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SpaceX is poised to raise more money in its IPO than was raised in last year's 90 IPOs, combined

And that means Wall Street will make more money, too.

As rocket sirens blare, the question remains as always: to Bibi or not to Bibi?

Whatever further accomplishments, or damage suffered, in the current Iran war, Netanyahu won't gain or lose any new supporters – Israeli society is firmly split on whether they completely reject, or idolize, Netanyahu

PLD Space Closes €180M Series C, Eyes Flight Test This Year

The new funds give PLD a huge boost in its effort to clear significant milestones this year. The post PLD Space Closes €180M Series C, Eyes Flight Test This Year appeared first on Payload.

SpaceX: the final frontier of IPOs

Can Elon Musk’s moonshot deliver the mooted $1.75tn valuation?

Third Kairos launch fails

The third launch of a small launch vehicle developed by a Japanese company failed shortly after liftoff March 4, raising questions about the rocket’s future. The post Third Kairos launch fails appeared first on SpaceNews.

Failure to launch: Japan's Space One aborts Kairos flight after lift-off

Japan’s ⁠Space ⁠One said ⁠its Kairos rocket terminated its flight after lift-off on Thursday, failing to achieve the country’s first entirely commercial satellite launch on its third attempt in a row. Kairos “terminated the flight after judging that the achievement of its mission would be difficult”, the company said in a statement. “We are currently investigating the details.” Space One’s Kairos No 3, a 23-tonne solid-fuel rocket, lifted off in the morning from the privately run Space Port Kii.

Space One's Kairos rocket terminated moments after launch

The decision puts another dent in the firm’s bid to be the first private Japanese company to place satellites in orbit with a domestically developed rocket.

Spanish launch startup PLD Space raises $209 million to scale its rocket production

This Series C funding was led by Mitsubishi Electric Corporation, which invested €50 million ($58 million). To date, PLD Space raised more than €350 million ($407 million).

SatNews Launches New Website: 52,000 Stories, Zero Left Behind

SatNews has rolled out a completely redesigned satnews.com with its full 52,000-story archive searchable and intact, sitting right alongside today’s headlines on SpaceX’s looming IPO, Germany’s €35 billion LEO commitment, […]

NASA finds source of Artemis II problem that forced rollback from the launch pad

NASA announced it had found the source of a helium flow blockage that forced it to roll the Artemis II rocket back from the launch pad at Kennedy Space Center and delay its lunar fly-by mission until at least April.

NASA to tap UAL for critical component of moon rocket, Bloomberg News reports

BeaconSat aims to make GNSS attacks visible with Austria's first military satellite

Austria is breaking new ground in space. BeaconSat is the largest satellite ever developed in Austria and also the country’s first military satellite. The project is being led by Austrian start-up GATE Space, based in Schwechat. Launch is planned for February 2027 aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket. BeaconSat is designed to detect and analyze […] The post BeaconSat aims to make GNSS attacks visible with Austria’s first military satellite first appeared on GPS World.

Air Force Test Launches Unarmed ICBM with Two Reentry Vehicles

The Air Force conducted its first test of a Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile in 2026 on March 3, launching an unarmed missile from Vandenberg Space Force Base, Calif., equipped with two test reentry vehicles at 11:01 p.m. Pacific Time. The post Air Force Test Launches Unarmed ICBM with Two Reentry Vehicles appeared first on Air & Space Forces Magazine.

Build a Rocket Boy confirms more layoffs amid further claims of "organized espionage and corporate sabotage"

Build a Rocket Boy is making further redundancies, blaming the games industry's "difficult period" and "corporate sabotage." Read more

MindsEye Developer Build a Rocket Boy Announces More Layoffs, CEO Blames "Organized Espionage and Corporate Sabotage"

Build a Rocket Boy, the studio co-founded by Mark Gerhard and Leslie Benzies, the latter of which was a long-time producer at Rockstar who worked on several Grand Theft Auto titles, has announced another round of mass layoffs after its debut project, MindsEye, was one of 2025's catastrophic disasters. In a statement posted to the studio's LinkedIn page, Gerhard calls the layoffs "a deeply painful decision," and that "letting colleagues go is never something any leader wants to do, and I know the

China to test capsule further, attempt booster recoveries on land and sea

China is set to perform additional testing of its Mengzhou crew capsule following a successful… The post China to test capsule further, attempt booster recoveries on land and sea appeared first on NASASpaceFlight.com.

AST SpaceMobile Has Big Cellular Satellite Plans for 2026. Can It Deliver?

The satellite-broadband firm is nearing its first launch on Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket. At MWC, President Scott Wisniewski tells us how it will get 45 to 60 satellites in orbit by year's end.

NASA Targets April 1 for Delayed Artemis II Lunar Flyby

After fixing a helium flow issue, the space agency is preparing to return its Space Launch System (SLS) rocket to the launch pad later this month.

SpaceX's Starlink Mobile Gets a Boost From Chipmaker MediaTek

Today's smartphones don't support the frequencies SpaceX is acquiring from EchoStar, so it needs to work with chip and modem makers to integrate those radio frequencies.

SpaceX Starlink launch creates gorgeous 'jellyfish' in predawn Florida skies