Michael Sheetz

Airbus Ventures, one of the most prolific investors in space startups, raised an $155 million fund.

Intuitive Machines' stock rose more than 50% on Wednesday. NASA awarded the lunar-focused company a major contract to build moon data satellites.

NASA said the company was the sole awardee for a "lunar relay systems" contract, which has a maximum total value of $4.82 billion over five years.

Los Angeles-based space startup Impulse, led by renowned rocket specialist Tom Mueller, raised $150 million in a new round led by Founders Fund.

Blue Origin CEO Dave Limp told CNBC that he only had one question for Jeff Bezos when he interviewed for the top job last year: Is the space company "a hobby or a business?"

Dave Limp told CNBC that he only had one question for Jeff Bezos when he interviewed last year to become CEO of Blue Origin: Is it "a hobby or a business?"

The Federal Aviation Administration may issue SpaceX its next Starship license in time for a Sunday launch attempt, CNBC has learned.

Northwood Space, the startup led by former television star and singer Bridgit Mendler, passed its first major development test last week by connecting with Planet imagery satellites in orbit.

SpaceX is set to attempt a fifth test flight of its Starship rocket on Sunday. The company has a 30-minute window from 8 a.m. ET to 8:30 a.m.