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Weekly Biz Roundup: ClearSpace Raises $29 Million, CesiumAstro Acquires UK Startup, Blue Origin Exec Moves to HawkEye 360, and More

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Weekly Biz Roundup: ClearSpace Raises $29 Million, CesiumAstro Acquires UK Startup, Blue Origin Exec Moves to HawkEye 360, and More

Payload January 21, 2023

Welcome to this week’s business roundup. In today’s edition: ClearSpace, Stell and Magnestar complete raises; World View...

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Inflatable Heat Shields, Scramjet Among Tech Tested on Suborbital Flights

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Inflatable Heat Shields, Scramjet Among Tech Tested on Suborbital Flights

Payload January 20, 2023

There were 12 suborbital flights last year that tested inflatable heat shields, scramjet and hypersonic propulsion, spy...

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Suborbital Flights Tested New Launch Vehicles in 2022

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Suborbital Flights Tested New Launch Vehicles in 2022

Payload January 19, 2023

Launch of Blue Whale 0.1 rocket. (Credit: Perigee Aerospace) Once a sleepy backwater largely focused on scientific...

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Space SPAC Index: BigBear Sells More Stock, Management Changes at Satixfy, Spire Global & Virgin Galactic Plus News About Planet Labs & Virgin Orbit

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Space SPAC Index: BigBear Sells More Stock, Management Changes at Satixfy, Spire Global & Virgin Galactic Plus News About Planet Labs & Virgin Orbit

Payload January 18, 2023

SpaceShipTwo VSS Unity arrives at Spaceport America aboard WhiteKnightTwo VMS Eve. (Credit: Virgin Galactic) Welcome to S-SPACi....

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South Korea Reached Major Space Milestones in 2022

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South Korea Reached Major Space Milestones in 2022

Payload January 17, 2023

The maiden launch of South Korea’s Nuri booster. (Credit: Korea Aerospace Research Institute) On June 21, South...

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Spaceport Esrange Inaugurated as Competition Heats Up Among Western European Launch Bases

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Spaceport Esrange Inaugurated as Competition Heats Up Among Western European Launch Bases

Payload January 17, 2023

Credit: Spaceport Esrange And then there were two. Swedish and European Union (EU) officials inaugurated Spaceport Esrange...

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Successful Falcon Heavy Launch Ends Busy & Failure Plagued Week

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Successful Falcon Heavy Launch Ends Busy & Failure Plagued Week

Payload January 16, 2023

Falcon Heavy lifts off from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. (Credit: SpaceX webcast) SpaceX launched its...

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Chinese Companies to Build Commercial Spaceport on the Horn of Africa

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Chinese Companies to Build Commercial Spaceport on the Horn of Africa

Payload January 14, 2023

Djibouti President Ismail Omar Guelleh meets with representatives of the Hong Kong Aerospace Technology Group. (Credit: Djibouti...

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Space Contracts, Raises & Deals: Raytheon, Millennium Space, SES, Capella Space and More

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Space Contracts, Raises & Deals: Raytheon, Millennium Space, SES, Capella Space and More

Payload January 14, 2023

Lots of raises, contracts, grants and more as we powered through the second week of 2023. Let’s...

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A Look at Crucial 2022 Launches Conducted by U.S. Companies Not Named SpaceX

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A Look at Crucial 2022 Launches Conducted by U.S. Companies Not Named SpaceX

Payload January 13, 2023

The final Delta IV Heavy launch from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. (Credit: ULA) While SpaceX...

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