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Firefly Aerospace announced the pricing of its upsized initial public offering (IPO), while MDA Space, BlackSky and Redwire reported Q2 financial updates. Intuitive Machines has signed a definitive agreement to acquire KinetX, Inc. NASA has selected six companies to produce studies focused on lower-cost ways to launch and deliver spacecraft of various sizes and forms to multiple, difficult-to-reach orbits, and more.
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Our guest today is Frank Chimenti, Director of Mechanical Satellite Solutions at Beyond Gravity.
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Selected Reading
Firefly Aerospace Announces Pricing of Upsized Initial Public Offering
MDA Space Reports Second Quarter 2025 Results
BlackSky Reports Second Quarter 2025 Results
Redwire Corporation Reports Second Quarter 2025 Financial Results
Intuitive Machines Expands Deep Space Navigation Services with Agreement to Acquire KinetX, Positioning Itself for Constellation Management and Moon-to-Mars Data Relay
NASA Selects Six Companies to Provide Orbital Transfer Vehicle Studies
Raft and SAIC Selected to Operationalize National Space-Based Intelligence for the U.S. Air Force through TENCAP HOPE 2.0
Saudi Arabia Launches National Earth Observation Data Platform Operated by UP42 - SpaceTech in Gulf Region
NASA to Provide Live Coverage of Crew-10 Return, Splashdown
SpaceX - KF-02 Mission
A Small Uniform Tweak Reveals a Shift in Space Force Culture
China and Pakistan expand tech collaboration to nuclear power, space and AI
NASA Astronaut Barry “Butch” Wilmore Retires
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