Pegasus XL launches its last mission to save NASA's Swift Observatory
Katalyst's LINK spacecraft reached orbit today on Pegasus XL's final flight to reboost NASA's 21-year-old gamma-ray telescope before atmospheric drag destroys it.
Cargofy raises $11M to automate freight dispatch with AI agents
Cargofy closed a €9.6M Series A to deploy AI digital workers across freight operations, with one US customer reducing annual logistics costs by €4.3M, signaling real adoption in labor-intensive dispatch.
Astrobotic's Griffin-1 clears integration, targets Q4 lunar landing
Astrobotic unveiled its fully integrated Griffin-1 lunar lander June 15, positioned as NASA's 'infrastructure-class' cargo workhorse for Moon Base with a 625 kg payload capacity and Q4 2026 Falcon Heavy launch.
Telenor IoT, Sateliot validate standard NB-IoT over LEO satellites
Telenor IoT and Sateliot completed field tests confirming standard NB-IoT SIM cards work on LEO satellites using 3GPP Rel-17, signaling the first major MNO ecosystem entry into standards-based satellite IoT.
Doozy Robotics lands $144M MOU, live customers at seed stage
Singapore robotics startup Doozy announces global expansion with paying customers at Daimler and Carrier, $144M MOU, and Q3 2026 humanoid launch ahead of Series A.
Japan Airlines deploys humanoids at Haneda, testing unstructured operations
Japan Airlines launches a three-year humanoid robot pilot at Haneda Airport, moving robots from factory floors into safety-critical public infrastructure for the first time.
Sateliot proves satellite IoT handoff with Turkcell in real network test
Sateliot and Turkcell completed a live field demo of seamless 5G NB-IoT satellite-to-cellular handoff in Türkiye, validating the first standards-based LEO constellation designed for unmodified commercial IoT devices.
Cerberus backs zinc batteries with $250M, insurance wrap to challenge lithium
Eos Energy and Cerberus launch Frontier Power USA with $250M committed capital and first-of-its-kind technology insurance framework, signaling institutional shift toward non-lithium long-duration storage.
ROBOTERA hits 1,000-unit quarterly run in live logistics ops
Beijing robotics firm ROBOTERA raised $200M led by SF Group, now running 1,000+ units across 10+ logistics centers with 300% growth, marking the first humanoid robotics company to scale beyond pilots into volume commercial operations.
QCi launches photonic AI chip as PCIe card, targeting GPU's edge dominance
Quantum Computing Inc. shipped NeuraWave, a room-temperature photonic inference accelerator in PCIe form, positioning photonics as a power-efficient alternative to GPUs at the edge.
Anduril's Copperhead-500M Changes the Undersea Autonomy Game
Anduril released footage of its Copperhead-500M autonomous underwater munition hitting speed records in April 2026, six weeks after winning a Navy CAMP contract to deploy it from its Dive-XL submarine — the first credible link between carrier vehicle and payload in commercial undersea autonomy.
Shield AI Enters Navy's $800M ISR Contract Pool With V-BAT
Shield AI won selection to compete for up to $800 million in U.S. Navy COCO ISR task orders using its V-BAT vertical-launch drone, marking a program-of-record entry against established competitors like AeroVironment and Textron.
FCC Greenlights AST SpaceMobile's 248-Satellite Constellation
The FCC approved AST SpaceMobile to deploy 248 satellites for direct-to-smartphone broadband using 700/800 MHz spectrum in partnership with AT&T and Verizon, just days after the company lost a $23 million satellite to a launch failure.
Blue Origin Wins Vandenberg Launch Pad, Breaks Florida Monopoly
U.S. Space Force selects Blue Origin for West Coast heavy-lift launch pad at Vandenberg, ending sole reliance on Cape Canaveral for national security polar orbits and establishing New Glenn as dual-coast operational platform by 2028.
Jordan Approves $203M U.S. Grant for $6B Desalination Carrier
Jordan's Cabinet approved a $203 million U.S. grant on March 17, 2026 for the $6 billion Aqaba–Amman National Water Carrier, pushing the world's second-largest desalination project to imminent financial close.