, for the first time in its 25-year history to include external investors. The New York Times reports Coatue Asset Management, Bezos, and other large investors would participate.

Ars Technica • Eric Berger

Blue Origin, for the first time, is expected to raise private capital

Wall Street Journal • Micah Maidenberg

Bezos’ Space Venture Blue Origin Seeks $10 Billion in Funding Round

Also: TechCrunch, Seeking Alpha and CNA

7 Sources

2026-07-08T05:45:56.159359-07:00

Satellite LEO Commercial Space

SpaceNews.com • Darío Buschiazzo

AST SpaceMobile deploys three more BlueBird satellites, targets 45–60 by year-end

By SpaceNews.com: AST SpaceMobile recently deployed three more BlueBird satellites into low Earth orbit as it advances plans for a space-based cellular broadband network of 45 to 60 satellites by the end of the year.

1 Source

2026-07-08T06:29:13.681651-07:00

Space Force Space Defense & Militarization

Space.com • Brett Tingley

The US Space Force just got a new electromagnetic weapon to jam adversary satellites

By Space.com: The U.S. Space Force has acquired one of its first publicly acknowledged offensive weapons, one that can blast adversary satellites with electromagnetic radiation.

1 Source

2026-07-08T06:14:02.761234-07:00

Blue Origin Commercial Space

New York Times • Andrew Ross Sorkin, Bernhard Warner, Brian O’Keefe, Ian Mount, Michael J. de la Merced, Niko Gallogly, Sarah Kessler

Jeff Bezos’s Blue Origin Nears a Big Fund-Raising Round

By New York Times: The rocket company founded by Jeff Bezos is set to take on external investors for the first time, at a $130 billion valuation.

1 Source

2026-07-08T05:46:00.983137-07:00

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Space Intel Report • Peter B. de Selding

Thaicom says Astranis-built Thaicom 9 launch delayed to March 2027 following component anomaly affecting 5 satellites

By Space Intel Report: TUPPER LAKE, NY — Thailand’s Thaicom satellite fleet operator said its Thaicom 9 satellite, which had been scheduled for launch this year, has been delayed to March 2027 following a power system anomaly discovered on one of the four other Astranis Space Technologies micro-GEO satellites that were sharing a SpaceX.

1 Source

2026-07-08T06:45:20.224531-07:00

Hypersonic Launch Vehicles & Space Transportation Commercial Space Space Defense & Militarization

AeroTime • Miquel Ros

Venus Aerospace raises $91M for high-thrust rotating detonation rocket engine

By AeroTime: Venus Aerospace, a Houston, Texas-based startup, announced on July 8, 2026, that it has closed a $91 million Series B funding round which will support the further development of its high-thrust rotating detonation rocket engine (RDRE) technology.

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Venus Aerospace Raises $91M Series B to Scale RDRE Production

Space.com

Revolutionary rocket engine company Venus Aerospace raises $91 million to scale design

Also: SpaceNews.com, TechCrunch and Defense Daily

6 Sources

2026-07-08T04:16:41.493994-07:00

Blue Origin Launch Vehicles & Space Transportation Space Debris & Traffic Management Policy & Regulation

SpaceNews.com • Jeff Foust

The government's options to address strained spaceports

By SpaceNews.com: The May 28 explosion of a Blue Origin New Glenn rocket at Cape Canaveral’s Launch Complex 36 did more than destroy a rocket and severely damage a launch pad.

Also: NASA Spaceflight

2 Sources

2026-07-08T04:14:53.168865-07:00

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SpaceWatch Global • Joshua Faleti

2026-07-08T00:14:03.139134-07:00

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Blue Origin set for first outside capital raise: ~$10B round at ~$130B valuation

Blue Origin, for the first time, is expected to raise private capital

Bezos’ Space Venture Blue Origin Seeks $10 Billion in Funding Round

AST SpaceMobile deploys three more BlueBird satellites, targets 45–60 by year-end

The US Space Force just got a new electromagnetic weapon to jam adversary satellites

Jeff Bezos’s Blue Origin Nears a Big Fund-Raising Round

Thaicom says Astranis-built Thaicom 9 launch delayed to March 2027 following component anomaly affecting 5 satellites

Venus Aerospace raises $91M for high-thrust rotating detonation rocket engine

Venus Aerospace Raises $91M Series B to Scale RDRE Production

Revolutionary rocket engine company Venus Aerospace raises $91 million to scale design

The government's options to address strained spaceports

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Thaicom says Astranis-built Thaicom 9 launch delayed to March 2027 following component anomaly affecting 5 satellites

AST SpaceMobile deploys three more BlueBird satellites, targets 45–60 by year-end

The US Space Force just got a new electromagnetic weapon to jam adversary satellites

Jeff Bezos’s Blue Origin Nears a Big Fund-Raising Round

Bezos' Blue Origin valued at $130 billion in first public fundraising round

Venus Aerospace raises $91M for high-thrust rotating detonation rocket engine

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