MILAN — United Kingdom-based launch company Orbex announced that its business is folding after multiple attempts to stay solvent fell through.  The company announced Feb. 11 that it has filed […]

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SpaceX’s 2026 IPO plans were an early Christmas present for space investors who were already bullish about the year ahead. The move helps push the industry further into the mainstream […]

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Shortly after space week in October, investment firm JP Morgan announced a $10 billion investment plan targeting industries critical for United States national security. In addition to things like nanomaterials, autonomous robotics and solar power, the announcement […]

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Spend enough time investing in space and expectations change. The industry does not advance through clean inflection points that resolve uncertainty, and progress rarely aligns with the milestones investors are […]

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Projections for the booming space economy often come with trillion-dollar headlines, but the lion’s share of near-term revenue looks destined for just a handful of massive constellations with the funds […]

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Readers of this magazine have known for years what we, as investors, have also known for years: that the space sector is not some marginal realm of human activity, to […]

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For investors looking for a return in the space industry, picking winners among startups, always a challenge, has become more complicated as the White House and Congress re-evaluate the federal […]

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Conflicting signals are painting a confusing picture for a space economy caught between short-term caution and long-term optimism.

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In February 2025, the United States Executive Branch invoked an emergency under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act and determined that tariffs on imports would be implemented in the near […]

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The space industry is preparing for an uptick in stock listings, even as the sour legacy of SPAC deals in the sector continues to leave a bad taste in public […]

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The space industry is on the cusp of major growth as 2025 gets underway, even as multiple uncertainties loom. Analysts are broadly optimistic that growing government support will help push […]

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A recent SpaceNews report on the “growing pains” of the smallsat industry was a wakeup call to some, due to the critical importance of a healthy, vibrant space industrial base. […]

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