Reuters
• Joey Roulette
Reuters reports: Apex Space, one of a growing number of U.S. startups building a speedy production line of spacecraft platforms, closed a $200 million funding round on Friday that brought its valuation to $1 billion as the Pentagon signals enormous demand for defense systems in space.
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webpronews.com
• John Smart
By webpronews.com: SpaceX, under Elon Musk, has secured billions in government contracts rivaling NASA's budget, boosting its valuation to $350 billion and reshaping aerospace partnerships.
By Space Policy Online: Posted: September 13, 2025 5:55 pm ET | Last Updated: September 13, 2025 6:22 pm ET | The Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee will meet on September 17, 2025 in 253 Russell Senate Office Building at 10:00 am ET.
SpaceNews.com
• Jeff Foust
By SpaceNews.com: NASA has restored contact with one of a pair of space science satellites that ran into problems shortly after its July launch.
By Spaceflight Now: Update Sept. 13, 3:30 p.m. EDT: SpaceX confirmed successful deployment of the Starlink satellites. SpaceX kicked off the weekend preparing for its latest Starlink mission from Vandenberg Space Force Base.
NASA
• Mark A. Garcia
By NASA: The unpiloted Progress 93 spacecraft arrived at aft port of the International Space Station’s Zvezda module at 1:27 p.m. EDT on Saturday. .
Universe Today
• Andy Tomaswick
By Universe Today: Lasers aren’t just useful for entertaining cats or pointing out features of powerpoint slides. They can also drill holes on icy extraterrestrial bodies from comets to Mars polar caps.
SpaceNews.com
• Andrew Jones
By SpaceNews.com: China completes second hot-fire test for new moon rocket, including engine restarts China conducted a rocket stage hot fire test Friday in the latest step in the country’s plans to land astronauts on the moon.
Space.com
• Robert Z. Pearlman
SpaceNews.com
• Jeff Foust
NASA Spaceflight
• Ryan Weber
Associated Press
• Associated Press
Space.com
• Sharmila Kuthunur
Universe Today
• Evan Gough
