Space industry

Hadrian Automation raised $90 million in funding led by venture firms Lux Capital and Andreessen Horowitz, as it works to transform the aerospace supply chain.

Comedian and actor Pete Davidson was previously announced to be flying with the crew, but his seat was turned over.

“I’m happy to celebrate success, but let’s remember, Elon Musk didn’t make it on his own,” the Massachusetts Democrat told CNBC on Tuesday.

Spacecraft manufacturer Terran Orbital began trading on the New York Stock Exchange on Monday after closing its SPAC merger.

The price hikes range from as much as a 20% increase for new Starlink hardware, to 8% for launches with the company’s Falcon 9 and Falcon Heavy rockets.

SpaceX has sent “thousands” of Starlink satellite internet kits to Ukraine, president Gwynne Shotwell told CNBC on Tuesday.

Firefly aims to make its second attempt to reach orbit with its Alpha rocket as soon as May.

Elon Musk on Monday gave an update on the timeline for SpaceX’s first orbital launch of the company’s next-generation Starship rocket.

Elon Musk’s SpaceX believes an aviation-specific antenna may be revolutionary for connecting Starlink, its global high-speed internet service, with airplanes.

Russia is rapidly cutting itself off from much of the global space industry in response to Western sanctions due to the invasion of Ukraine.

The company’s mission on Tuesday was its first attempt to return to flight since the mid-launch failure of its LV0008 rocket on Feb. 10.

Hypersonic aircraft startup Hermeus announced a $100 million round of funding that it says will help complete development of its first prototype aircraft.

Russian space agency Roscosmos is refusing to launch the next batch of 36 OneWeb internet satellites unless the company meets the state agency’s demands.

The cost per mission of NASA’s lunar program Artemis has climbed to more than $4 billion, the agency’s auditor told Congress.

A shipment of SpaceX’s Starlink satellite-internet dishes arrived in Ukraine on Monday.

The International Space Station represents a U.S. partnership yet unaffected by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

The Space Development Agency announced nearly $1.8 billion in contracts to three companies for a next-generation military communications network.

Viasat said it believes “a cyber event” disrupted its satellite internet service in Ukraine as the country attempts to fend off a massive attack from Russia.

The U.S. and Russia have long been partners through the International Space Station.

Satellite imagery gives another perspective on the developing situation in Ukraine, as Russian troops move in and strikes occur in multiple cities.