A group of Terran Orbital (NYSE: LLAP) shareholders, including three founders of the company’s main subsidiary, have sent a letter to Terran’s Board of Directors calling for the ouster of CEO and Chairman Marc Bell, and for a strategic review of the company’s direction, due to a 94 percent decline in the company’s stock price.

Welcome to S-SPACⁱ! In today’s edition, Astra shares took a header after a story by Bloomberg, Spire and Momentus won contracts, Planet’s newest satellite was shipped for launch, Rocket Lab officially opened an engine development center in Virgin Orbit’s old headquarters, Virgin Galactic completed another suborbital tourism flight, and the US Declaration of Independence is headed for the Moon.

Welcome to the Launch Roundup! In this edition, one of Jeff Bezos’ companies sent something into orbit, the Spanish company PLD Space made history, Europe is down to a single operational booster, and SpaceX is preparing to launch NASA’s latest asteroid mission.

Most people have probably never heard the name Rex Ridenoure, but chances are they have seen his work. The company he co-founded, Ecliptic Enterprises Corporation, helped to pioneer the placement of cameras on launch vehicles and satellites that beam down live in-flight video footage. But, Ecliptic – which was acquired by the Spanish company, ARQUIMEA, in July – is about a lot more than cameras.

Welcome to Biz Briefs! In this edition, Stoke Space announced a $100 million investment, Northrop Grumman ditched plans to develop a private space station, Booz Allen Hamilton and Astroscale won big contracts, China selected companies for commercial cargo, spaceflight operators got a regulatory reprieve, Axiom Space teamed with Prada to develop lunar suits, and much more.

Welcome to S-SPACⁱ! In today’s edition, we’ll look at what happened to shares of Astra Space, Momentus, and Spire Global after the companies did reverse stock splits. Spire and Planet Labs won NASA data purchase contracts, Spire’s senior suits signed new contracts, Rocket Lab acquired another production facility, Intuitive Machines opened a new facility to support its lunar missions, astronomers escalated their concerns about AST SpaceMobile’s massive satellites, and Redwire is sending its technology to another asteroid.

Welcome to the Launch Roundup! In this edition, we explore why Europe’s Vega-C rocket won’t fly for another year, preview SpaceX’s launch of NASA’s next asteroid mission, and take a look at the busy launch week ahead.

Virgin Galactic began crewed commercial suborbital flights after nearly two decades of development, Rocket Lab launched a suborbital version of its Electron rocket, and several other suborbital boosters made their maiden flights during the first nine months of 2023.

Well space fans, we are now three-quarters through 2023, and it has been a barnburner so far. Space launch records are falling as the world is well on its way to launching more than 200 times this year. There have also been major accomplishments in robotic space exploration. Let’s take a look at the stats, the major highlights, and the low points as we head into the fourth quarter.

Welcome to Biz Briefs! In this edition, Sierra Space closed a big Series B round, Blue Origin is replacing its CEO as the FAA closes the New Shepard investigation, SpaceX won a Pentagon contract for Starshield, the Eutelsat-OneWeb merger closed, investors are urging Virgin Galactic to cut spending, and much more.

Welcome to S-SPACⁱ! In this edition, Uraguay-based Satellogic decided to relocate to the United States, Rocket Lab revised its guidance after its Electron rocket failed, Terran Orbital completed a big raise as its stock hit an all-time low, Redwire’s technology played a key role in OSIRIS-REx’s successful return of an asteroid sample to Earth, and Intuitive Machine has launched a line of apparel.