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Business

Planet lands $230 million contract for Pelican imagery satellites

An animated rendering of a Pelican satellite in orbit.PlanetSatellite imagery and data analysis company Planet announced it had signed a $230 million contract...

Joseph Brown - January 29, 2025

Health

Meet the start-up working to save newborn babies and democratize pregnancy care

More than 2 million babies died in the first 20 days of their lives in 2022, equating to around 6,500 deaths a day,...

Joseph Brown - November 25, 2024

Business

Space stocks saw big gains this week in part due to ‘Trump-Elon trade’ rally, analysts say

A hot fire test of an Archimedes engine, which powers the company's Neutron rocket.Rocket LabThis past week saw several pure-play space stocks rally,...

Joseph Brown - November 15, 2024

Business

SpaceX president says ‘there is plenty of room for competition,’ as Starlink nears 5 million customers

SpaceX President and Chief Operation Officer Gwynne Shotwell speaks during the NASA Commercial Crew Program (CCP) astronaut visit at the SpaceX headquarters in...

Joseph Brown - November 15, 2024

Business

Rocket Lab stock pops 25% after company reports strong revenue growth, first Neutron deal

A view of Rocket Lab's HASTE suborbital launch vehicle.Rocket LabRocket Lab shares jumped in post-market trading after the company reported third-quarter results and...

Joseph Brown - November 12, 2024

Business

Apple commits $1.5 billion to Globalstar for expanded iPhone satellite services

Apple committed about $1.5 billion to satellite communications company Globalstar to fund the expansion of iPhone services, the companies disclosed in a securities...

Joseph Brown - November 1, 2024

Business

Losing GPS could cost billions, so the Space Force is having companies like Astranis build a backup network

A depiction of Nexus satellites in a medium Earth orbit constellation.AstranisThe U.S. Air Force began deploying the Global Positioning System — more commonly...

Joseph Brown - November 1, 2024