Stellar Ventures unveiled a fund July 7 with $23 million to invest in early-stage space-related startups. The post Stellar Ventures unveils $23 million early-stage fund appeared first on SpaceNews.

Anduril, Aalyria, Atlas Space and Enveil won contracts for the Defense Innovation Unit's hybrid space architecture program The post Defense Innovation Unit selects contractors to build hybrid space network appeared first on SpaceNews.

Spacecraft controllers have restored communications with a lunar cubesat that went silent shortly after its deployment earlier this week. The post CAPSTONE communications restored appeared first on SpaceNews.

Hughes VP Rick Lober says DoD could take advantage of low Earth orbit satellites to deliver 5G for mobile users The post Satellite companies watching where DoD goes with 5G appeared first on SpaceNews.

Indian startup Digantara said July 6 its space weather monitoring payload ROBI is operational onboard a spent upper stage of India’s Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle.  The post Communications established with payload on stabilized PSLV upper stage appeared first on SpaceNews.

Virgin Galactic announced July 6 it signed an agreement with a Boeing subsidiary to build two new aircraft that will be used as launch platforms for its next-generation suborbital spaceplanes. The post Virgin Galactic selects Aurora Flight Sciences to build new motherships appeared first on SpaceNews.

L3Harris is making a strategic investment in laser communications company Mynaric with plans to make increased use of that technology for space and other applications. The post L3Harris makes strategic investment in Mynaric appeared first on SpaceNews.

Newly-developed orbital and suborbital launch vehicles are being readied for test flights at the Jiuquan spaceport as China’s efforts to foster a commercial space sector advance. The post New launch vehicles set for test flights from China’s Jiuquan spaceport appeared first on SpaceNews.

A NASA lunar cubesat mission has lost contact with Earth a day after its deployment, putting into jeopardy its plans to demonstrate the orbit that will be used for later Artemis missions. The post CAPSTONE suffers communications problem appeared first on SpaceNews.

Airbus U.S. Space and Defense will produce 42 satellite buses for the Space Development Agency's Transport Layer Tranche 1 The post Northrop Grumman selects Airbus to supply satellite buses for U.S. military constellation appeared first on SpaceNews.

Norwegian company Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace will acquire a majority stake in NanoAvionics in a deal that values the smallsat manufacturer at 65 million euros ($67 million). The post Kongsberg to acquire majority stake in NanoAvionics appeared first on SpaceNews.

A NASA-funded lunar cubesat is on its way to the moon July 4 after a series of burns by a Rocket Lab transfer stage. The post CAPSTONE heads to the moon appeared first on SpaceNews.

The government of New Zealand has formally joined a U.S.-led ban on testing of destructive direct-ascent ASAT weapons in an effort to build momentum for a global prohibition on such tests. The post New Zealand joins ASAT testing ban appeared first on SpaceNews.

NASA is continuing to work with Roscosmos on a seat barter agreement despite missing a self-imposed deadline last month to complete a deal in time to allow exchanges on missions launching this fall. The post NASA and Roscosmos continue seat barter discussions appeared first on SpaceNews.

Virgin Orbit successfully placed a set of payloads for the U.S. Space Force into orbit early July 2 in the company’s first nighttime launch. The post Virgin Orbit launches Space Force mission appeared first on SpaceNews.

A United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket on July 1 launched the USSF-12 mission for the U.S. Space Force. The rocket lifted off at 7:15 p.m. Eastern from Space Launch Complex-41 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida. The post ULA’s Atlas 5 launches U.S. Space Force experimental missile-warning satellite appeared first on SpaceNews.

Agile Space Industries is preparing to consolidate propulsion design, manufacturing and production in a new 1,860-square-meter facility in Durango, Colorado. The post Agile to consolidate operations in new Colorado plant appeared first on SpaceNews.

OneWeb will launch some of its next-generation satellites on Relativity Space’s next-generation launch vehicle starting as soon as 2025, the companies announced June 30. The post OneWeb to launch second-generation satellites with Relativity Space appeared first on SpaceNews.

The Chinese Academy Sciences is preparing to select a new batch of space missions from proposals to study Earth, the Sun and solar system, and the deeper universe as part of a "New Horizons Program." The post Venus orbiter, lunar constellation and exoplanets telescopes among candidates as China selects new space science missions appeared first on SpaceNews.

House appropriators eliminated most of a proposed budget increase for the FAA’s commercial space transportation office while also directing the agency on spaceports and cooperation with another agency on spaceflight investigations. The post House appropriators reduce proposed budget for FAA commercial space office appeared first on SpaceNews.