Lockheed Martin has invested $100 million in Terran Orbital (NYSE: LLAP) to expand the company’s manufacturing operations. Terran’s stock is up 7 percent to $2.74 today.

“Terran Orbital intends to use the funds to acquire additional satellite assembly space, increase module production, and satisfy working capital needs while expanding advanced manufacturing abilities,” the company said in a press release. “Terran Orbital’s advanced manufacturing capabilities, which were originally planned for expansion on Florida’s Space Coast in partnership with Space Florida, have been accelerated and will now be based in Irvine, California. Terran Orbital has added over 140,000 square feet in Irvine alone in the past 12 months.”

Blue Origin has delivered a set of BE-4 engines for the maiden launch of United Launch Alliance’s (ULA) new Vulcan Centaur booster next year. The engines were delivered to ULA’s manufacturing facility in Decatur, Ala., after final acceptance testing.

Pilot Project to Bring High-Speed Internet to a First Nations Community in Northern Manitoba Was Presented at Indigenous Connectivity Summit

WINNIPEG, MB, Oct. 27, 2022 (BNC PR) – Manitoba’s largest Indigenous network, Broadband Communications North (BCN), announced a pilot project that will bring high-speed internet to the Manto Sipi Cree Nation at the Indigenous Connectivity Summit this week. In partnership with ROCK Networks, a leading provider of wireless, broadband, and satellite solutions, and OneWeb, the global communications network powered from space, the pilot is the first step in connecting 24 First Nations communities in Northern Manitoba in the next five years.

During a conversation with some attendees at the AIAA ASCEND conference in Las Vegas, I mentioned that my long years living in Mojave had put me off any desire to live on Mars. Dusty, isolated and subject to extremes of temperatures and wind speeds, tiny Mojave is solely lacking in charm, amenities and entertainment. That isn’t all bad, mind you. The clear skies, isolation and low population (all 4,699 of us, according to the 2020 census) make it a perfect place to test rockets and experimental aircraft and spacecraft. It’s a good place to stop for food, fuel or a bathroom break on your way to somewhere else. Wind turbines and solar farms surround the town. There’s a gold mine just down the road. Mojave might not be pretty, but it has its uses.

Russia launched a resupply mission to the International Space Station (ISS), SpaceX orbited 53 more Starlink satellites, and China lofted a technology demonstration satellite as the world exceeded last year’s total orbital launch attempts with two months to go in 2022.

The week ahead is scheduled to see the completion of China’s first permanent space station, the first SpaceX Falcon Heavy launch in more than three years, and an American cargo mission to ISS.

VANDENBERG SPACE FORCE BASE, Calif., Oct. 29, 2022 (ULA PR) – The launch of a United Launch Alliance Atlas V 401 rocket carrying the Joint Polar Satellite System (JPSS)-2 civilian polar-orbiting weather satellite for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and NASA’s Low-Earth Orbit Flight Test of an Inflatable Decelerator (LOFTID) has been delayed due to the need to replace a battery on board the Centaur upper stage of the launch vehicle. […]

Solutions would assist the DoD weather forecasting and impact applications to include climate change assessment

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., October 26, 2022 (Defense Innovation Unit PR) — High resolution (spatial and temporal) global weather data is more readily accessible from commercial platforms, and is increasingly important for making well-informed decisions in geographically diverse environments around the world. To tap into this technology, the Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) is partnering with the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center (AFLCMC)’s Weather Systems Branch to develop ground, air, and space-based prototypes for global weather sensing. DIU and AFLCMC awarded five contracts to prototype commercial solutions that will meet U.S. Air Force (USAF) and Department of Defense (DoD) operational needs.

WALLOPS ISLAND, Va. (NASA PR) — NASA and commercial cargo provider Northrop Grumman are targeting 5:50 a.m. EST, Sunday, Nov. 6, for launch of the company’s 18th resupply mission to the International Space Station.

VANDENBERG SPACE FORCE BASE, Calif. (SpaceX PR) — SpaceX is targeting today, Thursday, October 27 for a Falcon 9 launch of 53 Starlink satellites to low-Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 4E (SLC-4E) at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. The instantaneous launch window is at 6:14 p.m. PT (01:14 UTC on Friday, October 28), and a backup opportunity is available on Friday, October 28 at 5:52 p.m. PT (00:52 UTC on […]

Inflation is up, stocks are down and access to capital has become increasingly constricted. All that means big challenges for space companies trying to raise money and stay in business, experts said during the AIAA’s ASCEND conference in Las Vegas this week.

Orbit Fab, the company that wants to put satellite refueling stations in space, has nabbed a new investor in 8090 Partners. The amount of the Series A round was not disclosed.

8090 Partners describes itself as “a private partnership of industry-leading families and entrepreneurs focused on direct and opportunistic investments.” The company’s website indicates that its portfolio includes companies developing micro-scale nuclear reactors, advanced fuels to decarbonize transportation and heavy industries, geothermal power, clean hydrogen fuel and textile waste recycling.

HELENSVALE, Australia, October 24, 2022 (Gilmour Space PR) — Australian rocket and satellite builder, Gilmour Space Technologies, is offering a new rideshare mission into Low Earth Orbit — this time, on one of its G-class satellite buses (or G-Sat) scheduled to be launched in late 2024.