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Launch companies are divided on how to compete with SpaceX in a market where demand outstrips supply, yet customers remain price sensitive. The post Launch companies debate how to compete against SpaceX appeared first on SpaceNews.

USSF-87 sends GSSAP payloads and propulsive ESPA ring on fourth Vulcan flight The post ULA’s Vulcan launches U.S. Space Force mission to geosynchronous orbit appeared first on SpaceNews.

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. — The U.S. Federal Communications Commission’s Space Bureau is pursuing an ambitious agenda for regulatory reform. The space plank of the FCC’s Build America Agenda would allocate additional spectrum for space activities, streamline the satellite licensing process and give spacecraft operators more flexibility to modernize operations. “We’re seeking to extend the reach The post FCC Space Bureau chief shares agenda for regulatory reform appeared first on SpaceNews.

Space investors and dealmakers anticipate SpaceX’s planned IPO this year will trigger a surge of capital across the industry, but not without the risk of pulling investor attention away from other companies in the run-up. The post SpaceX IPO may suck oxygen from market before unleashing broad capital surge appeared first on SpaceNews.

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 a notice of intention to appoint administrators — a process in the U.K. that’s similar to declaring bankruptcy — after fundraising, merger and acquisition efforts The post UK launcher Orbex files for administration after failed funding efforts appeared first on SpaceNews.

At SmallSat Symposium, executives cite enduring missile threat as rationale for continued investment The post Space companies bet on Golden Dome as questions persist over scope and funding appeared first on SpaceNews.