Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jul 25, 2025
Cascade Space has secured $5.9 million in seed funding to advance its development of a comprehensive satellite communication platform. The round saw investment from Nova Threshold, Undeterred Capital, Y Combinator, Night Capital, Olive Capital, Valkyrie Ventures, Karman Ventures, Palm Drive Capital, Garage Capital, TRAC, Aurelia Foundry, Hawktail, MGV.VC, Pioneer Fund, Liquid 2 Ventures, and oth

A Vega C rocket successfully launched five imaging and Earth science spacecraft late July 25.

The head of the satellite division at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has been placed on administrative leave for undisclosed reasons.

Image: Launch of Vega-C VV27

In this bonus edition of Space Minds, host David Ariosto speaks with Robyn Gatens, NASA's Director for the International Space Station, live at the AIAA Ascend conference in Las Vegas on the status of the International Space Station, its planned decommissioning by 2030 and the expected follow-on commercial space stations.

Blue Origin will fly the first mission of its Blue Ring spacecraft next spring carrying a space situational awareness payload from Scout Space.

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Industry officials issued a stark warning that proposed NASA budget cuts to the International Space Station could jeopardize both the operation of the station and the transition to commercial stations.

Perth, Australia (SPX) Jul 24, 2025
Curtin University researchers have undertaken the world's biggest survey of low frequency satellite radio emissions, finding Starlink satellites are significantly interfering with radio astronomy observations, potentially impacting discovery and research. Unintended signals from satellites - leaked from onboard electronics - can drown out the faint radio waves astronomers use to study the