Japan’s Interstellar secures $62 million in Series F Funding August 18, 2025 Interstellar is advancing the vertical integration of its launch vehicle and satellite communications businesses. The company is developing its orbital launch vehicle, ZERO, and was selected for Phase 3 of the Japanese government’s Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program.
TI to invest $60 billion is US manufacturing expansion June 18, 2025 Texas Instruments plans to invest more than USD 60 billion in US-based semiconductor manufacturing, marking what the company describes as the largest investment in foundational chip production in US history. The investment spans seven fabs across three major sites in Texas and Utah and is expected to support more than 60,000 new jobs.
GF looks to reshore chipmaking in $16B US investment June 04, 2025 Working with the Trump administration and supported by tech companies seeking to onshore critical supply chain components, GlobalFoundries plans to invest USD 16 billion to expand its manufacturing and advanced packaging capabilities in New York and Vermont.
Celtonn bags ESA contract to develop chip hardware for satellites June 02, 2025 As the project lead, Celtonn will develop a high-linearity, low-noise amplifier (LNA) for V-band feeder uplink — a key enabler for next-generation satellite communication payloads.
SpaceX creates 400 new jobs with Texas expansion March 13, 2025 SpaceX is set to significantly expand its semiconductor R&D and advanced packaging facility in Bastrop, Texas, following a USD 17.3 million grant from the Texas Semiconductor Innovation Fund.
LG Energy to supply batteries for SpaceX Starship rocket November 11, 2024 The product LG Energy is working on for Space X is reportedly a cylindrical lithium-ion battery, which could be installed in SpaceX’s new spacecraft.
SpaceX asks Taiwanese suppliers to move manufacturing abroad November 06, 2024 With China increasing military drills around Taiwan, some Taiwanese semiconductor and satellite firms are taking steps to decrease their dependence on domestic manufacturing.
LEO satellite business booming - driving global output value June 13, 2022 In 2022, the United States, China, and the United Kingdom will actively promote the deployment of low Earth orbit (LEO) satellites.
Intuitive Machines chooses Tempo to return the US to the moon October 06, 2021 Intuitive Machines, a provider and supplier of space products and services, has chosen EMS provider Tempo Automation to speed up the rate of innovation of its flight- and space-rated circuit boards. The circuit boards built at Tempo will be integrated into Intuitive Machines’ moon lander engine for a mission planned for Q1 2022.
Global satellite revenue for 2022 to reach $295B, SpaceX leads September 08, 2021 In the global satellite market, LEO (low earth orbit) satellites currently hold the most significant advantage in terms of developmental potential due to their closer proximity with earth and their relatively lower latency, radiation, and cost compared to HEO (high earth orbit) and MEO (medium earth orbit) satellites, according to TrendForce.
Mynaric USA makes LA home September 23, 2019 Mynaric USA Inc. has relocated its North American headquarters to Los Angeles to improve proximity to key U.S. customers, especially in the satellite constellation domain.
KSAT outfits the Artic with broadband July 15, 2019 Kongsberg Satellite Services (KSAT) signed a MNOK 618 (EUR 64 million) contract with Space Norway for the delivery of ground station services to provide satellite-based broadband in the Artic.
Cobham processor technology powers commercial NanoSatellite April 19, 2019 Cobham's LEON3FT processor technology is used on the VESTA-1 nanosatellite developed and operated by Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd (SSTL).
SpaceX need to become leaner – laying off 10% of workforce January 14, 2019 Aerospace manufacturer SpaceX will reportedly reduce its workforce by 10% as the company is facing “extraordinarily difficult challenges ahead.”
Raytheon delivers first SeeMe satellite to DARPA October 05, 2018 Raytheon says that it has delivered the first Space Enabled Effects for Military Engagements, or SeeMe, satellite to DARPA. Assembled on the company's missile production lines, the new SeeMe satellite will provide greater situational awareness to soldiers on the ground.
Elon wants to take Tesla private August 08, 2018 Elon Musk has previously hinted about wanting to take Tesla private. The CEO took to Twitter saying that he considering taking Tesla private for USD 420 per share, or USD 72 billion.
Iridium satellites being 'processed' at SpaceX April 26, 2018 All five Iridium NEXT satellites for its sixth launch are in processing at SpaceX’s west coast launch site, Vandenberg Air Force Base in California.
Romeo Power inaugurates EV battery pack plant November 23, 2017 Romeo Power Technology, an energy storage technology company founded by engineers and designers from SpaceX, Tesla, Amazon and Samsung, has completed the construction of its fully-automated lithium-ion battery pack manufacturing facility near downtown Los Angeles.
Denmark’s next major space project prepared for launch November 22, 2017 The Atmosphere-Space Interactions Monitor (ASIM), is on its way to the US to be prepared for launch from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida to the International Space Station (ISS).
With 324km/h to Hyperloop fame August 28, 2017 Hyperloop sounded like a very distant future just a short while ago. But progress, in regards to the technology that will make the vision a reality, is being made.
Romeo Power ramps battery pack production for EVs and stationary storage August 25, 2017 Romeo Power, the energy storage technology company founded by engineers and designers from SpaceX, Tesla, Apple, Amazon and Samsung, received USD 30 million in seed financing.
CEOs leave Trump's Advisory Councils August 17, 2017 US President Donald Trump has announced that he will end two advisory councils. But it seems; the decision may not have been entirely his own.
First ten Iridium NEXT satellites – now validated in orbit June 19, 2017 Following the launch of the first ten Iridium NEXT satellites in January 2017, their commissioning has proceeded very smoothly, as they passed all in-orbit tests with flying colors.
The explosion could get costly for SpaceX September 06, 2016 Spacecom announced today that it is developing a plan of action following the loss of the AMOS-6 communication satellite due to the explosion of SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket on the launch pad.
SpaceX updates on the accident September 02, 2016 SpaceX has provided some information on the accident that occurred yesterday during a pre-launch static fire test.
Another SpaceX rocket in flames September 01, 2016 A Space X Falcon9 rocket has reportedly just exploded while still on the launch pad at Cape Canaveral.
The Commercialization of Space August 15, 2016 There is a race to deliver a commercial broadband network in space that provides easily accessible, low cost Internet connectivity anywhere on earth.
NASA orders second SpaceX crew mission to ISS August 04, 2016 NASA has placed an order of a second post-certification mission from commercial provider SpaceX in Hawthorne, California.
SpaceX signs new commercial launch contracts September 15, 2015 SpaceX has received two new orders for Falcon 9 and Falcon Heavy launch vehicles.
NASA, Boeing, SpaceX looking to launch astronauts in 2017 January 23, 2015 NASA, Boeing, SpaceX discuss plan for launching American astronauts from U.S. in 2017.
Google invests in Elon Musk's SpaceX January 21, 2015 Elon Musk's Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) has raised a billion dollars in a financing round with two new investors, Google and Fidelity.