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Axiom Space Secures $350M to Accelerate First Commercial Space Station
Axiom Space, the company behind the world’s first commercial space station, raised $350M in equity and debt financing in February 2026. The funds will speed up hardware development and support its AxEMU lunar‑suit program, building on four successful crewed missions to the ISS.
President Donald Trump hailed a high‑risk rescue of a downed F‑15E Strike Eagle crew deep inside Iranian territory as one of the most daring U.S. operations ever. Dozens of aircraft, including fighter escorts and electronic‑warfare platforms, coordinated a swift extraction amid hostile air defenses. The mission underscores a dramatic escalation in the ongoing U.S.-Iran conflict, marking a rare direct incursion onto Iranian soil. Trump’s praise frames the raid as a showcase of American military resolve.
Great news. The second airman from the downed US fighter jet was rescued with a few injuries
California‑based AstroForge announced plans to launch a second asteroid‑targeting spacecraft later in 2026, hoping to achieve the first commercial asteroid landing. The move has investors eyeing the venture as a potential trillion‑dollar play alongside SpaceX’s looming $1.5 trillion IPO.
United Launch Alliance’s Atlas V 551 rocket lifted off from Cape Canaveral on April 4, deploying 29 Amazon Leo broadband satellites – the most ever on a single Atlas mission. The launch brings Amazon’s total to 241 satellites, but the...
The current V2mini sats have usable capacity for ~2000 customers globally (with a BH provisioning rate of ~2.5Mbps) & the V1 sats had ~1/4 of that capacity. Starlink's business model worked out because costs (of satellites, launch & terminals) fell...
Amazon is in advanced talks to acquire low‑Earth‑orbit satellite operator Globalstar for roughly $9 billion. The deal would give Amazon’s Leo network immediate access to an operational satellite fleet, spectrum licenses and a foothold in Apple’s emergency‑SOS service, while Apple’s 20%...
Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps said it destroyed a US F‑15E fighter and an A‑10 ground‑attack aircraft, the first confirmed US combat loss inside Iran in more than 20 years. One pilot has been rescued, while the second remains missing...
To my non-expert but very experienced eye, it looks like coach airfares have not gone up very much (compared to what I expected). However, first class airfares have doubled or more. Maybe the strategy is to avoid angering the...
Christina Koch watching that beautiful blue marble we call home, through the window of the Orion capsule. I love this 🫶
Multiple U.S. military aircraft were hit in the escalating Iran conflict. An F‑15 fighter was shot down, rescuing one pilot while the second crew member remains missing, prompting a high‑risk search. An A‑10 Warthog also crashed after being struck, with...
Going through some of NASA's Artemis II launch replays, and this one showing Launch Abort System jettison pops. https://t.co/sa9Byen6VT
Best views of RAT55 yet. Dorsal sensor pod (EO ball) seen in detail here. Also shot inside. I wonder if this is going to be ported in full to a contractor (it is currently operated by a contractor)
The video reports that NASA’s Artemis II mission has passed the halfway point to the Moon, now roughly 250,000 miles from Earth. The crew lifted off from Kennedy Space Center’s LC‑39B early in a two‑hour window, despite a last‑minute battery glitch...
We purchased the aircraft manufacturer Atol Aviation. Through the deal, Sensofusion is bringing new air-to-ground counter-drone systems to market, with the aircraft platforms to be manufactured at a former air force base in Finland. https://t.co/oUczLQ73u9
As I highlighted last week, the jet fuel shortage crisis is already here. Jet fuel rationing in Italy has been declared — priority will be given to flights for medical purposes, government, and long haul. Airlines were told that short...
I love this slide from Air Lease showing how air travel has become affordable over time https://t.co/5CVdwVTxuu
Delta Air Lines announced it will cancel its seasonal Los Angeles‑to‑Anchorage service, originally slated for May 22‑September 9, due to soaring fuel costs. The route, which operated 50‑60 flights per month and generated over 20 million available seat‑miles during peak summer...
After Iran shot down a US F-15E Strike Eagle, the US launched a combat search and rescue (CSAR) operation that successfully extracted the pilot but left the weapons systems officer still missing. The rescue effort involved HC-130 command aircraft, HH-60...
