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Mojave, California–based Evolution Space has a new deal with NASA to begin building a solid propulsion center and solid rocket motor testing at the agency's Stennis Space Center, which will see former facilities repurposed into Evolution's “Space Propulsion Center.” Evolution plans on

After years of development, the moment is finally here: Amazon will send two of its Kuiper test satellites to space, as the company looks to take on reigning incumbent SpaceX with its own satellite internet constellation. The two prototypes will launch aboard a United Launch Allian

One builds weapons in the hope that they are not used. Thus goes the central premise of deterrence theory, which says it is the credible threat of aggression — not the use of aggression — that will ensure states avoid war. This theory has dominated much of America's strategic thinking over

Stoke Space is flying high. Fresh on the heels of a successful test of its reusable second stage, the four-year-old startup announced today that it closed $100 million in new funding led by Industrious Ventures. This newest round of funding included participation from the University of Michigan, Sp

SpaceX is facing a class action lawsuit over allegations that the company pays women and minority employees less than their white and male colleagues. The lawsuit was filed on Tuesday in Los Angeles Superior Court by SpaceX engineer Ashley Foltz, who says she was hired at a salary of $92,000, even

Umbra, Capella Space and GHGSat are among the seven companies that will provide NASA with commercial satellite imagery, part of an acquisition program that has a maximum potential value of $476 million across all providers. The contract duration is five years, with an option to extend it by six mon

Hello and welcome back to Max Q! In this issue: Mining water on the moon with Starpath Robotics News from Blue Origin, SpaceX and more Starpath Robotics wants to mine moon water for rocket fuel for off-world colonies Starpath Robotics has emerged from stealth with an ambitious plan to design, l

SpaceX won its first contract for Starshield, the defense-focused version of its Starlink satellite internet service, from the U.S. Space Force. The one-year contract has a maximum value of $70 million, a U.S. Air Force representative told Bloomberg. The contract “provides for Starshield end-to-e

Japanese space company ispace has invested over $40 million in its new U.S. subsidiary to date, as it looks to take advantage of growing investment from NASA and the Pentagon in technologies for the moon. The level of investment is a mark of ispace's “strong commitment to the U.S. market,”

The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration has closed the investigation into a mishap that occurred last September during a launch of Blue Origin's New Shepard vehicle, with the regulator saying that Blue Origin must implement 21 corrective actions before it can fly New Shepard again. New Shepard

Sierra Space has raised $290 million in a Series B round to scale its Dream Chaser spaceplane and commercial space station projects, bringing its valuation to $5.3 billion. The company has now raised $1.7 billion to date, a record-setting figure for investment for a commercial space company, Sierra

Starpath Robotics has emerged from stealth with an ambitious plan to design, launch and operate machines to mine and refine water for rocket propellant using resources on the moon and Mars. In-situ resource utilization of water for the purposes of making rocket propellant is not a new idea. Rocket

Blue Origin CEO Bob Smith is retiring at the end of the year and his replacement is coming from Jeff Bezos’ other company. Dave Limp, an Amazon veteran who had planned to step down from his role as head of the company’s consumer devices division, is taking over the CEO spot. Limp, who w

Hello and welcome back to Max Q! I’m finally home after attending technewss Disrupt, our flagship event in San Francisco. We had some incredible programming courtesy of The Aerospace Corporation, plus a handful of incredible startups showcasing in the startup hall and pitching to judges onst