Toyota Eyes Space Exploration, Teases Rocket Ambitions at CES 2025
Toyota's chairman Akio Toyoda hints at space exploration, showing a rocket rendering on stage at CES 2025, potentially expanding the company's mobility vision beyond Earth.
Space Technology
Voyager Technologies Files Confidentially for IPO, Valuation Expected to Reach $2-3 Billion
Defense and space company Voyager Technologies takes a significant step towards going public, with a potential valuation of $2-3 billion, following a successful funding round of over $215 million.
Ontario Government Cancels $68 Million Starlink Contract Amid Trade Tensions
Ontario Premier Doug Ford announces cancellation of $68 million Starlink satellite internet contract amid escalating trade tensions between Canada and the US.
Ontario Government Cancels $68 Million Starlink Contract Amid Trade Tensions
Ontario premier Doug Ford scraps $68 million contract with Elon Musk's Starlink satellite internet service amid trade tensions between Canada and the US
OurSky and PlaneWave Merge to Form Observable Space, Revolutionizing Space Observational Data
OurSky and PlaneWave Instruments merge to create Observable Space, a new company that integrates software and telescope manufacturing to simplify space observational data collection and analysis.
NASA to Host First-Ever Twitch Stream from International Space Station
NASA is set to make history by hosting its first live Twitch stream from the International Space Station, featuring astronauts Don Pettit and Matt Dominick on February 12th.
China Strengthens Space Alliances in Africa Amid US Aid Cuts
China signs space cooperation agreements with 23 African countries, funding satellites and ground stations, as US scales back aid to developing countries.
Blue Origin Lays Off 10% of Workforce Amid Shift in Space Industry Dynamics
Blue Origin cuts 1,000 jobs, 10% of its workforce, citing unmet success expectations, just a month after New Glenn rocket's first launch.
Blue Origin Lays Off 10% of Workforce, Citing Need for Greater Focus
Jeff Bezos-owned space company Blue Origin announces layoffs affecting around 1,000 employees, citing need to reduce bureaucracy and increase focus on key priorities.