Interstellar Technologies raised 8.9 billion yen ($61.8 million) to boost development of its Zero rocket and research and development of satellite systems. The post Japan’s Interstellar secures $62 million in series F funding appeared first on SpaceNews.

In an unprecedented move, President Donald Trump announced late July 9 that he has named Transportation Sec. Sean Duffy as interim NASA administrator. The post Secretary of Transportation Duffy named acting NASA administrator appeared first on SpaceNews.

Japan’s Space BD has signed an agreement with Australian launch vehicle developer Gilmour Space ahead of that company’s first orbital launch attempt. The post Space BD and Gilmour Space to partner on launch and satellite services appeared first on SpaceNews.

Spaceport advocates won a tax break in the budget reconciliation bill that they hope will spur investment, but the provision has also generated a political backlash. The post Budget reconciliation bill includes tax break for spaceport bonds appeared first on SpaceNews.

India’s space regulator has approved services from Starlink, although SpaceX’s low Earth orbit network still needs spectrum and other clearances before it can provide broadband in the world’s most populous nation. The post Starlink gets key India approval, but other regulatory hurdles stand in the way of service appeared first on SpaceNews.

Paul “Rusty” Thomas was tapped as chief executive of EnduroSat USA, as the company scales up operations. The post EnduroSat USA names former DARPA official as CEO to lead U.S. expansion appeared first on SpaceNews.

No one has to be reminded that we’re living at a dangerous time, and across Europe, leaders are scrambling to find the money to strengthen the bloc’s defenses. The continent’s defense startups are increasingly playing their part. But it sometimes seems as if we’re unwilling to let them. All across Europe, highly innovative companies building

When Canadian and European Space Agency leaders reaffirmed their commitment to work together in June, leaders focused their public remarks primarily on shared exploration goals and decades of fruitful partnership. “Canada and the European Space Agency are working on a number of projects all the way from exploration to Earth observation, communication, navigation and many

Synspective, a Japanese company developing a radar imaging constellation, has signed an agreement with Exolaunch to launch 10 of the company’s satellites. The post Synspective signs multi-launch agreement with Exolaunch appeared first on SpaceNews.

TOKYO — Despite a successful test flight of a reusable launch vehicle prototype last month, Honda has yet to decide whether to pursue development of an operational vehicle. Honda surprised many in the space community June 17 when it announced it flew a vertical-takeoff, vertical-landing vehicle at a company test site in Hokkaido. The rocket-powered