Benchmark raises $33 million in Series B round

With the money raised, Benchmark plans to shift its focus from propulsion system research and development to manufacturing and testing.
AI, quantum and nuclear technologies are key to Lockheed Martin’s vision for Space 2050

Through a project called Destination: Space 2050, Lockheed Martin executives are exploring, for example, how AI could assist scientific exploration of locations where communications with remote sensors would be disrupted by high latency.
NASA awards “crossover” spacesuit task orders to Axiom and Collins

WASHINGTON — NASA awarded task orders to two companies already working on spacesuits for the International Space Station and Artemis missions to develop alternative versions of their suits.
Astra to raise up to $65 million in stock sale

Faced with dwindling cash and a stock delisting, Astra Space announced plans July 10 to perform a reverse split of its stock and sell up to $65 million of it.
Voyager Space deepens India ties for commercial space station plans

Voyager Space is considering using India’s proposed Gaganyaan crewed spacecraft to serve the commercial space station it aims to be operating by the end of the decade.
Space Force juggles roles as warrior and protector of space environment

In an era of great power competition and increasing global reliance on space-based assets, the U.S.
'Like a mirror': Astronomers identify most reflective exoplanet
A scorching hot world where metal clouds rain drops of titanium is the most reflective planet ever observed outside of our Solar System, astronomers said on Monday.
This strange world, which is more than 260 light years from Earth, reflects 80 percent of the light from its host star, according to new observations from Europe's exoplanet-probing Cheops space telescope.
That makes it the NASA expands task orders for spacewalking, moonwalking suits
NASA is expanding its options for spacewalking suits and moonwalking suits with task orders from Axiom Space and Collins Aerospace.
The Exploration Extravehicular Activity Services task orders will include a spacesuit for use in low-Earth orbit from Axiom Space and a spacesuit for Artemis missions on the lunar surface from Collins Aerospace, with each valued at $5 million.
These PLD Space wins the aerospace public-private partnership contract promoted by Spanish Government to develop a micro launcher
PLD Space, the company that designs, develops, manufactures and operates the first private launcher in Europe, wins the aerospace public-private partnership contract promoted by Spanish Government to develop a micro launcher (PERTE), having obtained the best technical qualification by the Contracting Committee, as well as the independent experts appointed to evaluate the projects submitted. RTX selected for crossover task order under NASA xEVAS contract
Collins Aerospace, an RTX business (NYSE: RTX) announced today it has been awarded a new task order under NASA's Exploration Extravehicular Activity Services ("xEVAS") contract to modify the company's current spacesuit to support lunar endeavors.
The follow-on task order allows Collins to add on to the company's new spacesuit design, developing elements that are compatible for use on the l 