Focus: Manufacturing

Avid readers will remember news last week that British spaceflight company Orbex had claimed to produce the largest, single-piece 3D printed rocket engine in the world. However, just over 7...

Relativity, an autonomous rocket factory and launch services provider, was granted a new patent. Relativity was recently granted US. Patent Number US20180341248A1, Real-time adaptive control of additive manufacturing processes using machine learning,...

Prevailing trends in satellite telecommunications have brought the industry to a crossroads. The successful navigation of which will depend on what happens with ground operations, as much as in space....

Ovzon signed a contract with SSL, a Maxar Technologies company, for the manufacturing of the company´s first Geostationary Orbit (GEO) satellite. The total investment for the satellite (Ovzon-3) including manufacturing, launch,...

Boeing backed out of a satellite order from a Chinese government-owned firm on Thursday, according to a report from the Wall Street Journal. This decision followed a Wall Street Journal...

Rocket Lab has closed a Series E financing round of $140 million. The Series E round close brings total Rocket Lab funding to date to more than $288 million ,...

Relativity Space, a 3D printing rocket startup, recently made a notable executive hire. Brandon Pearse, who previously held roles at Virgin Galactic and SpaceX, is now Relativity Space’s Vice President...

Vector, a microsatellite launch company, has secured $70 million in a Series B funding round led by Kodem Growth Partners, in conjunction with Morgan Stanley Alternative Investment Partners. Vector plans...

The two newest satellites to join Intelsat’s fleet–Intelsat 38/Azerspace-2 and Horizons3e–each serves a distinct purpose, and plays a unique role in the international operator’s continued innovation.  After launching on Arianespace’s...

Rocket Lab unveiled a new production facility in Auckland, New Zealand, that is designed for rapid, mass production of the Electron rocket. Adding to Rocket Lab’s existing production facility and headquarters...