The UK Space Agency has awarded grant funding (amount unspecified) to startup LinkGevity to determine whether the firm’s anti-ageing solution could work away from Earth. The firm has been backed […]
Funding
Stoke Space raises $510 million to scale mfg of the firm’s fully reusable Nova launch vehicle
As of September 23rd, Stoke Space has raised $510 million in Series D funding, led by Thomas Tull’s US Innovative Technology Fund (USIT) in conjunction with a $100 million debt […]
ReOrbit secured €45 million to manufacture sovereign satellites + connected systems for national security
ReOrbit recently closed their €45 million Series A funding round, the largest all-equity Series A round in Finland and one of the most significant deals overall in the European space […]
Forrester’s Digest: EchoStar sells spectrum to SpaceX; quits LEO plan
It seems that Charlie Ergen and EchoStar have decided to trim — if not exit — the satellite direct-to-consumer market. It is selling its AWS-4 and H-Block licenses (c. 50MHz […]
Impulse Space secures $300 million Series C
Impulse Space has raised $300 million in a Series C funding round—one of the largest venture rounds in the history of the space industry—the round, led by Linse Capital, brings […]
Eutelsat seeks €1.5bn funding
Eutelsat has reportedly held talks with investors to raise €1.5 billion to expand its low Earth orbit (LEO) satellite constellations as it seeks better to compete with Elon Musk’s satellite-broadband […]
Space Forge launches EU Expansion with new Portugal office
Space Forge has opened of a new office in Portugal, on the island of Santa Maria in the Azores, thereby establishing a satellite return location in mainland Europe and marking […]
DIU solicitation: CUAS Low Cost Sensing Challenge
The Defense Innovation Unit (DIU), in collaboration with the U.S. Northern Command (USNORTHCOM), seeks to identify solutions for scalable, cost-effective, unmanned aircraft system (UAS) detection, identification, and tracking. This challenge […]
Solestial receives $17 million in Series A funding round to scale space solar manufacturing
Solestial, Inc. (“Solestial”) has closed a $17 million Series A funding round led by AE Ventures. The round welcomed new investors Crosscut Ventures, Zeon Ventures, and Mitsubishi Electric Corporation’s ME […]
SuperSharp achieves two critical milestones toward space telescope launch in 2026
SuperSharp Space Systems Ltd. (SuperSharp), a University of Cambridge spinoff, earlier this month received a £5 million award from the UK Space Agency—these funds will enable an on-orbit demonstration of […]