Welcome to S-SPACⁱ! In this edition, Astra announced a reverse stock split and filed to sell more shares, Redwire filed to raise $400 million, Rocket Lab CEO Peter Beck plans to sell millions in stock, Rocket Lab won a contract for four HASTE launches, Planet Labs and SatixFy reported higher revenues, Virgin Galactic completed another commercial flight, Terran Orbital doubled its satellite production capacity, and Satellogic announced a new partnership.

Welcome to the Launch Roundup! This week, Russia will send a new crew to the International Space Station (ISS), and a NASA astronaut prepares to return home after setting a new American endurance record he never intended to set. Axiom Space named the crew for the company’s next private mission to the station. And Japan launched a spacecraft to land on the Moon last week.

Whether they are giant communications satellites or 1U CubeSats, most spacecraft are boxy vehicles that have antennas, solar arrays, and other elements sticking out of them. The Aerospace Corporation wants to change that trend with DiskSat, a flat, compact spacecraft that resembles a giant CD-ROM. During last month’s Small Satellite Conference, Parabolic Arc sat down with Richard Welle, senior scientist at Aerospace’s Space Applications Laboratory, and Darren Rowen, director of the Small Satellite Department, to discuss the project and its upcoming demonstration mission. The interview has been edited for clarity and length.

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said on Friday (September 8) that it closed the investigation into the failure of SpaceX’s Starship/Super Heavy rocket in April and that SpaceX must make 63 corrective actions before the booster can launch for a second time.

Welcome to Biz Briefs! In this edition, the FAA told SpaceX there’s more work to do before Starship can be launched again, ICEYE and Viasat won contracts, an Indian Earth observation company raised $15 million, Redwire 3D-printed human knee meniscus in orbit, and much more.

Welcome to S-SPACⁱ! In this week’s edition, Terran Orbital unveiled seven new satellite buses, Spire conducted a reverse stock split, Intuitive Machines raised $20 million, the former governor who brought Virgin Galactic to New Mexico passed away, and much more.

Welcome to the Launch Roundup! In this edition, SpaceX set a new record for the number of launches in a year, Japan’s Moon mission is ready to go, India launched a solar observatory, Amazon was sued over its decision to award launch contracts to Blue Origin, SpaceX and Firefly won launch contracts, the timing of Ariane 6’s maiden flight remains as uncertain as ever, and much more.

Welcome to Biz Briefs! In this edition, SAIC and Qinetiq won a big defense contract, MDA acquired SatixFy’s digital payload division, Japanese space robotics company GITAI raised $15 million, and much more.

A new economic impact study has found that Spaceport America, a commercial spaceport located in New Mexico, contributed $138 million in economic output, $45.8 million in labor income, and $60.4 million in value-added production to the state’s economy in 2022.

Welcome to S-SPACⁱ! In this week’s edition, Virgin Galactic announced its next flight, Rocket Lab flew a used engine, Spire Global won a contract expansion, a new documentary chronicled Virgin Orbit’s final launch, and the latest news about Astra Space and Intuitive Machines.

Welcome to the Launch Roundup! In this edition, a new crew arrived at the International Space Station (ISS), SpaceX has now launched more than 5,000 Starlink satellites, Rocket Lab reused an engine, weather delayed the launch of Japan’s Moon mission and an American military satellite, and there was no joy in North Korea following a recent launch failure.

Ecliptic Enterprises, a small California company that pioneered the use of live video cameras on rocket launches, has been acquired by ARQUIMEA, a Spanish technology company active in space, defense, health care, and technology development.