NASA selected 409 technology proposals for the first phase of funding from the agency’s Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) programs. The contracts will provide approximately $51 million to 312 small businesses in 44 states and Washington, D.C.

Space BD is a space startup in Japan offering access to space using the International Space Station’s Japanese Experiment Module “Kibo”, the largest single ISS module, as well as with rideshares on Japan’s flagship launch vehicle “H3”.

Celestia UK, specialists in advanced antenna systems for tracking satellites, announced that Heriot-Watt University's Research Park will be its permanent base in Scotland, after a successful five month residency at the University's Global Research Innovation and Discovery (GRID) facility.

The Japanese government held a meeting of its Strategic Headquarters for Space Development on Monday, where they outlined the country's 10-year basic space policy.