Canadian operator adds military Ka-band and plans 2027 NASA demonstration as Pentagon seeks faster space data transport The post Telesat eyes defense role with laser comms test ahead of LEO debut appeared first on SpaceNews.
25/03/2026 16:20WASHINGTON – Sift, a Southern California startup developing tools to help engineers make sense of hardware sensor data, raised $42 million in a Series B investment round. With the funding, Sift plans to expand its staff of engineers building the infrastructure layer that underpins devices controlled by artificial intelligence algorithms. “Modern rockets, satellites, defense […] The post Sift raises $42 million in Series B round appeared first on SpaceNews.
25/03/2026 16:14CANBERRA, Australia: Infinity Avionics, a leader in smart vision systems for the NewSpace economy, announced today the full commercial availability of Aquila. Following a standout debut at IAC Sydney, the […] The post Infinity Avionics Unveils Aquila: The Next-Generation Space Imaging Solution for Complex Orbital Operations appeared first on SpaceNews.
25/03/2026 15:00New York-based software startup Airbase emerged from stealth March 25 after raising $5 million to modernize how governments coordinate radio frequencies used by satellites, 5G networks and other wireless systems. The post Airbase raises $5 million to tackle spectrum bottleneck as FCC eyes new space uses appeared first on SpaceNews.
25/03/2026 14:17It goes without saying that we shouldn’t take everything Elon Musk says too seriously. There are whole websites dedicated to those times when he has ‘talked the talk’ but failed to ‘walk the walk’ — as well as those times when he has been factually untrue. But his latest claim, which is that he will […] The post Musk wants to go to the moon. But how will he build his ‘self-growing city’? appeared first on SpaceNews.
25/03/2026 14:00Swiss startup Pave Space has raised $40 million to develop an orbital transfer vehicle that could move satellites from LEO to their final destinations in hours instead of months. The post Pave Space raises $40 million to develop European heavy kickstage appeared first on SpaceNews.
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