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Airbus Ventures invests in Tokyo-based ispace (Debra Werner, Space News)

Airbus Ventures announced an investment Oct. 25 in ispace, the Toyko-based company preparing to send its first lander to the moon next year. Airbus Ventures...

Rogozin says Crew Dragon safe for Russian cosmonauts (Jeff Foust, Space News)

The head of Roscosmos says he is now satisfied that SpaceX’s Crew Dragon is safe enough to carry Russian cosmonauts, clearing a major obstacle...

Hedron, formerly Analytical Space, raises $17.8 million (Debra Werner, Space News)

Hedron, the company formerly called Analytical Space, raised $17.8 million in a Series A funding round. With the infusion of cash, Hedron intends to...

SES-17 takes flight with eyes on soaring commercial aviation market (Jason Rainbow, Space News)

Arianespace has successfully launched the heaviest satellite SES has ever ordered, marking a cornerstone for a multi-orbit network that is seeing surging demand from...

ABL Space Systems raises $200 million (Jeff Foust, Space News)

Small launch vehicle developer ABL Space Systems has raised an additional $200 million, just seven months after a $170 million round. ABL announced Oct. 25...

Blue Origin and Sierra Space announce plans for commercial space station (Jeff Foust, Space News)

An industry group led by Blue Origin and Sierra Space, and including several other companies and organizations, announced plans Oct. 25 to cooperate on...

Pentagon AI Chief Responds to USAF Software Leader Who Quit in Frustration (Patrick Tucker, Defense One)

Weeks after the Air Force’s first chief software officer resigned in frustration, a top military official says Nicholas Chaillan was wrong to assert that China...

Taiwan Emerges as a ‘Pre-eminent Issue’ For CIA’s New China Directorate (Patrick Tucker, Defense One)

A possible Chinese takeover of Taiwan is “one of the No. 1 issues” occupying the new China Mission Center, CIA deputy director David Cohen...

‘History Will Not Judge Us Kindly’: From the Files of Facebook (Adrienne Lafrance, Defense One)

Before I tell you what happened at exactly 2:28 p.m. on Wednesday, January 6, 2021, at the White House—and how it elicited a very specific...

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