SpaceNews
California startup Elve qualifies 100-watt millimeter-wave amplifiers for space, because space is harsh and your satellite needs to binge-watch too.
SpaceNews
The Space Force is buying two more Impulse Space vehicles to make orbit maneuvering even more tactical, because three Victus Salos are better than one.
SpaceNews
The Senate confirms two industry veterans to run space acquisition and spy satellites, because who needs a break?
SpaceNews
Space Force builds a fancy simulator to show lawmakers what a space war looks like, because PowerPoint just isn't cutting it.
SpaceNews
Satellite startup K2 Space raises $500M, doubles valuation to $6.8B, and plans to build 100 big satellites a year - because small is so last decade.
SpaceNews
Jim Bridenstine trades NASA for Quantum Space, proving that once you've been in charge of space, you never really leave.
SpaceNews
Rocket Lab signs yet another contract with iQPS for three Electron launches, because 15 previous ones just weren't enough.
Ars Technica
The next Space Force chief says private space weapons are a no-go, dashing the dreams of 18th-century privateers and modern-day cyber-hawkers alike.
SpaceNews
Relativity Space partners with Florida to build a new rocket factory, because the Panama Canal is getting crowded with second stages.
Ars Technica
The Space Force triples its rocket launch budget to $17 billion, because apparently $5.6 billion wasn't enough to keep up with the Pentagon's insatiable appetite for satellites.
SpaceNews
SpaceX launches 21 satellites for Space Force's data network after a pause caused by hardware and software issues, because even military satellites need a reset sometimes.
SpaceNews
Space acquisition nominees swear they'll buy commercial stuff faster and coordinate better, while senators mostly ask about Iran and missile defense.
SpaceNews
Parabilis Space Technologies fires up a toaster-sized thruster to give military cubesats the ability to move, because floating around uselessly is so last decade.
SpaceNews
A New Glenn explosion, aging infrastructure, and a looming launch capacity crisis have the government considering whether to open its wallet or just hope for the best.
SpaceNews
Space Force learns that moving fast doesn't mean you can skip the part where you actually finish things without breaking the bank.
SpaceNews
The Space Force drops another $514M on two GPS satellites, because getting lost is so last century - and jamming is apparently a real buzzkill.
SpaceNews
The Space Force is offering a launch pad at Vandenberg for smaller rockets, asking companies to prove they have the money, the tech, and a plan to not mess up the neighbors' launches.
TechCrunch
Quantum Space is going public via SPAC to build military spacecraft, hoping to replicate the success of Intuitive Machines while competing against well-funded startups and defense contractors.
SpaceNews
Congress tells the Space Force to keep a $3.4 billion satellite program alive because sunk costs are apparently a compelling argument.
SpaceNews
Blue Origin's New Glenn rocket explodes during a hotfire test at Cape Canaveral, destroying the vehicle and damaging the pad, setting back Amazon's satellite plans and NASA's Artemis program.
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